Faroe Islands vs Malaysia: Population, female
Faroe Islands
48.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
47.7%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
201st
Malaysia rank
204th
Population, female over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malaysia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 48.4% against 47.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 201st and Malaysia ranks 204th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.9% | 49.4% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 49.7% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 49.4% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.8% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 48.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.7% | 0.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 0.7% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Faroe Islands or Malaysia?
- Faroe Islands, at 48.4% against 47.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malaysia rank globally for population, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 201st and Malaysia ranks 204th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total 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 is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.