Population by world region in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Population by world region was 2,266 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
2,266 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
237th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3,549 people
in 2018
All-time low
5 people
in 1500
Years of data
178
1500–2100
Population by world region in Falkland Islands, 1500–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by world region in Falkland Islands is 2,266 people, 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 by world region in Falkland Islands peaked at 3,549 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5 people, in 1500.
Falkland Islands ranks 237th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Population by world region in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 5 people | — |
| 1600 | 62 people | +1140.0% |
| 1700 | 687 people | +1008.1% |
| 1710 | 743 people | +8.2% |
| 1720 | 804 people | +8.2% |
| 1730 | 870 people | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 941 people | +8.2% |
| 1750 | 1,018 people | +8.2% |
| 1760 | 1,102 people | +8.3% |
| 1770 | 1,192 people | +8.2% |
| 1780 | 1,290 people | +8.2% |
| 1790 | 1,396 people | +8.2% |
| 1800 | 1,510 people | +8.2% |
| 1810 | 1,634 people | +8.2% |
| 1820 | 1,689 people | +3.4% |
| 1830 | 1,745 people | +3.3% |
| 1840 | 1,803 people | +3.3% |
| 1850 | 1,863 people | +3.3% |
| 1860 | 1,925 people | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 1,992 people | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 2,061 people | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 2,132 people | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 2,205 people | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 2,281 people | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 2,286 people | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 2,290 people | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 2,295 people | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 2,214 people | -3.5% |
| 1951 | 2,231 people | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 2,234 people | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2,232 people | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2,206 people | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 2,206 people | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2,210 people | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 2,221 people | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2,236 people | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 2,263 people | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2,284 people | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2,309 people | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2,330 people | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2,325 people | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 2,322 people | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2,315 people | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2,316 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,308 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 2,300 people | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2,299 people | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,298 people | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,295 people | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2,298 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,302 people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2,309 people | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2,316 people | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2,320 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,314 people | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,304 people | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 2,284 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,271 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,268 people | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,270 people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,268 people | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,265 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,259 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2,261 people | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,280 people | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,308 people | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,339 people | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,368 people | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,417 people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,503 people | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2,596 people | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2,687 people | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,789 people | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2,871 people | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2,929 people | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,995 people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,055 people | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3,119 people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3,167 people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,193 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,212 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,230 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,242 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,254 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,249 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,244 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,233 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,218 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3,205 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,223 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,291 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,362 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,432 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,499 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3,541 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,549 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,541 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,537 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,524 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,515 people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,498 people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,492 people | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3,493 people | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 3,490 people | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 3,486 people | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 3,474 people | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 3,459 people | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 3,445 people | -0.4% |
| 2031 | 3,438 people | -0.2% |
| 2032 | 3,424 people | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 3,416 people | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 3,412 people | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 3,387 people | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 3,376 people | -0.3% |
| 2037 | 3,367 people | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 3,359 people | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 3,354 people | -0.1% |
| 2040 | 3,343 people | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 3,327 people | -0.5% |
| 2042 | 3,313 people | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 3,299 people | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 3,285 people | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 3,275 people | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 3,256 people | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 3,246 people | -0.3% |
| 2048 | 3,233 people | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 3,219 people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 3,198 people | -0.7% |
| 2051 | 3,181 people | -0.5% |
| 2052 | 3,168 people | -0.4% |
| 2053 | 3,141 people | -0.9% |
| 2054 | 3,118 people | -0.7% |
| 2055 | 3,093 people | -0.8% |
| 2056 | 3,066 people | -0.9% |
| 2057 | 3,045 people | -0.7% |
| 2058 | 3,015 people | -1.0% |
| 2059 | 2,995 people | -0.7% |
| 2060 | 2,968 people | -0.9% |
| 2061 | 2,944 people | -0.8% |
| 2062 | 2,915 people | -1.0% |
| 2063 | 2,880 people | -1.2% |
| 2064 | 2,854 people | -0.9% |
| 2065 | 2,824 people | -1.1% |
| 2066 | 2,797 people | -1.0% |
| 2067 | 2,775 people | -0.8% |
| 2068 | 2,744 people | -1.1% |
| 2069 | 2,723 people | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 2,698 people | -0.9% |
| 2071 | 2,670 people | -1.0% |
| 2072 | 2,644 people | -1.0% |
| 2073 | 2,622 people | -0.8% |
| 2074 | 2,602 people | -0.8% |
| 2075 | 2,581 people | -0.8% |
| 2076 | 2,565 people | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 2,543 people | -0.9% |
| 2078 | 2,519 people | -0.9% |
| 2079 | 2,493 people | -1.0% |
| 2080 | 2,477 people | -0.6% |
| 2081 | 2,467 people | -0.4% |
| 2082 | 2,456 people | -0.4% |
| 2083 | 2,439 people | -0.7% |
| 2084 | 2,420 people | -0.8% |
| 2085 | 2,409 people | -0.5% |
| 2086 | 2,401 people | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 2,389 people | -0.5% |
| 2088 | 2,378 people | -0.5% |
| 2089 | 2,360 people | -0.8% |
| 2090 | 2,351 people | -0.4% |
| 2091 | 2,344 people | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 2,338 people | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 2,331 people | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 2,324 people | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 2,316 people | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 2,304 people | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 2,291 people | -0.6% |
| 2098 | 2,284 people | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 2,275 people | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 2,266 people | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population by world region 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% | 5 people | 62 people |
| 1700 | +1008.1% | 62 people | 687 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 5 people | 5 people | 5 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 62 people | 62 people | 62 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 687 people | 687 people | 687 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 743 people | 743 people | 743 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 804 people | 804 people | 804 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 870 people | 870 people | 870 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 941 people | 941 people | 941 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,018 people | 1,018 people | 1,018 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 1,102 people | 1,102 people | 1,102 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 1,192 people | 1,192 people | 1,192 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1,290 people | 1,290 people | 1,290 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 1,396 people | 1,396 people | 1,396 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 1,510 people | 1,510 people | 1,510 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 1,634 people | 1,634 people | 1,634 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 1,689 people | 1,689 people | 1,689 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 1,745 people | 1,745 people | 1,745 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 1,803 people | 1,803 people | 1,803 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,863 people | 1,863 people | 1,863 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,925 people | 1,925 people | 1,925 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,992 people | 1,992 people | 1,992 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,061 people | 2,061 people | 2,061 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,132 people | 2,132 people | 2,132 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,205 people | 2,205 people | 2,205 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,281 people | 2,281 people | 2,281 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,286 people | 2,286 people | 2,286 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,290 people | 2,290 people | 2,290 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,295 people | 2,295 people | 2,295 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,225 people | 2,206 people | 2,263 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,311 people | 2,284 people | 2,330 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,304 people | 2,284 people | 2,320 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,279 people | 2,259 people | 2,339 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,721 people | 2,368 people | 3,055 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,214 people | 3,119 people | 3,254 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,386 people | 3,205 people | 3,549 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,497 people | 3,459 people | 3,537 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 3,398 people | 3,354 people | 3,445 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 3,280 people | 3,219 people | 3,343 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 3,102 people | 2,995 people | 3,198 people | 10 |
| 2060s | 2,842 people | 2,723 people | 2,968 people | 10 |
| 2070s | 2,594 people | 2,493 people | 2,698 people | 10 |
| 2080s | 2,420 people | 2,360 people | 2,477 people | 10 |
| 2090s | 2,316 people | 2,275 people | 2,351 people | 10 |
| 2100s | 2,266 people | 2,266 people | 2,266 people | 1 |
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- 234 Saint Helena 2,654 people compare
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- 238 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,032 people compare
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More population data for Falkland Islands
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 90 people (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5355 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 0.1862 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -0.7055 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Falkland Islands?
- Population by world region in Falkland Islands was 2,266 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,549 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 people in 1500.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for population by world region?
- Falkland Islands ranks 237th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.