Share of the population that is female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of the population that is female was 48.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 2011
All-time low
47.7%
in 1977
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is 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, share of the population that is female in Faroe Islands peaked at 48.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1977.
That places Faroe Islands 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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More gender data for Faroe Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 368 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 349 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 383 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Faroe Islands?
- Share of the population that is female in Faroe Islands was 48.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1977.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of the population that is female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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