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Live births in Faroe Islands

Live births in Faroe Islands was 690 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 208th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count690 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.8%
Rank208th of 236Countries ranked
Series high9611990
Series low5932011
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Live births in Faroe Islands, 1950 to 2023

5006007008009001,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 878 count1951: 880 count1952: 819 count1953: 786 count1954: 764 count1955: 763 count1956: 748 count1957: 782 count1958: 809 count1959: 813 count1960: 788 count1961: 774 count1962: 804 count1963: 832 count1964: 863 count1965: 901 count1966: 905 count1967: 909 count1968: 898 count1969: 844 count1970: 817 count1971: 786 count1972: 816 count1973: 831 count1974: 811 count1975: 784 count1976: 755 count1977: 750 count1978: 741 count1979: 783 count1980: 740 count1981: 752 count1982: 728 count1983: 685 count1984: 695 count1985: 738 count1986: 790 count1987: 794 count1988: 871 count1989: 929 count1990: 961 count1991: 882 count1992: 814 count1993: 765 count1994: 688 count1995: 654 count1996: 690 count1997: 673 count1998: 630 count1999: 629 count2000: 686 count2001: 637 count2002: 693 count2003: 695 count2004: 709 count2005: 719 count2006: 681 count2007: 689 count2008: 682 count2009: 626 count2010: 643 count2011: 593 count2012: 650 count2013: 643 count2014: 641 count2015: 598 count2016: 634 count2017: 656 count2018: 659 count2019: 669 count2020: 676 count2021: 671 count2022: 678 count2023: 690 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
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Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Faroe Islands, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Faroe Islands, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/faroe-islands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Faroe Islands, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/faroe-islands.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Faroe Islands, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/faroe-islands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_faroe_islands_2023,
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  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/faroe-islands. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Faroe Islands?

Live births in Faroe Islands was 690 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 208th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Faroe Islands?

961 in 1990, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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