Population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population ages 15-64, total was 34,229 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands is 34,229, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands peaked at 34,229 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20,206, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 200th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,534 | 20,206 | 22,624 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24,411 | 22,842 | 26,135 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,679 | 26,609 | 30,652 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,570 | 27,232 | 30,435 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,361 | 28,690 | 31,020 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,780 | 30,167 | 31,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,418 | 32,358 | 34,229 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 197 Dominica 45,576 compare
- 198 Bermuda 41,340 compare
- 199 Greenland 38,491 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 33,898 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32,819 compare
- 203 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 31,060 compare
More health data for Faroe Islands
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 392 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5,032 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Faroe Islands was 34,229 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34,229 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,206 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.