Faroe Islands's population rose from 34,127 in 1960 to 54,900 in 2025.
Faroe Islands · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Faroe Islands's population growth rose from -0.1 % in 1996 to 0.5 % in 2025.
Faroe Islands's population density rose from 32.0 in 1994 to 39.7 in 2023.
Faroe Islands's population, female (% of total) rose from 48.3 % in 1996 to 48.4 % in 2025.
Faroe Islands's urbanisation rose from 34.9 % in 1996 to 39.6 % in 2025.
Faroe Islands's urban population rose from 15,205 in 1996 to 21,764 in 2025.
Faroe Islands's rural population rose from 28,376 in 1996 to 33,136 in 2025.
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- Fertilityup +2.4 %108th of 217
- Birth rate, crudeup +1.9 %142nd of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +7.4 %80th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −5.8 %28th of 217
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- Median agedown −0.3 yrs69th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.1 pts125th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.1 pts148th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.0 pts51st of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.1 pts70th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.0 pts45th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −20.9 %75th of 217
- Migrant stockup +1.6 pts60th of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs20th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs26th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs16th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data