Age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Age dependency ratio, old was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 28.5% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands peaked at 29.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 44th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.4% | — |
| 1961 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 41 Slovakia 29.1% compare
- 42 Montenegro 28.7% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 28.5% compare
- 45 United States 28.5% compare
- 46 Ukraine 28.2% compare
- 47 Australia 28.2% compare
More health data for Faroe Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 393 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 409 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 390 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 373 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Faroe Islands was 28.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Faroe Islands ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.