Population, female (% of total population) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population, female (% of total population) was 48.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
201st
of 218 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 2011
All-time low
47.7%
in 1977
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Faroe Islands stood at 48.4%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 48.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1977.
That places Faroe Islands 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.1% | — |
| 1961 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 48.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 48.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.8%, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More health data for Faroe Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 376 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Faroe Islands?
- Population, female in Faroe Islands was 48.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1977.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.