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Fertility in the Faroe Islands sits at 2.19 children per woman in 2026, above the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.10 children per woman. About 726 babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 12.8 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.05, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 30.4 years, up from 27.1 in 1980. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.79 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.19 children/woman
Birth rate
12.8 per 1,000 people
Total births
726
Mean age at birth
30.4 years
The Faroe Islands' fertility rate of 2.19 children per woman is at or above the 2.1 replacement level. It is projected to decline to 1.79 by 2100.