Population ages 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 80 and above, female was 1,375 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,375
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
194th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,387
in 2021
All-time low
264
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 80 and above, 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
In 2025, population ages 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands stood at 1,375.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,387 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 264, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 194th 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 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 264 | — |
| 1961 | 271 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 278 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 286 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 292 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 299 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 306 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 316 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 329 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 343 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 353 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 363 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 376 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 389 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 402 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 414 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 430 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 445 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 459 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 476 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 495 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 512 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 530 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 541 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 553 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 571 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 586 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 600 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 618 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 642 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 663 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 692 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 741 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 788 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 790 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 806 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 844 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 881 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 912 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 940 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 976 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,013 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,046 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,083 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1,114 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,135 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,156 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,185 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,217 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,241 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,273 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,298 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,295 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,303 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,317 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,301 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,304 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,318 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,333 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,363 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,387 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,382 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,383 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,384 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,375 | -0.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1,375 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58,072, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1,375 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 140,685, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298.4 | 264 | 343 | 10 |
| 1970s | 410.7 | 353 | 476 | 10 |
| 1980s | 564.8 | 495 | 642 | 10 |
| 1990s | 805.7 | 663 | 940 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,117 | 976 | 1,241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,306 | 1,273 | 1,333 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,379 | 1,363 | 1,387 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 191 Belize 1,667 compare
- 192 San Marino 1,383 compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 1,381 compare
- 195 Liechtenstein 1,298 compare
- 196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,288 compare
- 197 Samoa 1,249 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 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Faroe Islands was 1,375 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 80 and above, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,387 in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 80 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above.