Population growth rate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population growth rate was -0.247 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.247
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
118th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 1900
All-time low
-2.24
in 1994
Years of data
158
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Faroe Islands, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded -0.247 for population growth rate in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.23 in 1900 and was at its lowest, -2.24, in 1994.
Faroe Islands ranks 118th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0238 | — |
| 1800 | 2.23 | +9270.4% |
| 1900 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.23 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.34 | -40.2% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.947 | -29.1% |
| 1951 | 0.558 | -41.1% |
| 1952 | 0.147 | -73.7% |
| 1953 | 0.028 | -81.0% |
| 1954 | 0.125 | +346.4% |
| 1955 | 0.149 | +19.2% |
| 1956 | 1.16 | +680.5% |
| 1957 | 1.31 | +12.5% |
| 1958 | 1.41 | +7.6% |
| 1959 | 1.45 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 1.36 | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 1.15 | -15.3% |
| 1962 | 1.18 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.31 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.45 | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | -23.2% |
| 1967 | 0.965 | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.953 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.884 | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.02 | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 1.24 | +21.9% |
| 1972 | 1.17 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.17 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.31 | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.29 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.88 | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.972 | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 1 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | -1.29 | -204.1% |
| 1991 | -1.6 | +24.3% |
| 1992 | -1.82 | +13.5% |
| 1993 | -2.08 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | -2.24 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.739 | -133.0% |
| 1996 | 0.801 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.835 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.748 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.679 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.29 | +89.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.176 | -85.9% |
| 2006 | 0.101 | -42.6% |
| 2007 | 0.091 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.008 | -91.2% |
| 2009 | -0.047 | -687.5% |
| 2010 | -1.28 | +2617.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | -123.5% |
| 2012 | 0.353 | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.429 | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.443 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | +172.9% |
| 2016 | 1.35 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.58 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.25 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 0.998 | -14.3% |
| 2026 | 0.869 | -12.9% |
| 2027 | 0.835 | -3.9% |
| 2028 | 0.67 | -19.8% |
| 2029 | 0.686 | +2.4% |
| 2030 | 0.606 | -11.7% |
| 2031 | 0.615 | +1.5% |
| 2032 | 0.542 | -11.9% |
| 2033 | 0.545 | +0.6% |
| 2034 | 0.472 | -13.4% |
| 2035 | 0.451 | -4.4% |
| 2036 | 0.448 | -0.7% |
| 2037 | 0.421 | -6.0% |
| 2038 | 0.388 | -7.8% |
| 2039 | 0.382 | -1.5% |
| 2040 | 0.372 | -2.6% |
| 2041 | 0.384 | +3.2% |
| 2042 | 0.351 | -8.6% |
| 2043 | 0.35 | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2045 | 0.312 | -10.9% |
| 2046 | 0.311 | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 0.337 | +8.4% |
| 2048 | 0.263 | -22.0% |
| 2049 | 0.232 | -11.8% |
| 2050 | 0.281 | +21.1% |
| 2051 | 0.207 | -26.3% |
| 2052 | 0.202 | -2.4% |
| 2053 | 0.189 | -6.4% |
| 2054 | 0.157 | -16.9% |
| 2055 | 0.129 | -17.8% |
| 2056 | 0.105 | -18.6% |
| 2057 | 0.136 | +29.5% |
| 2058 | 0.127 | -6.6% |
| 2059 | 0.102 | -19.7% |
| 2060 | 0.142 | +39.2% |
| 2061 | 0.126 | -11.3% |
| 2062 | 0.106 | -15.9% |
| 2063 | 0.157 | +48.1% |
| 2064 | 0.121 | -22.9% |
| 2065 | 0.13 | +7.4% |
| 2066 | 0.071 | -45.4% |
| 2067 | 0.076 | +7.0% |
| 2068 | 0.101 | +32.9% |
| 2069 | 0.099 | -2.0% |
| 2070 | 0.103 | +4.0% |
| 2071 | 0.069 | -33.0% |
| 2072 | 0.071 | +2.9% |
| 2073 | 0.068 | -4.2% |
| 2074 | 0.06 | -11.8% |
| 2075 | 0.089 | +48.3% |
| 2076 | 0.028 | -68.5% |
| 2077 | 0.035 | +25.0% |
| 2078 | 0.014 | -60.0% |
| 2079 | -0.002 | -114.3% |
| 2080 | -0.026 | +1200.0% |
| 2081 | -0.038 | +46.2% |
| 2082 | -0.065 | +71.1% |
| 2083 | -0.052 | -20.0% |
| 2084 | -0.059 | +13.5% |
| 2085 | -0.092 | +55.9% |
| 2086 | -0.093 | +1.1% |
| 2087 | -0.111 | +19.4% |
| 2088 | -0.144 | +29.7% |
| 2089 | -0.138 | -4.2% |
| 2090 | -0.157 | +13.8% |
| 2091 | -0.146 | -7.0% |
| 2092 | -0.184 | +26.0% |
| 2093 | -0.167 | -9.2% |
| 2094 | -0.176 | +5.4% |
| 2095 | -0.205 | +16.5% |
| 2096 | -0.169 | -17.6% |
| 2097 | -0.218 | +29.0% |
| 2098 | -0.23 | +5.5% |
| 2099 | -0.227 | -1.3% |
| 2100 | -0.247 | +8.8% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's -0.247 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 72% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's -0.247 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +9270.4% | 0.0238 | 2.23 |
| 2010 | -2617.0% | -0.047 | -1.28 |
| 2080 | -1200.0% | -0.002 | -0.026 |
| 2009 | -687.5% | 0.008 | -0.047 |
| 1956 | +680.5% | 0.149 | 1.16 |
| 1954 | +346.4% | 0.028 | 0.125 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0238 | 0.0238 | 0.0238 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7286 | 0.028 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.16 | 0.884 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5228 | -2.24 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6627 | -0.047 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7485 | -1.28 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.67 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.487 | 0.382 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3262 | 0.232 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1635 | 0.102 | 0.281 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.1129 | 0.071 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0535 | -0.002 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0818 | -0.144 | -0.026 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1879 | -0.23 | -0.146 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.247 | -0.247 | -0.247 | 1 |
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More population data for Faroe Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 density 46.18 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,935 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.247 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.5838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Faroe Islands?
- Population growth rate in Faroe Islands was -0.247 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 1900.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 in 1994.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 118th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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