The global population hockey stick in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: The global population hockey stick was 54,738 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
54,738 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
211th
of 239 countries
All-time high
54,738 people
in 2023
All-time low
147 people
in 1000
Years of data
106
1000–2023
The global population hockey stick in Faroe Islands, 1000–2023
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 the global population hockey stick 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, the global population hockey stick in Faroe Islands peaked at 54,738 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 147 people, in 1000.
That places Faroe Islands 211th out of 239 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.
The global population hockey stick in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 147 people | — |
| 1100 | 150 people | +2.0% |
| 1200 | 153 people | +2.0% |
| 1300 | 157 people | +2.6% |
| 1400 | 160 people | +1.9% |
| 1500 | 163 people | +1.9% |
| 1600 | 166 people | +1.8% |
| 1700 | 170 people | +2.4% |
| 1710 | 212 people | +24.7% |
| 1720 | 266 people | +25.5% |
| 1730 | 332 people | +24.8% |
| 1740 | 415 people | +25.0% |
| 1750 | 519 people | +25.1% |
| 1760 | 649 people | +25.0% |
| 1770 | 812 people | +25.1% |
| 1780 | 1,015 people | +25.0% |
| 1790 | 1,269 people | +25.0% |
| 1800 | 1,586 people | +25.0% |
| 1810 | 1,982 people | +25.0% |
| 1820 | 2,478 people | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 3,098 people | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 3,872 people | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 4,840 people | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 6,051 people | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 7,563 people | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 9,454 people | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 11,818 people | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 14,773 people | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 18,466 people | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 21,104 people | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 24,119 people | +14.3% |
| 1940 | 27,565 people | +14.3% |
| 1950 | 31,690 people | +15.0% |
| 1951 | 31,929 people | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 32,038 people | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 32,065 people | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 32,094 people | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 32,137 people | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 32,349 people | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 32,750 people | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 33,195 people | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 33,677 people | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 34,150 people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 34,580 people | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 34,988 people | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 35,413 people | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 35,866 people | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 36,372 people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 36,840 people | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 37,226 people | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 37,586 people | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 37,929 people | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 38,294 people | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 38,723 people | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 39,199 people | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 39,659 people | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 40,134 people | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 40,591 people | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 41,045 people | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 41,487 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 41,989 people | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 42,544 people | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 43,092 people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 43,653 people | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 44,193 people | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44,696 people | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45,168 people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 45,599 people | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 46,028 people | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 46,486 people | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 46,981 people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 47,536 people | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 47,525 people | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 46,839 people | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 46,043 people | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 45,160 people | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 44,195 people | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 43,863 people | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 44,203 people | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 44,568 people | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 44,920 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 45,242 people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 45,687 people | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 46,262 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 46,852 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 47,448 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48,041 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48,386 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 48,456 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48,498 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48,528 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48,512 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48,191 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 47,957 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 48,113 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48,297 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48,515 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48,916 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 49,554 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50,268 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 51,062 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51,868 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52,615 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 53,324 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 54,039 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54,738 people | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 208 Bermuda 64,721 people compare
- 209 Guernsey 64,043 people compare
- 210 Greenland 55,951 people compare
- 212 American Samoa 47,544 people compare
- 213 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,783 people compare
- 214 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,221 people compare
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 the global population hockey stick in Faroe Islands?
- The global population hockey stick 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 the global population hockey stick recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54,738 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 147 people in 1000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Faroe Islands ranks 211th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.