Which has higher median age, British Virgin Islands or Faroe Islands?

British Virgin Islands, at 37.55 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?

0.29 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Faroe Islands: Median age

British Virgin Islands

37.55 years

in 2023

Faroe Islands

37.26 years

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

79th

Faroe Islands rank

82nd

Median age over time

British Virgin Islands
Faroe Islands

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 37.55 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 79th and Faroe Islands ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.55 years	25.22 years	8.67 years	Faroe Islands
1960s	17.5 years	24.97 years	7.47 years	Faroe Islands
1970s	20.72 years	26.07 years	5.36 years	Faroe Islands
1980s	23.48 years	28.48 years	5 years	Faroe Islands
1990s	27.78 years	32.33 years	4.55 years	Faroe Islands
2000s	30.89 years	34.96 years	4.07 years	Faroe Islands
2010s	34.19 years	37.78 years	3.59 years	Faroe Islands
2020s	36.9 years	37.61 years	0.716 years	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, British Virgin Islands or Faroe Islands?: British Virgin Islands, at 37.55 years against 37.26 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?: 0.29 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Faroe Islands rank globally for median age?: British Virgin Islands ranks 79th and Faroe Islands ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.