Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2025
All-time low
17.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 39.6% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.5% | — |
| 1951 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 18.2% | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 21.0% | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 24.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 31.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 39.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 49% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 39.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 28.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 33.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.7% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More work & labour data for Faroe Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31.19 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2271 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8079 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 26.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32.06 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 63.25 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2366 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Faroe Islands was 39.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.