Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Population, male
Faroe Islands
28,342
in 2025
Greenland
29,844
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
202nd
Greenland rank
201st
Population, male over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 29,844 against 28,342 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1,502.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 202nd and Greenland ranks 201st of 217 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,806 | 20,057 | 1,250 | Greenland |
| 1970s | 21,067 | 26,279 | 5,212 | Greenland |
| 1980s | 23,701 | 28,712 | 5,011 | Greenland |
| 1990s | 23,555 | 29,862 | 6,308 | Greenland |
| 2000s | 24,820 | 30,147 | 5,327 | Greenland |
| 2010s | 25,438 | 29,817 | 4,379 | Greenland |
| 2020s | 27,897 | 29,855 | 1,958 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 29,844 against 28,342 in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 1,502, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for population, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 202nd and Greenland ranks 201st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.