Fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.24 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.09 live births per woman
in 1965
All-time low
2.17 live births per woman
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands stood at 2.24 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands peaked at 4.09 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.17 live births per woman, in 1983.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.85 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.85 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 3.63 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 3.54 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 3.52 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 3.62 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 3.66 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 3.83 live births per woman | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 3.97 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 3.98 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.85 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 3.76 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.83 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.9 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.98 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.09 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.04 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3.98 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.86 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.56 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 3.42 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.22 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 3.25 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.22 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.07 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.9 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.74 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.6 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.68 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.47 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.34 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 2.17 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.28 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.4 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.57 live births per woman | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2.71 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.78 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.63 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.53 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.46 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.58 live births per woman | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.5 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.34 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 2.34 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 live births per woman | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 2.35 live births per woman | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.54 live births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.59 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.63 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.51 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.56 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.57 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.39 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.56 live births per woman | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.56 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.42 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.49 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.43 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.26 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.24 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.24 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 3.52 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.56 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 6.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 31.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 21.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.029 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.7467 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Faroe Islands was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 live births per woman in 1983.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.