Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Faroe Islands, 2000–2013
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 4.0% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2013.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Faroe Islands peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2007.
That places Faroe Islands 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 119 United States 4.3% compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 4.2% compare
- 121 Australia 4.2% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 4.0% compare
- 124 Ghana 4.0% compare
- 125 Ethiopia 3.9% compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Milk production 7,243 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Faroe Islands?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Faroe Islands was 4.0% in 2013, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2007.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Faroe Islands ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2013.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.