Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.22 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.22 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.09 live births per woman
in 1965
All-time low
2.17 live births per woman
in 1983
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands stood at 2.22 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands peaked at 4.09 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.17 live births per woman, in 1983.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.85 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.85 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 3.63 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 3.54 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 3.52 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 3.62 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 3.66 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 3.83 live births per woman | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 3.97 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 3.98 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.85 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 3.76 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.83 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.9 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.98 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.09 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.04 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3.98 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.86 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.56 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 3.42 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.22 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 3.25 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.22 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.07 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.9 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.74 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.6 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.68 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.47 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.34 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 2.17 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.28 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.4 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.57 live births per woman | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2.71 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.78 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.63 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.53 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.46 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.58 live births per woman | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.5 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.34 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 2.34 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 live births per woman | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 2.35 live births per woman | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.54 live births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.59 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.63 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.51 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.56 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.57 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.39 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.56 live births per woman | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.56 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.42 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.49 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.43 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.26 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.8% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.22 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.22 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 3.52 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.56 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More education data for Faroe Islands
- Population ages 0-14 19.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.9288 % change on previous year (2023)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 7 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Faroe Islands was 2.22 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 live births per woman in 1983.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.