Population ages 20-24, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 20-24, female was 1,856 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,856
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
202nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,928
in 1989
All-time low
987
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Faroe Islands is 1,856, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,928 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 987, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 202nd 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 20-24, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 987 | — |
| 1961 | 1,036 | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 1,102 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 1,160 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 1,196 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1,216 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,251 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 1,297 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1,320 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1,321 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,324 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1,360 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,416 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,463 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,484 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,481 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,466 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,454 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,482 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,548 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1,603 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1,626 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,643 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1,640 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,616 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,669 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,790 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 1,869 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,899 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,928 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,877 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,746 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1,570 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 1,365 | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 1,175 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 1,126 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1,187 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,221 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,224 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,233 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,280 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,343 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,363 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,329 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,292 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,303 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,306 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,275 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,270 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,310 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,347 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,367 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,358 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,326 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,307 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,331 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,364 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,380 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,372 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,370 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,386 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,399 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,488 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,658 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 1,790 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 1,856 | +3.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,856 is below the median for high income countries, which is 74,733, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,856 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 172,283, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,189 | 987 | 1,321 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,448 | 1,324 | 1,548 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,728 | 1,603 | 1,928 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,372 | 1,126 | 1,877 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,307 | 1,270 | 1,363 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,352 | 1,307 | 1,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,596 | 1,386 | 1,856 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 199 Isle of Man 2,114 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 1,994 compare
- 201 American Samoa 1,866 compare
- 203 Greenland 1,640 compare
- 204 Bermuda 1,607 compare
- 205 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,605 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 20-24, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Faroe Islands was 1,856 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 20-24, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 in 1989.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 987 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.