Demographics of Faroe Islands

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 Apr 2025

As of 2025, the population of Faroe Islands is projected at 56k, compared to 55k in 2024. It ranks 209th in the world by population and 45th in Europe. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 1.00 percent, the 101st highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 29k males and 27k females in Faroe Islands. The percentage of the male population is 51.62%, compared to 48.38% of the female population. Faroe Islands has 1,819 more males than females. The sex ratio in Faroe Islands in 2025 will be 106.712 males per 100 females. Faroe Islands is in the 219th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Faroe Islands population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195016,27915,38431,6640.95105.818
195516,60815,50432,1120.15107.121
196017,71116,41634,1271.36107.889
196518,98417,36336,3471.45109.336
197019,95418,31438,2691.02108.955
197521,19819,36940,5681.12109.443
198022,49320,57843,0721.27109.306
198523,76221,81645,5780.88108.920
199024,72622,77147,497-1.29108.585
199522,65621,18343,8380.74106.954
200023,61322,04945,6631.29107.093
200525,11123,25048,3610.18108.004
201024,84223,32848,169-1.28106.490
201525,24323,65148,8941.21106.731
202027,20025,38752,5871.30107.141
202127,58825,71253,3001.40107.296
202227,95926,05254,0111.25107.320
202328,29726,41654,7141.33107.121
202428,62526,77555,4001.16106.909
202528,91027,09156,0021.00106.714
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195060.56924.6133.846
195566.57825.5423.615
196072.01825.2453.854
196573.96124.7814.086
197074.84925.3343.415
197575.32326.0642.902
198075.75127.3462.473
198576.04928.6322.282
199076.89429.9992.782
199577.65833.1162.457
200078.25133.8162.560
200578.36535.0342.631
201078.73136.7172.499
201579.42638.2792.420
202079.98237.8612.359
202179.79237.8012.292
202279.26437.5382.261
202380.17937.2582.240
202480.39437.1282.223
202580.60037.0702.204
  • Total
  • Crude

Faroe Islands death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195041587813.10227.744
195532976310.24323.759
19602667887.78623.101
19652599017.12824.789
19702708177.05921.341
19752887847.10719.336
19803137407.26417.188
19853537387.74516.193
19903729617.82420.237
19953826548.70714.925
20004036868.81815.022
20054467199.21314.868
20104776439.89413.344
201551059810.42212.227
202054667610.38012.846
202157967110.86212.585
202261467811.36912.549
202356469010.30612.609
20245537059.97812.719
20255477159.77112.775
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Faroe Islands

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19505,47126,03217.365
19556,04426,45218.599
19607,41227,24921.383
19659,42927,47125.553
197010,92428,15927.951
197512,55728,85030.326
198013,57029,94431.186
198514,02131,55230.766
199014,56133,03330.594
199515,68630,35434.071
200017,17230,08636.337
200519,20829,07739.781
201019,87028,68040.926
201520,38828,57741.638
202021,15528,74142.398
202121,33528,76842.583
202221,51928,78542.779
202321,71128,79642.987
202421,91228,80343.206
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Faroe Islands population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,851 1,732 3,583 6.40 106.871
05-09 1,923 1,919 3,842 6.86 100.208
10-14 1,915 1,786 3,702 6.61 107.223
15-19 1,942 1,879 3,821 6.82 103.353
20-24 2,064 1,893 3,957 7.07 109.033
25-29 1,812 1,470 3,283 5.86 123.265
30-34 1,813 1,648 3,462 6.18 110.012
35-39 1,953 1,762 3,716 6.64 110.840
40-44 1,728 1,560 3,288 5.87 110.769
45-49 1,772 1,563 3,335 5.96 113.372
50-54 1,831 1,547 3,378 6.03 118.358
55-59 1,817 1,652 3,469 6.19 109.988
60-64 1,661 1,546 3,208 5.73 107.439
65-69 1,448 1,452 2,900 5.18 99.725
70-74 1,241 1,236 2,477 4.42 100.405
75-79 1,022 1,042 2,064 3.69 98.081
80-84 695 738 1,433 2.56 94.173
85-89 283 391 673 1.20 72.379
90-94 111 198 308 0.55 56.061
95-99 25 68 93 0.17 36.765
100+ 1 9 9 0.02 11.111
Total 28,908 27,091 56,001 106.707