Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4044 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 0.4044 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.4044 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.21 people per person, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2169 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2241 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2316 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2392 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2468 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2542 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2614 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2681 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2743 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2799 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2859 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2923 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2986 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3043 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3091 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3126 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3141 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3139 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3147 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3157 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.316 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3177 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3206 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3231 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3211 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3231 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.327 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3274 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3304 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3331 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3327 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3311 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3322 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3354 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3456 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3537 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3551 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3564 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3573 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3563 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3563 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3555 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3567 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3604 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3633 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3653 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3637 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3643 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3666 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3688 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3683 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3717 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3777 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3796 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3814 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3837 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3838 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3843 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3843 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3869 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3881 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3907 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3943 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3996 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4044 people per person | +1.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.4044 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 50% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.4044 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2427 people per person | 0.21 people per person | 0.2743 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3025 people per person | 0.2799 people per person | 0.3147 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3222 people per person | 0.3157 people per person | 0.3304 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3432 people per person | 0.3311 people per person | 0.3573 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3608 people per person | 0.3555 people per person | 0.3666 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3784 people per person | 0.3683 people per person | 0.3843 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.394 people per person | 0.3869 people per person | 0.4044 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More population data for Faroe Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1096 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4747 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 46.18 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,935 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.4044 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4044 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 people per person in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.