Faroe Islands - Birth Rate 2016
13.8
+1.3 from 2015
Faroe Islands's birth rate was 13.8 in 2016, increased +1.3 from 12.5 in 2015. This was the 87th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2nd | Italy | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 3rd | Korea | 7.9 | -8.1% |
| 4th | San Marino | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 5th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.3 | 1.2% |
| 6th | Puerto Rico (US) | 8.3 | -7.8% |
| 7th | Portugal | 8.4 | 2.4% |
| 8th | Andorra | 8.4 | -7.7% |
| 9th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.5 | -0.4% |
| 10th | Greece | 8.6 | 1.2% |
| 11th | Spain | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 12th | Croatia | 9.0 | 1.1% |
| 13th | Bermuda | 9.2 | 1.3% |
| 14th | Channel Islands | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 15th | Serbia | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| 16th | Bulgaria | 9.4 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Singapore | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 18th | Isle of Man | 9.4 | -3.4% |
| 19th | British Virgin Islands | 9.5 | -6.7% |
| 20th | Germany | 9.6 | 6.7% |
| 21st | Finland | 9.6 | -5.0% |
| 22nd | Ukraine | 9.6 | -1.9% |
| 23rd | Hungary | 9.8 | 4.3% |
| 24th | Malta | 9.8 | 1.0% |
| 25th | European Union | 9.9 | 1.1% |
| 26th | Slovenia | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 27th | Qatar | 10.0 | -5.9% |
| 28th | Austria | 10.0 | 2.0% |
| 29th | Liechtenstein | 10.0 | 14.9% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 10.1 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Poland | 10.1 | 4.1% |
| 32nd | Thailand | 10.1 | -4.6% |
| 33rd | Cayman Islands | 10.3 | -3.2% |
| 34th | Cuba | 10.3 | -5.8% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 10.3 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Luxembourg | 10.4 | -2.8% |
| 37th | Mauritius | 10.4 | 3.0% |
| 38th | Romania | 10.4 | 2.0% |
| 39th | Switzerland | 10.5 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Canada | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 10.6 | 2.9% |
| 42nd | Czechia | 10.7 | 1.9% |
| 43rd | Estonia | 10.7 | 0.9% |
| 44th | United Arab Emirates | 10.7 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Monaco | 10.8 | 1.6% |
| 46th | Belgium | 10.8 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Denmark | 10.8 | 5.9% |
| 48th | Macao SAR, China | 11.0 | 0.0% |
| 49th | North Macedonia | 11.1 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Curaçao | 11.2 | -5.9% |
| 51st | Latvia | 11.2 | 0.9% |
| 52nd | Norway | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 53rd | Cyprus | 11.5 | 2.3% |
| 54th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 11.5 | -5.9% |
| 55th | Aruba | 11.6 | 0.6% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.7 | -7.4% |
| 57th | Barbados | 11.7 | -0.8% |
| 58th | France | 11.8 | -1.7% |
| 59th | United Kingdom | 11.8 | -0.8% |
| 60th | Sweden | 11.8 | 0.9% |
| 61st | Albania | 11.9 | -4.5% |
| 62nd | Bahamas, The | 12.0 | -4.9% |
| 63rd | Iceland | 12.0 | -4.0% |
| 64th | Gibraltar | 12.0 | -7.3% |
| 65th | Montenegro | 12.1 | 2.5% |
| 66th | United States | 12.2 | -1.6% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 68th | Belarus | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 69th | New Zealand | 12.6 | -4.8% |
| 70th | Chile | 12.7 | -3.5% |
| 71st | Palau | 12.7 | 1.3% |
| 72nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.8 | 0.9% |
| 73rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.8 | -1.7% |
| 74th | Australia | 12.9 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Russian Federation | 12.9 | -3.0% |
| 76th | Dominica | 12.9 | -1.4% |
| 77th | Jamaica | 12.9 | -2.8% |
| 78th | Virgin Islands (US) | 13.0 | -1.5% |
| 79th | Grenada | 13.1 | -5.8% |
| 80th | Kosovo | 13.2 | -10.5% |
| 81st | Ireland | 13.4 | -3.6% |
| 82nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 13.5 | 0.3% |
| 83rd | Armenia | 13.5 | -2.9% |
| 84th | China | 13.6 | 13.2% |
| 85th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.6 | -0.9% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 13.7 | -4.0% |
| 87th | Faroe Islands | 13.8 | 10.4% |
| 88th | French Polynesia | 14.0 | -6.7% |
| 89th | Brazil | 14.1 | -3.7% |
| 90th | Costa Rica | 14.2 | -3.5% |
| 91st | Colombia | 14.3 | -3.3% |
| 92nd | Bahrain | 14.6 | -4.8% |
| 93rd | Kuwait | 14.7 | -4.7% |
| 94th | Greenland | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 95th | Bhutan | 14.8 | -5.4% |
| 96th | Moldova | 14.9 | -2.3% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.1 | -4.7% |
| 98th | Maldives | 15.5 | -6.9% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | 15.7 | -2.3% |
| 100th | New Caledonia | 15.7 | -0.4% |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 15.8 | -2.8% |
| 102nd | Malaysia | 15.8 | -3.3% |
| 103rd | Georgia | 15.8 | -1.3% |
| 104th | Azerbaijan | 16.3 | -5.2% |
| 105th | Türkiye | 16.6 | -2.9% |
| 106th | Argentina | 16.8 | -5.0% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 17.3 | -6.4% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 17.3 | -0.8% |
| 109th | Seychelles | 17.4 | 2.4% |
| 110th | Peru | 17.6 | -2.1% |
| 111th | Ecuador | 17.6 | -4.0% |
| 112th | Mexico | 17.7 | -2.9% |
| 113th | El Salvador | 17.7 | -4.6% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 18.1 | -2.3% |
| 115th | Northern Mariana Islands | 18.4 | -7.2% |
| 116th | Myanmar | 18.6 | -0.3% |
| 117th | India | 18.8 | -1.0% |
| 118th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.8 | -0.5% |
| 119th | Suriname | 18.9 | -2.8% |
| 120th | Tunisia | 19.0 | -2.4% |
| 121st | American Samoa | 19.1 | -3.4% |
| 122nd | Lebanon | 19.2 | -1.8% |
| 123rd | Morocco | 19.2 | -1.4% |
| 124th | St. Martin (French part) | 19.5 | -2.7% |
| 125th | Panama | 19.5 | -1.7% |
| 126th | Saudi Arabia | 19.6 | 0.8% |
| 127th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.6 | -7.9% |
| 128th | Bangladesh | 20.2 | -0.1% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 20.2 | -1.5% |
| 130th | South Africa | 20.3 | -3.5% |
| 131st | Oman | 20.5 | -2.1% |
| 132nd | Fiji | 20.6 | -2.1% |
| 133rd | Israel | 21.2 | -0.5% |
| 134th | Libya | 21.3 | -3.1% |
| 135th | Belize | 21.4 | -1.5% |
| 136th | Guam | 21.4 | 7.2% |
| 137th | Philippines | 21.8 | -5.1% |
| 138th | Nepal | 21.9 | -0.9% |
| 139th | Nicaragua | 22.1 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Guyana | 22.3 | -0.8% |
| 141st | Kazakhstan | 22.3 | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 22.5 | -0.8% |
| 143rd | Djibouti | 23.1 | -2.1% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.3 | -1.6% |
| 145th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.4 | -0.9% |
| 146th | Uzbekistan | 23.5 | -2.0% |
| 147th | Jordan | 23.7 | 0.4% |
| 148th | Tuvalu | 23.8 | 1.8% |
| 149th | Honduras | 23.8 | -1.2% |
| 150th | Cambodia | 24.0 | -1.1% |
| 151st | Lao PDR | 24.6 | -1.6% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 24.7 | -1.8% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 25.1 | -1.3% |
| 154th | Tonga | 25.2 | -2.3% |
| 155th | Algeria | 25.4 | -1.4% |
| 156th | Mongolia | 25.9 | -4.4% |
| 157th | Guatemala | 26.0 | -1.0% |
| 158th | Kyrgyz Republic | 26.0 | -5.1% |
| 159th | Timor-Leste | 26.2 | -3.4% |
| 160th | Botswana | 26.3 | -0.8% |
| 161st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 26.7 | -5.3% |
| 162nd | Turkmenistan | 26.9 | -1.9% |
| 163rd | Eswatini | 27.6 | -2.4% |
| 164th | Papua New Guinea | 27.9 | -1.8% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 28.5 | -1.2% |
| 166th | Lesotho | 28.9 | -0.8% |
| 167th | Samoa | 29.3 | -1.8% |
| 168th | Iraq | 29.8 | -5.5% |
| 169th | Pakistan | 30.0 | -2.4% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 30.1 | -1.5% |
| 171st | Ghana | 30.2 | -3.0% |
| 172nd | Kenya | 30.2 | -2.3% |
| 173rd | Namibia | 30.3 | -1.2% |
| 174th | Tajikistan | 30.9 | -3.3% |
| 175th | Gabon | 31.0 | -0.3% |
| 176th | Solomon Islands | 31.1 | -2.4% |
| 177th | São Tomé and Principe | 31.7 | -4.0% |
| 178th | Rwanda | 32.0 | -0.4% |
| 179th | Comoros | 32.1 | -2.1% |
| 180th | West Bank and Gaza | 32.3 | -1.8% |
| 181st | Vanuatu | 32.5 | -0.9% |
| 182nd | Zimbabwe | 32.7 | -3.6% |
| 183rd | Nauru | 33.6 | -1.9% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 33.6 | -0.5% |
| 185th | Equatorial Guinea | 33.8 | -2.1% |
| 186th | Senegal | 33.8 | -2.0% |
| 187th | Liberia | 33.9 | -1.2% |
| 188th | Congo, Republic of | 34.1 | -2.4% |
| 189th | Sierra Leone | 34.2 | -1.3% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | 34.2 | -2.8% |
| 191st | Malawi | 34.2 | -3.0% |
| 192nd | Togo | 34.4 | -0.7% |
| 193rd | Gambia, The | 34.6 | -3.2% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 35.1 | -1.0% |
| 195th | Sudan | 35.4 | -0.8% |
| 196th | Yemen, Republic of | 36.0 | 0.3% |
| 197th | Zambia | 36.6 | -1.9% |
| 198th | Mauritania | 37.4 | -1.0% |
| 199th | Guinea | 37.4 | -0.9% |
| 200th | Tanzania | 37.6 | 0.0% |
| 201st | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.7 | -2.6% |
| 202nd | Nigeria | 37.8 | -3.0% |
| 203rd | Cameroon | 37.8 | 0.1% |
| 204th | Uganda | 38.3 | -1.9% |
| 205th | Benin | 38.6 | -1.1% |
| 206th | Afghanistan | 38.7 | -1.6% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 38.9 | -2.8% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 40.1 | -0.8% |
| 209th | Burundi | 40.1 | -5.1% |
| 210th | Angola | 41.2 | -1.6% |
| 211th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 42.9 | -0.8% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 43.4 | 0.1% |
| 213th | Mali | 43.9 | -1.3% |
| 214th | Chad | 45.5 | -2.1% |
| 215th | Niger | 45.9 | -1.5% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 46.6 | -1.3% |
FAQ
What was Faroe Islands's birth rate in 2016?▾
Faroe Islands's birth rate in 2016 was 13.8. This ranked 87th globally.
How did Faroe Islands's birth rate change in 2016?▾
Faroe Islands's birth rate increased by 10.4% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2016?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest birth rate in 2016 at 46.6.
What is the birth rate of Faroe Islands in 2016?▾
The birth rate of Faroe Islands in 2016 was 13.8. This ranked 87th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Faroe Islands's birth rate?▾
Faroe Islands's birth rate went from 12.5 in 2015 to 13.8 in 2016, a 10.4% increase.
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