Population ages 75-79, male in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 75-79, male was 1,001 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,001
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
193rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,001
in 2025
All-time low
245
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 75-79, 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
Faroe Islands recorded 1,001 for population ages 75-79, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, male in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,001 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 245, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 193rd 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 75-79, male in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 247 | — |
| 1961 | 245 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 249 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 256 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 267 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 284 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 295 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 296 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 294 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 294 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 294 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 293 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 295 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 299 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 307 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 317 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 328 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 337 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 342 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 346 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 352 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 362 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 375 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 399 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 423 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 445 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 468 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 492 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 515 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 522 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 510 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 517 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 532 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 536 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 551 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 568 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 576 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 589 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 591 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 578 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 570 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 571 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 570 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 572 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 569 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 577 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 595 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 611 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 622 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 634 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 644 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 643 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 643 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 650 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 660 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 674 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 713 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 777 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 839 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 908 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 963 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 988 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 991 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 989 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 991 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,001 | +1.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,001 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,225, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,001 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77,529, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.7 | 245 | 296 | 10 |
| 1970s | 315.8 | 293 | 346 | 10 |
| 1980s | 435.3 | 352 | 522 | 10 |
| 1990s | 554.8 | 510 | 591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 589.1 | 569 | 634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 715.1 | 643 | 908 | 10 |
| 2020s | 987.17 | 963 | 1,001 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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 75-79, male in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 75-79, male in Faroe Islands was 1,001 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, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,001 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 245 in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 75-79, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, male rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 75 to 79.