Median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Median age vs births per woman was 37.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
37.26
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
79th
of 229 countries
All-time high
38.28
in 2015
All-time low
24.61
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 37.26 for median age vs births per woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands peaked at 38.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.61, in 1950.
That places Faroe Islands 79th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.61 | — |
| 1951 | 24.72 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 24.91 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 25.14 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 25.36 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 25.54 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 25.6 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 25.54 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 25.44 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 25.34 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 25.25 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 25.15 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 25.05 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 24.95 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 24.86 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 24.78 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 24.76 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 24.83 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 24.96 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 25.15 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 25.33 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 25.48 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 25.6 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 25.74 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 25.89 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.06 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 26.27 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 26.51 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 26.78 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 27.07 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 27.35 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 27.6 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.84 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 28.08 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 28.36 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.63 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 28.89 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 29.13 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 29.37 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 29.6 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 30 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 30.6 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 31.25 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 31.96 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 32.7 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 33.12 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 33.22 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.35 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 33.47 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.63 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33.82 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.04 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.55 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.78 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.03 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 35.33 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.61 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.9 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.23 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.72 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.52 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.85 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.16 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.28 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.2 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.06 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.92 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.86 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.8 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.54 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.26 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.22 | 24.61 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.97 | 24.76 | 25.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.07 | 25.33 | 27.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.48 | 27.35 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.33 | 30 | 33.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.96 | 33.82 | 36.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.78 | 36.72 | 38.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.61 | 37.26 | 37.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 76 British Virgin Islands 37.55 compare
- 77 Réunion 37.43 compare
- 78 New Zealand 37.28 compare
- 80 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 compare
- 81 Mauritius 36.93 compare
- 82 Georgia 36.8 compare
More population data for Faroe Islands
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1096 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.247 (2100)
- Population density 46.18 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,935 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.247 (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.6157 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands?
- Median age vs births per woman in Faroe Islands was 37.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.28 in 2015.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.61 in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Faroe Islands ranks 79th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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