Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 39.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Faroe Islands, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 39.6% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Faroe Islands peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Faroe Islands ranks 188th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 1950s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 28.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 33.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.7% | 39.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- 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)
- Birth rate by women's age group 4.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Faroe Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Faroe Islands was 39.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Faroe Islands ranks 188th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.