Population ages 55-59, male in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 55-59, male was 1,781 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,781
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
205th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,845
in 2023
All-time low
718
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, male 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
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male in Faroe Islands stood at 1,781.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,845 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 718, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 205th 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 55-59, male in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 718 | — |
| 1961 | 743 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 768 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 794 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 818 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 840 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 865 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 891 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 915 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 938 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 959 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 972 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 983 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,019 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,038 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,056 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,066 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,061 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,046 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,031 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,016 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 999 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 999 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,005 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,021 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,038 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1,053 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,054 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,058 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,052 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,044 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,061 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,072 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,051 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,041 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,066 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,128 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,207 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1,290 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1,364 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,415 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,448 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,489 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,518 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,539 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,568 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,562 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,544 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,533 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,498 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,475 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,486 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,518 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,558 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,580 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,574 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,588 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,622 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,660 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,703 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,764 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,824 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,845 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,820 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 1,781 | -2.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,781 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86,482, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,781 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 169,906, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 829 | 718 | 938 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,020 | 959 | 1,066 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,027 | 999 | 1,058 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,101 | 1,041 | 1,290 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,498 | 1,364 | 1,568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,556 | 1,475 | 1,660 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,790 | 1,703 | 1,845 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 202 Northern Mariana Islands 2,026 compare
- 203 Micronesia (country) 1,906 compare
- 204 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,789 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,697 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 1,610 compare
- 208 San Marino 1,515 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, male in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 55-59, male in Faroe Islands was 1,781 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, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,845 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 718 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 205th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59.