Population by world region in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Population by world region was 63,272 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
63,272 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
204th
of 239 countries
All-time high
65,083 people
in 2079
All-time low
147 people
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100
Population by world region in Faroe Islands, 1000–2100
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 Faroe Islands is 63,272 people, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by world region in Faroe Islands peaked at 65,083 people in 2079 and was at its lowest, 147 people, in 1000.
That places Faroe Islands 204th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 183 years of available data.
Population by world region in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 147 people | — |
| 1100 | 150 people | +2.0% |
| 1200 | 153 people | +2.0% |
| 1300 | 157 people | +2.6% |
| 1400 | 160 people | +1.9% |
| 1500 | 163 people | +1.9% |
| 1600 | 166 people | +1.8% |
| 1700 | 170 people | +2.4% |
| 1710 | 212 people | +24.7% |
| 1720 | 266 people | +25.5% |
| 1730 | 332 people | +24.8% |
| 1740 | 415 people | +25.0% |
| 1750 | 519 people | +25.1% |
| 1760 | 649 people | +25.0% |
| 1770 | 812 people | +25.1% |
| 1780 | 1,015 people | +25.0% |
| 1790 | 1,269 people | +25.0% |
| 1800 | 1,586 people | +25.0% |
| 1810 | 1,982 people | +25.0% |
| 1820 | 2,478 people | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 3,098 people | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 3,872 people | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 4,840 people | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 6,051 people | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 7,563 people | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 9,454 people | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 11,818 people | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 14,773 people | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 18,466 people | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 21,104 people | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 24,119 people | +14.3% |
| 1940 | 27,565 people | +14.3% |
| 1950 | 31,690 people | +15.0% |
| 1951 | 31,929 people | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 32,038 people | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 32,065 people | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 32,094 people | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 32,137 people | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 32,349 people | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 32,750 people | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 33,195 people | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 33,677 people | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 34,150 people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 34,580 people | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 34,988 people | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 35,413 people | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 35,866 people | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 36,372 people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 36,840 people | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 37,226 people | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 37,586 people | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 37,929 people | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 38,294 people | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 38,723 people | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 39,199 people | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 39,659 people | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 40,134 people | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 40,591 people | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 41,045 people | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 41,487 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 41,989 people | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 42,544 people | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 43,092 people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 43,653 people | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 44,193 people | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44,696 people | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45,168 people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 45,599 people | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 46,028 people | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 46,486 people | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 46,981 people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 47,536 people | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 47,525 people | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 46,839 people | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 46,043 people | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 45,160 people | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 44,195 people | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 43,863 people | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 44,203 people | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 44,568 people | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 44,920 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 45,242 people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 45,687 people | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 46,262 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 46,852 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 47,448 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48,041 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48,386 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 48,456 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48,498 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48,528 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48,512 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48,191 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 47,957 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 48,113 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48,297 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48,515 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48,916 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 49,554 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50,268 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 51,062 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51,868 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52,615 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 53,324 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 54,039 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54,738 people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 55,419 people | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 56,023 people | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 56,554 people | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 57,034 people | +0.8% |
| 2028 | 57,468 people | +0.8% |
| 2029 | 57,859 people | +0.7% |
| 2030 | 58,232 people | +0.6% |
| 2031 | 58,584 people | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 58,928 people | +0.6% |
| 2033 | 59,247 people | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 59,551 people | +0.5% |
| 2035 | 59,825 people | +0.5% |
| 2036 | 60,095 people | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 60,360 people | +0.4% |
| 2038 | 60,601 people | +0.4% |
| 2039 | 60,835 people | +0.4% |
| 2040 | 61,065 people | +0.4% |
| 2041 | 61,294 people | +0.4% |
| 2042 | 61,519 people | +0.4% |
| 2043 | 61,733 people | +0.3% |
| 2044 | 61,949 people | +0.3% |
| 2045 | 62,163 people | +0.3% |
| 2046 | 62,354 people | +0.3% |
| 2047 | 62,558 people | +0.3% |
| 2048 | 62,742 people | +0.3% |
| 2049 | 62,904 people | +0.3% |
| 2050 | 63,060 people | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 63,218 people | +0.3% |
| 2052 | 63,343 people | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 63,472 people | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 63,578 people | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 63,671 people | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 63,743 people | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 63,813 people | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 63,901 people | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 63,971 people | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 64,057 people | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 64,140 people | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 64,210 people | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 64,292 people | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 64,385 people | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 64,472 people | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 64,530 people | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 64,578 people | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 64,635 people | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 64,702 people | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 64,765 people | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 64,825 people | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 64,866 people | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 64,913 people | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 64,954 people | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 65,007 people | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 65,040 people | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 65,057 people | +0.0% |
| 2078 | 65,077 people | +0.0% |
| 2079 | 65,083 people | +0.0% |
| 2080 | 65,073 people | -0.0% |
| 2081 | 65,048 people | -0.0% |
| 2082 | 65,018 people | -0.0% |
| 2083 | 64,979 people | -0.1% |
| 2084 | 64,946 people | -0.1% |
| 2085 | 64,895 people | -0.1% |
| 2086 | 64,833 people | -0.1% |
| 2087 | 64,773 people | -0.1% |
| 2088 | 64,686 people | -0.1% |
| 2089 | 64,596 people | -0.1% |
| 2090 | 64,501 people | -0.1% |
| 2091 | 64,403 people | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 64,297 people | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 64,185 people | -0.2% |
| 2094 | 64,072 people | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 63,953 people | -0.2% |
| 2096 | 63,835 people | -0.2% |
| 2097 | 63,708 people | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 63,568 people | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 63,424 people | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 63,272 people | -0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 63,272 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.08 million people, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 63,272 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.94 million people, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population by world region in Faroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1720 | +25.5% | 212 people | 266 people |
| 1770 | +25.1% | 649 people | 812 people |
| 1740 | +25.0% | 332 people | 415 people |
| 1750 | +25.1% | 415 people | 519 people |
| 1760 | +25.0% | 519 people | 649 people |
| 1780 | +25.0% | 812 people | 1,015 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 147 people | 147 people | 147 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 150 people | 150 people | 150 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 153 people | 153 people | 153 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 157 people | 157 people | 157 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 160 people | 160 people | 160 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 163 people | 163 people | 163 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 166 people | 166 people | 166 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 170 people | 170 people | 170 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 212 people | 212 people | 212 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 266 people | 266 people | 266 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 332 people | 332 people | 332 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 415 people | 415 people | 415 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 519 people | 519 people | 519 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 649 people | 649 people | 649 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 812 people | 812 people | 812 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1,015 people | 1,015 people | 1,015 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 1,269 people | 1,269 people | 1,269 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 1,586 people | 1,586 people | 1,586 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 1,982 people | 1,982 people | 1,982 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,478 people | 2,478 people | 2,478 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 3,098 people | 3,098 people | 3,098 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 3,872 people | 3,872 people | 3,872 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 4,840 people | 4,840 people | 4,840 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 6,051 people | 6,051 people | 6,051 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 7,563 people | 7,563 people | 7,563 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 9,454 people | 9,454 people | 9,454 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 11,818 people | 11,818 people | 11,818 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 14,773 people | 14,773 people | 14,773 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 18,466 people | 18,466 people | 18,466 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 21,104 people | 21,104 people | 21,104 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 24,119 people | 24,119 people | 24,119 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 27,565 people | 27,565 people | 27,565 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 32,392 people | 31,690 people | 33,677 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 36,095 people | 34,150 people | 37,929 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 40,366 people | 38,294 people | 42,544 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,343 people | 43,092 people | 47,536 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,256 people | 43,863 people | 47,525 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,667 people | 45,687 people | 48,528 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,274 people | 47,957 people | 51,868 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,507 people | 52,615 people | 57,859 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 59,626 people | 58,232 people | 60,835 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 62,028 people | 61,065 people | 62,904 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 63,577 people | 63,060 people | 63,971 people | 10 |
| 2060s | 64,400 people | 64,057 people | 64,702 people | 10 |
| 2070s | 64,959 people | 64,765 people | 65,083 people | 10 |
| 2080s | 64,885 people | 64,596 people | 65,073 people | 10 |
| 2090s | 63,995 people | 63,424 people | 64,501 people | 10 |
| 2100s | 63,272 people | 63,272 people | 63,272 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 201 Grenada 73,906 people compare
- 202 Antigua and Barbuda 67,996 people compare
- 203 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64,240 people compare
- 205 United States Virgin Islands 61,981 people compare
- 206 Isle of Man 58,077 people compare
- 207 Guernsey 52,923 people compare
More population data for Faroe Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1096 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,935 people (2100)
- Population density 46.18 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.6157 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Faroe Islands?
- Population by world region in Faroe Islands was 63,272 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 65,083 people in 2079.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 147 people in 1000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for population by world region?
- Faroe Islands ranks 204th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe 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.