Annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
68th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 1962
All-time low
-0.2%
in 1993
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands peaked at 3.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1993.
Faroe Islands ranks 68th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.1% | — |
| 1951 | 1.4% | -30.6% |
| 1952 | 1.1% | -24.7% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 1955 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 1956 | 1.9% | +39.4% |
| 1957 | 2.3% | +23.3% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | +15.7% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | +9.9% |
| 1960 | 3.2% | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -22.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -74.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -92.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +2244.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -42.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +203.8% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -88.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -67.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +3029.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -28.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +73.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -127.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -135.6% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +1984.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -30.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -64.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +218.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -65.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -131.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1284.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +43.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -62.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -83.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +623.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +59.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -68.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -37.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +281.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +114.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Faroe Islands was 0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1993.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Faroe Islands ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.