Population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 05-09, female was 1,881 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,881
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
202nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
2,122
in 1974
All-time low
1,660
in 2018
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1,881 for population ages 05-09, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 2,122 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,660, in 2018.
Faroe Islands ranks 202nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,832 | — |
| 1961 | 1,850 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,868 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1,877 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,877 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,872 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,867 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,869 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,881 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,903 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,945 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,008 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2,070 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 2,112 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,122 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,102 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 2,064 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2,021 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1,980 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,945 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1,921 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,905 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,898 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,897 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,883 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1,874 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,869 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,824 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1,770 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,725 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,708 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,713 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,748 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,767 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,785 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,830 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,882 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1,900 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,883 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,842 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,817 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,800 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,781 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,770 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,767 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,734 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,708 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,722 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,738 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,761 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,778 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,760 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,743 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,709 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,682 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,677 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,665 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,660 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,686 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,734 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,788 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,843 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,889 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,900 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,881 | -1.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,881 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,134, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,881 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 154,554, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,870 | 1,832 | 1,903 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,037 | 1,945 | 2,122 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,872 | 1,770 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,794 | 1,708 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,768 | 1,708 | 1,842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 | 1,660 | 1,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,839 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 199 Greenland 1,990 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 1,929 compare
- 201 Dominica 1,889 compare
- 203 Isle of Man 1,834 compare
- 204 Andorra 1,484 compare
- 205 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,469 compare
More health data for Faroe Islands
- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 398 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 382 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 390 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Faroe Islands was 1,881 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,122 in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,660 in 2018.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.