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Population in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Population was 54,738 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
54,738 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
210th
of 238 countries
All-time high
54,738 people
in 2023
All-time low
147 people
in 1000
Years of data
106
1000–2023

Population in Faroe Islands, 1000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 54,738 people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 106 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Faroe Islands peaked at 54,738 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 147 people, in 1000.

That places Faroe Islands 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 53,679 people 52,615 people 54,738 people 4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 207 Bermuda 64,721 people compare
  2. 208 Guernsey 64,043 people compare
  3. 209 Greenland 55,951 people compare
  4. 211 American Samoa 47,544 people compare
  5. 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,783 people compare
  6. 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,221 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Faroe Islands?
Population in Faroe Islands was 54,738 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 54,738 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 147 people in 1000.
How does Faroe Islands rank for population?
Faroe Islands ranks 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.