Population density in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Population density was 0.1862 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Population density in Falkland Islands, 1500–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Falkland Islands is 0.1862, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Falkland Islands peaked at 0.2916 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1500.
That places Falkland Islands 234th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Population density in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 0.0004 | — |
| 1600 | 0.0051 | +1140.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0565 | +1008.1% |
| 1710 | 0.0611 | +8.2% |
| 1720 | 0.0661 | +8.2% |
| 1730 | 0.0715 | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 0.0773 | +8.2% |
| 1750 | 0.0836 | +8.2% |
| 1760 | 0.0906 | +8.3% |
| 1770 | 0.0979 | +8.2% |
| 1780 | 0.106 | +8.2% |
| 1790 | 0.1147 | +8.2% |
| 1800 | 0.1241 | +8.2% |
| 1810 | 0.1343 | +8.2% |
| 1820 | 0.1388 | +3.4% |
| 1830 | 0.1434 | +3.3% |
| 1840 | 0.1482 | +3.3% |
| 1850 | 0.1531 | +3.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1582 | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1637 | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1694 | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0.1752 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1812 | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1874 | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1878 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1882 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1886 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1819 | -3.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1833 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1836 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1834 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1813 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1813 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1816 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1825 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1837 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1859 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1877 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1897 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1915 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.191 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1908 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1902 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1903 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1896 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.189 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1889 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1888 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1886 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1888 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1892 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1897 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1903 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1906 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1901 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1893 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1877 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1866 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1864 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1865 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1864 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1861 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1856 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1858 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1873 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1896 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1922 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1946 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1986 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2057 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2133 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2208 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2292 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2359 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2407 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2461 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.251 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2563 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2602 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2624 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2639 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2654 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2664 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2674 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.267 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2666 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2657 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2644 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2634 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2648 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2704 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2763 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.282 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2875 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.291 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2916 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.291 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2906 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2896 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2888 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2874 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2869 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.2868 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 0.2864 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 0.2855 | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 0.2842 | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 0.2831 | -0.4% |
| 2031 | 0.2825 | -0.2% |
| 2032 | 0.2813 | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 0.2807 | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 0.2804 | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 0.2783 | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 0.2774 | -0.3% |
| 2037 | 0.2767 | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 0.276 | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 0.2756 | -0.1% |
| 2040 | 0.2747 | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 0.2734 | -0.5% |
| 2042 | 0.2722 | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 0.2711 | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 0.2699 | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 0.2691 | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 0.2675 | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 0.2667 | -0.3% |
| 2048 | 0.2657 | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 0.2645 | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 0.2628 | -0.7% |
| 2051 | 0.2614 | -0.5% |
| 2052 | 0.2603 | -0.4% |
| 2053 | 0.2581 | -0.9% |
| 2054 | 0.2562 | -0.7% |
| 2055 | 0.2541 | -0.8% |
| 2056 | 0.2519 | -0.9% |
| 2057 | 0.2502 | -0.7% |
| 2058 | 0.2477 | -1.0% |
| 2059 | 0.2461 | -0.7% |
| 2060 | 0.2439 | -0.9% |
| 2061 | 0.2419 | -0.8% |
| 2062 | 0.2395 | -1.0% |
| 2063 | 0.2366 | -1.2% |
| 2064 | 0.2345 | -0.9% |
| 2065 | 0.232 | -1.1% |
| 2066 | 0.2298 | -1.0% |
| 2067 | 0.228 | -0.8% |
| 2068 | 0.2255 | -1.1% |
| 2069 | 0.2237 | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 0.2217 | -0.9% |
| 2071 | 0.2194 | -1.0% |
| 2072 | 0.2173 | -1.0% |
| 2073 | 0.2154 | -0.8% |
| 2074 | 0.2138 | -0.8% |
| 2075 | 0.2121 | -0.8% |
| 2076 | 0.2108 | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 0.209 | -0.9% |
| 2078 | 0.207 | -0.9% |
| 2079 | 0.2048 | -1.0% |
| 2080 | 0.2035 | -0.6% |
| 2081 | 0.2027 | -0.4% |
| 2082 | 0.2018 | -0.4% |
| 2083 | 0.2004 | -0.7% |
| 2084 | 0.1988 | -0.8% |
| 2085 | 0.1979 | -0.5% |
| 2086 | 0.1973 | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 0.1963 | -0.5% |
| 2088 | 0.1954 | -0.5% |
| 2089 | 0.1939 | -0.8% |
| 2090 | 0.1932 | -0.4% |
| 2091 | 0.1926 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 0.1921 | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 0.1915 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 0.191 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 0.1903 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 0.1893 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 0.1883 | -0.6% |
| 2098 | 0.1877 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 0.1869 | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 0.1862 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Falkland Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +1140.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0051 |
| 1700 | +1008.1% | 0.0051 | 0.0565 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0051 | 0.0051 | 0.0051 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0565 | 0.0565 | 0.0565 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0611 | 0.0611 | 0.0611 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0661 | 0.0661 | 0.0661 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0715 | 0.0715 | 0.0715 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0773 | 0.0773 | 0.0773 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0836 | 0.0836 | 0.0836 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0906 | 0.0906 | 0.0906 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0979 | 0.0979 | 0.0979 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.106 | 0.106 | 0.106 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1147 | 0.1147 | 0.1147 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1241 | 0.1241 | 0.1241 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1343 | 0.1343 | 0.1343 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1388 | 0.1388 | 0.1388 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1434 | 0.1434 | 0.1434 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1482 | 0.1482 | 0.1482 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1531 | 0.1531 | 0.1531 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1582 | 0.1582 | 0.1582 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1637 | 0.1637 | 0.1637 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1694 | 0.1694 | 0.1694 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1752 | 0.1752 | 0.1752 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1812 | 0.1812 | 0.1812 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1874 | 0.1874 | 0.1874 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1878 | 0.1878 | 0.1878 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.1882 | 0.1882 | 0.1882 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.1886 | 0.1886 | 0.1886 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1829 | 0.1813 | 0.1859 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1899 | 0.1877 | 0.1915 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1893 | 0.1877 | 0.1906 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1873 | 0.1856 | 0.1922 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2236 | 0.1946 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2641 | 0.2563 | 0.2674 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2782 | 0.2634 | 0.2916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2873 | 0.2842 | 0.2906 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2792 | 0.2756 | 0.2831 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2695 | 0.2645 | 0.2747 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2549 | 0.2461 | 0.2628 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2336 | 0.2237 | 0.2439 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2131 | 0.2048 | 0.2217 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.1988 | 0.1939 | 0.2035 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.1903 | 0.1869 | 0.1932 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.1862 | 0.1862 | 0.1862 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Falkland Islands?
- Population density in Falkland Islands was 0.1862 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2916 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1500.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for population density?
- Falkland Islands ranks 234th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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