Fertility and female labor force participation in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Fertility and female labor force participation was 79.44 in 2013. β² Rising
Latest (2013)
79.44
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
84.18
in 2005
All-time low
18.69
in 1966
Years of data
13
1960β2013
Fertility and female labor force participation in Faroe Islands, 1960β2013
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 79.44 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2013.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Faroe Islands peaked at 84.18 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.69, in 1966.
Faroe Islands ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.33 | 18.69 | 27.97 | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.3 | 27.3 | 33.29 | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.53 | 81.57 | 84.18 | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.89 | 76.25 | 82.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 4 Nigeria 80.48 compare
- 5 Isle of Man 80.09 compare
- 7 Burundi 78.25 compare
- 8 Mozambique, Republic of 77.21 compare
- 9 Benin 74.72 compare
More work & labour data for Faroe Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 28.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 63.25 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 32.06 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 31.19 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 26.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.0% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Faroe Islands?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Faroe Islands was 79.44 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.18 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 in 1966.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Faroe Islands ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2013.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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