In Faroe Islands it is required by law to register births with the authorities no later than 2 days after delivery. Statistics Faroe Islands estimates that no children at all or at most extremely few are not recorded in the register.

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Headline data

Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by ageon
Year Value Units Series
2011 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2012 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2013 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2014 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2015 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2016 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2017 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2018 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2019 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2020 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2021 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority
2022 100.0 pct. Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority

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The national metadata provides further information about this table and the indicator published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Indicators are compiled according to international methodology whenever the necessary data are available for the Faroe Islands. Any deviations are documented in the notes.

Metadata update

20210211 09:00
Data reporter

Erla Thorsteinsson
Unit of measure

unit

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Data collection calendar

20210426 09:00
Data release calendar

A
Data providers

Department of Correcctions (Kriminalforsorgin) and Statistics Faroe Islands: www.hagstova.fo/en
Comment and limitations

Symbols

  • -Zero (not rounded)
  • 0Rounded to zero
  • •Not applicable
  • ••Not available or too uncertain
  • •••Not disclosed, confidentiality/privacy protected

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.9.1: Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
Target

Target 16.9: By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
Metadata update

2025-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Related indicators

Not applicable
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Data release calendar

Annually in March for updated national estimates. It is expected that global and regional estimates will be produced every four years.
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