Population of Faroe Islands

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 Aug 2021

The current population of Faroe Islands is 49,450 as of September 29, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Faroe Islands is projected at 49,049 or 49.1 thousand as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Faroe Islands is projected at 48,863 or 48.9 thousand people for the year 2020. Faroe Islands ranks number 212th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Faroe Islands is ranked 43rd among 48 countries in Europe.

Faroe Islands's population peak will be 2086 with 55.6 thousands people after Faroe Islands's population will be decreased year by year. The Faroe Islands population is projected to reach 50.9 thousands in 2030 and increase further to 53.5 thousands in 2050 and 55.1 thousands by 2100. Faroe Islands accounts for 0.00062 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.00122% in 1951 and is projected to decline at 0.00051% by 2100.

Faroe Islands was at 201st position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 208th in 2100.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Faroe Islands population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
202048,8631850.380.00063
202149,0491860.380.00062
202249,2331840.380.00062
202349,4231900.390.00062
202449,6111880.380.00061
202549,8192080.420.00061
202650,0292100.420.00061
202750,2432140.430.00060
202850,4732300.460.00060
202950,6912180.430.00060
203050,9132220.440.00060
203151,1342210.430.00059
203251,3482140.420.00059
203351,5552070.400.00059
203451,7461910.370.00059
203551,9261800.350.00058
203652,1041780.340.00058
203752,2611570.300.00058
203852,4091480.280.00058
203952,5551460.280.00058
204052,6801250.240.00057
204152,7981180.220.00057
204252,890920.170.00057
204352,984940.180.00057
204453,066820.150.00056
204553,140740.140.00056
204653,211710.130.00056
204753,277660.120.00056
204853,339620.120.00055
204953,404650.120.00055
205053,466620.120.00055
205153,527610.110.00055
205253,589620.120.00055
205353,651620.120.00054
205453,715640.120.00054
205553,775600.110.00054
205653,850750.140.00054
205753,926760.140.00054
205853,996700.130.00054
205954,076800.150.00053
206054,152760.140.00053
206154,233810.150.00053
206254,314810.150.00053
206354,391770.140.00053
206454,475840.150.00053
206554,559840.150.00053
206654,634750.140.00053
206754,718840.150.00053
206854,797790.140.00053
206954,872750.140.00053
207054,944720.130.00053
207155,017730.130.00052
207255,085680.120.00052
207355,149640.120.00052
207455,214650.120.00052
207555,270560.100.00052
207655,328580.100.00052
207755,375470.080.00052
207855,427520.090.00052
207955,461340.060.00052
208055,502410.070.00052
208155,531290.050.00052
208255,563320.060.00052
208355,584210.040.00052
208455,598140.030.00052
208555,613150.030.00052
208655,62290.020.00052
208755,62200.000.00052
208855,612-10-0.020.00052
208955,597-15-0.030.00051
209055,585-12-0.020.00051
209155,557-28-0.050.00051
209255,525-32-0.060.00051
209355,488-37-0.070.00051
209455,444-44-0.080.00051
209555,394-50-0.090.00051
209655,349-45-0.080.00051
209755,293-56-0.100.00051
209855,234-59-0.110.00051
209955,168-66-0.120.00051
210055,094-74-0.130.00051

Faroe Islands population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
195031,503--0.00124
195131,538350.110.00122
195231,6651270.400.00120
195331,8682030.640.00119
195432,1472790.880.00118
195532,4813341.040.00117
195632,8563751.150.00116
195733,2764201.280.00116
195833,7144381.320.00115
195934,1654511.340.00115
196034,6154501.320.00114
196135,0764611.330.00113
196235,5244481.280.00113
196335,9694451.250.00112
196436,4064371.210.00111
196536,8474411.210.00110
196637,2784311.170.00109
196737,7054271.150.00108
196838,1244191.110.00107
196938,5704461.170.00106
197039,0094391.140.00105
197139,4584491.150.00105
197239,9254671.180.00104
197340,3874621.160.00103
197440,8504631.150.00102
197541,2994491.100.00101
197641,7224231.020.00100
197742,1344120.990.00100
197842,5384040.960.00099
197942,9363980.940.00098
198043,3374010.930.00097
198143,7253880.900.00096
198244,1083830.880.00096
198344,4883800.860.00095
198444,8914030.910.00094
198545,3304390.980.00093
198645,8184881.080.00092
198746,3495311.160.00092
198846,8304811.040.00091
198947,1663360.720.00090
199047,2741080.230.00089
199147,120-154-0.330.00087
199246,739-381-0.810.00085
199346,266-473-1.010.00083
199445,856-410-0.890.00081
199545,625-231-0.500.00079
199645,615-10-0.020.00078
199745,7961810.400.00078
199846,0963000.660.00077
199946,4363400.740.00077
200046,7352990.640.00076
200146,9972620.560.00076
200247,2332360.500.00075
200347,4321990.420.00074
200447,6001680.350.00074
200547,7221220.260.00073
200647,792700.150.00072
200747,825330.070.00071
200847,820-5-0.010.00070
200947,808-12-0.030.00070
201047,81460.010.00069
201147,82390.020.00068
201247,843200.040.00067
201347,892490.100.00066
201447,960680.140.00066
201548,051910.190.00065
201648,1731220.250.00065
201748,3311580.330.00064
201848,4971660.340.00064
201948,6781810.370.00063