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
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.
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 |
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More population data for Faroe Islands
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.91 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
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.