Birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Birth rate, crude was 10.8 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.8 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
143rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
24.79 per 1,000 people
in 1965
All-time low
10.6 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 10.8 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands peaked at 24.79 per 1,000 people in 1965 and was at its lowest, 10.6 per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 143rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.1 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 22.41 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 23.01 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 23.51 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 24.08 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 24.79 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 24.59 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 24.43 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 23.92 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 22.27 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 21.1 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 20.2 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 20.5 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 20.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19.9 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 19.2 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 18.3 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 18.2 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.5 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 18.4 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 17.1 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 17.2 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.4 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.3 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 17.3 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 16.9 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.6 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 19.6 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 19.8 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.3 per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 17.1 per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 16.3 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 15.2 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 14 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3 per 1,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 13.7 per 1,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 15.1 per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 14 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7 per 1,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12 per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 13 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8 per 1,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6 per 1,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 10.8 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.61 per 1,000 people | 22.27 per 1,000 people | 24.79 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.38 per 1,000 people | 17.5 per 1,000 people | 21.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.02 per 1,000 people | 15.4 per 1,000 people | 19.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16 per 1,000 people | 14 per 1,000 people | 19.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.27 per 1,000 people | 12.7 per 1,000 people | 15.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 per 1,000 people | 12 per 1,000 people | 13.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.86 per 1,000 people | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 13.1 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Faroe Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 409 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 376 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 391 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands?
- Birth rate, crude in Faroe Islands was 10.8 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.79 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for birth rate, crude?
- Faroe Islands ranks 143rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.