Faroe Islands: Fertility rate

The latest value from 2022 is 2.05 births per woman, a decline from 2.32 births per woman in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 2.51 births per woman, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for the Faroe Islands from 1970 to 2022 is 2.56 births per woman. The minimum value, 2.05 births per woman, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 3.42 births per woman was recorded in 1970. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.