Population ages 55-59, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 55-59, female was 1,619 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,619
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
206th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,636
in 2024
All-time low
630
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, 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 1,619 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,636 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 630, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 206th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 630 | — |
| 1961 | 642 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 659 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 680 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 703 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 727 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 756 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 788 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 815 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 842 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 868 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 892 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 914 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 935 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 951 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 964 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 976 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 985 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 999 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1,020 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1,034 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,041 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,047 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,042 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,021 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,009 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,009 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,003 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 982 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 968 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 939 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 907 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 896 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 900 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 901 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 916 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 949 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 985 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,034 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,101 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1,140 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,166 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,200 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1,227 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,276 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,342 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,397 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,435 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,446 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,419 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,395 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,409 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,417 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,440 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,483 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,523 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,527 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,530 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,542 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,543 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,553 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,591 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,621 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,632 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,636 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,619 | -1.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,619 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,733, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,619 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182,011, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 724.2 | 630 | 842 | 10 |
| 1970s | 950.4 | 868 | 1,020 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,016 | 968 | 1,047 | 10 |
| 1990s | 952.8 | 896 | 1,101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,305 | 1,140 | 1,446 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,481 | 1,395 | 1,543 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,609 | 1,553 | 1,636 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 203 Greenland 2,018 compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 1,896 compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 1,641 compare
- 207 San Marino 1,595 compare
- 208 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,536 compare
- 209 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,475 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 55-59, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Faroe Islands was 1,619 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 55-59, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,636 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 630 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.