Faroe Islands vs French Polynesia: Birth rate, crude

Faroe Islands
10.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
French Polynesia
10.69 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
143rd
French Polynesia rank
145th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 10.8 per 1,000 people against 10.69 per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 143rd and French Polynesia ranks 145th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and French Polynesia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 23.61 per 1,000 people 41.13 per 1,000 people 17.52 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1970s 19.38 per 1,000 people 33.57 per 1,000 people 14.19 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1980s 17.02 per 1,000 people 30.37 per 1,000 people 13.35 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1990s 16 per 1,000 people 24.25 per 1,000 people 8.25 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2000s 14.27 per 1,000 people 18.8 per 1,000 people 4.53 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2010s 13.07 per 1,000 people 14.97 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2020s 11.86 per 1,000 people 11.19 per 1,000 people 0.6686 per 1,000 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Faroe Islands or French Polynesia?
Faroe Islands, at 10.8 per 1,000 people against 10.69 per 1,000 people in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
0.11 per 1,000 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Faroe Islands ranks 143rd and French Polynesia ranks 145th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.