Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2025
All-time low
17.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 39.6%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 186th 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.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.5% | — |
| 1951 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 18.2% | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 21.0% | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 24.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 31.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 39.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 49% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 39.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More population data for Faroe Islands
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1096 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4747 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 46.18 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,935 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands was 39.6% 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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 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 Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.