Fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fertility rate, total was 1.91 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.91 births per woman
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
108th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.09 births per woman
in 1965
All-time low
1.87 births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1.91 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands peaked at 4.09 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.87 births per woman, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 108th 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.
Fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.85 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.76 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.83 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.9 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.98 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.09 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.04 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3.98 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.86 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.56 births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 3.42 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.21 births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 3.26 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.22 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.06 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 2.9 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.74 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 2.68 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.7 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.46 births per woman | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.47 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.35 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.16 births per woman | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 2.17 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.31 births per woman | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 2.42 births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.35 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.56 births per woman | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 2.71 births per woman | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 2.81 births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.63 births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.52 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.51 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.39 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.42 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.57 births per woman | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.49 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.32 births per woman | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.31 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.56 births per woman | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3 births per woman | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.54 births per woman | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 2.53 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.58 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.61 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.48 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.54 births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.53 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.34 births per woman | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5 births per woman | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.28 births per woman | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.53 births per woman | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.51 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.55 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.41 births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.61 births per woman | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.47 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.42 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.33 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.31 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.08 births per woman | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.87 births per woman | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.91 births per woman | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman | 4.09 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.98 births per woman | 2.6 births per woman | 3.42 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 births per woman | 2.16 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 2.33 births per woman | 5 |
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- 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 fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands?
- Fertility rate, total in Faroe Islands was 1.91 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fertility rate, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.