Population ages 75-79, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 75-79, female was 1,022 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,022
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
196th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,022
in 2025
All-time low
296
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 75-79, 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 75-79, female in Faroe Islands is 1,022, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,022 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 296, in 1963.
Faroe Islands ranks 196th 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 75-79, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 304 | — |
| 1961 | 305 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 299 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 296 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 297 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 300 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 308 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 322 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 336 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 347 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 363 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 382 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 396 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 408 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 416 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 416 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 410 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 405 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 404 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 406 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 410 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 421 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 432 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 452 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 482 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 509 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 527 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 564 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 606 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 608 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 619 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 657 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 672 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 674 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 689 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 702 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 699 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 714 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 742 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 762 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 766 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 773 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 786 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 787 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 765 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 747 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 744 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 740 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 729 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 712 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 688 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 675 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 676 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 687 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 704 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 721 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 757 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 805 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 857 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 904 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 923 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 928 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 934 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 935 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 965 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1,022 | +5.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,022 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37,676, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,022 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105,302, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 311.4 | 296 | 347 | 10 |
| 1970s | 400.6 | 363 | 416 | 10 |
| 1980s | 501.1 | 410 | 608 | 10 |
| 1990s | 693 | 619 | 762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 754.9 | 712 | 787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 747.4 | 675 | 904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 951.17 | 923 | 1,022 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 193 Monaco 1,191 compare
- 194 Vanuatu 1,132 compare
- 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,129 compare
- 197 Seychelles 936 compare
- 198 Liechtenstein 904 compare
- 199 Sao Tome and Principe 858 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (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)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 398 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 382 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 75-79, female in Faroe Islands was 1,022 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 75-79, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,022 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 in 1963.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 75-79, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.