Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate was 1.96 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands is 1.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands peaked at 5.83 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.01 % change on previous year, in 1995.
Faroe Islands ranks 155th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4348 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0.8734 % change on previous year | -300.9% |
| 1965 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 1966 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 1967 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 1968 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1969 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1970 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1972 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1974 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 1976 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +72.6% |
| 1979 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1984 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1986 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +95.3% |
| 1989 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 5.06 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 1992 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2008 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 1995 | -2.01 % change on previous year | +902.0% |
| 1996 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -212.3% |
| 1997 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 2000 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 5.01 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7321 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8633 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8559 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +280.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +195.3% |
| 2021 | 5.83 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2023 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.06 % change on previous year, 48% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.97 % change on previous year, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -902.0% | -0.2008 % change on previous year | -2.01 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +300.9% | -0.4348 % change on previous year | 0.8734 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +280.1% | 0.8559 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.4348 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 % change on previous year | -2.01 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 0.7321 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.8559 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 5.83 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 152 Malawi 2.11 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Ghana 2.02 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Bulgaria 1.97 % change on previous year compare
- 156 United Arab Emirates 1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Albania 1.84 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Mozambique 1.83 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Faroe Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 382 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1987 units per person (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, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands was 1.96 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.01 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 80 and above, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 80 and above, male 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 80 and above, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.