Australia vs Faroe Islands: Population ages 80 and above, female
Australia
5.3%
in 2025
Faroe Islands
5.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
45th
Faroe Islands rank
47th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Faroe Islands ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Australia, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Australia ranks 45th and Faroe Islands ranks 47th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.