Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 22,201 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands stood at 22,201 people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands peaked at 22,201 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,532 people, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,047 people | 5,532 people | 6,852 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,779 people | 7,166 people | 10,396 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,221 people | 10,713 people | 13,379 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,653 people | 13,599 people | 15,848 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,598 people | 14,988 people | 16,129 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,271 people | 16,301 people | 17,887 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,677 people | 17,878 people | 19,904 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,261 people | 20,334 people | 22,201 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 215 Saint Martin (French part) 24,940 people compare
- 216 Antigua and Barbuda 22,924 people compare
- 217 British Virgin Islands 22,804 people compare
- 219 Tonga 21,948 people compare
- 220 Guernsey 19,082 people compare
- 221 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14,968 people compare
More population data for Faroe Islands
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,935 people (2100)
- Population density 46.18 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.22 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 4.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Faroe Islands was 22,201 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22,201 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,532 people in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Faroe Islands ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.