Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 9,701 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9,701 people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
9,701 people
in 2023
All-time low
2,398 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands stood at 9,701 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands peaked at 9,701 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,398 people, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 202nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,398 people | — |
| 1951 | 2,410 people | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 2,424 people | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2,438 people | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 2,459 people | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2,490 people | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2,518 people | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 2,544 people | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 2,593 people | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 2,650 people | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 2,714 people | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 2,782 people | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 2,849 people | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,917 people | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 2,985 people | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 3,060 people | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 3,125 people | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3,176 people | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 3,222 people | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 3,270 people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 3,329 people | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 3,394 people | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 3,469 people | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3,548 people | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 3,636 people | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 3,729 people | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 3,833 people | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3,944 people | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 4,074 people | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 4,219 people | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 4,364 people | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 4,523 people | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4,682 people | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 4,837 people | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 4,998 people | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,136 people | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 5,258 people | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 5,364 people | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5,469 people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,565 people | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5,647 people | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,718 people | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5,793 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,864 people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,910 people | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,969 people | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6,046 people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6,111 people | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 6,143 people | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6,153 people | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6,180 people | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6,218 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,275 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,339 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6,384 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,457 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,554 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6,680 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,850 people | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7,010 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7,161 people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7,340 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 7,544 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7,766 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8,018 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8,263 people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 8,489 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 8,696 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8,881 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9,071 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9,308 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9,513 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9,617 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9,701 people | +0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 9,701 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 285,676 people, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 9,701 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 941,948 people, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,492 people | 2,398 people | 2,650 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,010 people | 2,714 people | 3,270 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,718 people | 3,329 people | 4,219 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,020 people | 4,364 people | 5,565 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,935 people | 5,647 people | 6,153 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,495 people | 6,180 people | 7,010 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,123 people | 7,161 people | 9,071 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,535 people | 9,308 people | 9,701 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,717 people compare
- 200 Seychelles 10,659 people compare
- 201 Antigua and Barbuda 10,484 people compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 8,935 people compare
- 204 Dominica 8,482 people compare
- 205 Mayotte 8,431 people compare
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)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 46.18 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,935 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Faroe Islands was 9,701 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,701 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,398 people in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Faroe Islands ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.