Barbados vs Faroe Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Barbados
38,450 people
in 2020
Faroe Islands
32,696 people
in 2020
Barbados rank
186th
Faroe Islands rank
189th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 38,450 people against 32,696 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 5,754 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 186th and Faroe Islands ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,914 people | 21,810 people | 6,104 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 28,578 people | 23,728 people | 4,850 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 29,190 people | 25,977 people | 3,213 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 31,924 people | 29,466 people | 2,458 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 32,238 people | 30,171 people | 2,067 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 35,984 people | 29,418 people | 6,566 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 43,270 people | 30,232 people | 13,038 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 38,450 people | 32,696 people | 5,754 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Barbados or Faroe Islands?
- Barbados, at 38,450 people against 32,696 people in Faroe Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Barbados and Faroe Islands?
- 5,754 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Faroe Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Faroe Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Faroe Islands ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.