Dominica vs Faroe Islands
Dominica has 1.2× the population of Faroe Islands: 65,871 vs 54,900, a gap of 10,971. Faroe Islands is growing faster (+0.47% vs −0.51% a year), adding about 261 people a year against −333. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Faroe Islands would overtake Dominica in about 19 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2044) — a projection, not a forecast. Faroe Islands is the older society: 17.8% aged 65+ against 13.2% in Dominica. Dominica is 2.2× as densely populated (88.7 vs 39.7 people per km²). People in Faroe Islands live 11.8 years longer on average (83.1 vs 71.3). GDP per capita is 6.7× higher in Faroe Islands ($74,175 vs $10,989).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Dominica) and 2025 (Faroe Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Dominica vs Faroe Islands — side by side
 Dominica |  Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,8712025 | 54,9002025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.51%2025 | +0.47%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.02024 | 10.82024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 12.62024 | 8.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.482024 | 1.912024 |
| Life expectancy | 71.3 yrs2024 | 83.1 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.6%2025 | 19.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 13.2%2025 | 17.8%2025 |
| Density | 88.7 /km²2023 | 39.7 /km²2023 |
| Area | 750 km²2023 | 1,383 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 74.0%2025 | 39.6%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -2422025 | +3862025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,9892025 | $74,1752024 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #199 | #202 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Dominica: 1.1× from 1960 to 2025; Faroe Islands: 1.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Dominica: Dominica vs Isle of Man, Dominica vs Andorra, Dominica vs Cayman Islands, Dominica vs Bermuda, Dominica vs Greenland, Dominica vs Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands vs Dominica, Faroe Islands vs Bermuda, Faroe Islands vs Greenland, Faroe Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis, Faroe Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands, Faroe Islands vs American Samoa.
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