Population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 15-64, female was 16,195 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,195
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
206th
of 218 countries
All-time high
16,195
in 2025
All-time low
9,488
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 16,195 for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 16,195 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,488, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,488 | — |
| 1961 | 9,618 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 9,738 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 9,854 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 9,973 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 10,093 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 10,212 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 10,325 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 10,429 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 10,526 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 10,641 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 10,803 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10,978 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 11,143 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 11,302 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 11,457 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11,606 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 11,770 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11,975 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 12,204 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 12,429 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 12,664 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 12,909 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 13,140 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 13,362 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 13,585 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 13,750 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 13,952 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 14,145 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 14,315 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14,199 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 14,029 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 13,890 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 13,569 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 13,000 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 12,675 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 12,685 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12,853 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 12,992 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 13,120 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13,324 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 13,632 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 13,883 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 14,130 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 14,299 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14,359 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 14,409 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14,456 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14,476 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,495 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,566 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 14,627 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14,479 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 14,368 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14,283 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14,358 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14,515 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14,664 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,841 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15,040 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15,245 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15,446 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15,698 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 15,970 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16,101 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 16,195 | +0.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 16,195 is below the median for high income countries, which is 930,125, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 16,195 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.88 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,026 | 9,488 | 10,526 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,388 | 10,641 | 12,204 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,425 | 12,429 | 14,315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,301 | 12,675 | 14,199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,146 | 13,324 | 14,495 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,574 | 14,283 | 15,040 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,776 | 15,245 | 16,195 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17,114 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 16,640 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 16,318 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 15,971 compare
- 208 American Samoa 14,709 compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 13,890 compare
More health data for Faroe Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 398 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1987 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Faroe Islands was 16,195 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16,195 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,488 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Population ages 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.