Median age in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Median age was 37.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 79 British Virgin Islands 37.55 years compare
- 80 Reunion 37.43 years compare
- 81 New Zealand 37.28 years compare
- 83 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 years compare
- 84 Mauritius 36.93 years compare
- 85 Georgia 36.8 years compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
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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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.