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Median age in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Median age was 37.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.26 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.28 years
in 2015
All-time low
24.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 37.26 years for median age in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Faroe Islands peaked at 38.28 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.61 years, in 1950.

That places Faroe Islands 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Faroe Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 24.61 years —
1951 24.72 years +0.4%
1952 24.91 years +0.8%
1953 25.14 years +0.9%
1954 25.36 years +0.9%
1955 25.54 years +0.7%
1956 25.6 years +0.2%
1957 25.54 years -0.2%
1958 25.44 years -0.4%
1959 25.34 years -0.4%
1960 25.25 years -0.4%
1961 25.15 years -0.4%
1962 25.05 years -0.4%
1963 24.95 years -0.4%
1964 24.86 years -0.3%
1965 24.78 years -0.3%
1966 24.76 years -0.1%
1967 24.83 years +0.3%
1968 24.96 years +0.5%
1969 25.15 years +0.7%
1970 25.33 years +0.7%
1971 25.48 years +0.6%
1972 25.6 years +0.5%
1973 25.74 years +0.5%
1974 25.89 years +0.6%
1975 26.06 years +0.7%
1976 26.27 years +0.8%
1977 26.51 years +0.9%
1978 26.78 years +1.0%
1979 27.07 years +1.1%
1980 27.35 years +1.0%
1981 27.6 years +0.9%
1982 27.84 years +0.9%
1983 28.08 years +0.9%
1984 28.36 years +1.0%
1985 28.63 years +1.0%
1986 28.89 years +0.9%
1987 29.13 years +0.8%
1988 29.37 years +0.8%
1989 29.6 years +0.8%
1990 30 years +1.4%
1991 30.6 years +2.0%
1992 31.25 years +2.1%
1993 31.96 years +2.3%
1994 32.7 years +2.3%
1995 33.12 years +1.3%
1996 33.22 years +0.3%
1997 33.35 years +0.4%
1998 33.47 years +0.4%
1999 33.63 years +0.5%
2000 33.82 years +0.6%
2001 34.04 years +0.7%
2002 34.3 years +0.8%
2003 34.55 years +0.7%
2004 34.78 years +0.7%
2005 35.03 years +0.7%
2006 35.33 years +0.8%
2007 35.61 years +0.8%
2008 35.9 years +0.8%
2009 36.23 years +0.9%
2010 36.72 years +1.3%
2011 37.2 years +1.3%
2012 37.52 years +0.9%
2013 37.85 years +0.9%
2014 38.16 years +0.8%
2015 38.28 years +0.3%
2016 38.2 years -0.2%
2017 38.06 years -0.4%
2018 37.92 years -0.4%
2019 37.86 years -0.2%
2020 37.86 years +0.0%
2021 37.8 years -0.2%
2022 37.54 years -0.7%
2023 37.26 years -0.7%

Faroe Islands compared with similar countries

  • Faroe Islands's 37.26 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Faroe Islands's 37.26 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 25.22 years 24.61 years 25.6 years 10
1960s 24.97 years 24.76 years 25.25 years 10
1970s 26.07 years 25.33 years 27.07 years 10
1980s 28.48 years 27.35 years 29.6 years 10
1990s 32.33 years 30 years 33.63 years 10
2000s 34.96 years 33.82 years 36.23 years 10
2010s 37.78 years 36.72 years 38.28 years 10
2020s 37.61 years 37.26 years 37.86 years 4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 79 British Virgin Islands 37.55 years compare
  2. 80 Reunion 37.43 years compare
  3. 81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
  4. 83 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 years compare
  5. 84 Mauritius 36.93 years compare
  6. 85 Georgia 36.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Faroe Islands?
Median age in Faroe Islands was 37.26 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 38.28 years in 2015.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 24.61 years in 1950.
How does Faroe Islands rank for median age?
Faroe Islands ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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