Population of Faroe Islands

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 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.

Faroe Islands population projections

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	48,863	185	0.38	0.00063
2021	49,049	186	0.38	0.00062
2022	49,233	184	0.38	0.00062
2023	49,423	190	0.39	0.00062
2024	49,611	188	0.38	0.00061
2025	49,819	208	0.42	0.00061
2026	50,029	210	0.42	0.00061
2027	50,243	214	0.43	0.00060
2028	50,473	230	0.46	0.00060
2029	50,691	218	0.43	0.00060
2030	50,913	222	0.44	0.00060
2031	51,134	221	0.43	0.00059
2032	51,348	214	0.42	0.00059
2033	51,555	207	0.40	0.00059
2034	51,746	191	0.37	0.00059
2035	51,926	180	0.35	0.00058
2036	52,104	178	0.34	0.00058
2037	52,261	157	0.30	0.00058
2038	52,409	148	0.28	0.00058
2039	52,555	146	0.28	0.00058
2040	52,680	125	0.24	0.00057
2041	52,798	118	0.22	0.00057
2042	52,890	92	0.17	0.00057
2043	52,984	94	0.18	0.00057
2044	53,066	82	0.15	0.00056
2045	53,140	74	0.14	0.00056
2046	53,211	71	0.13	0.00056
2047	53,277	66	0.12	0.00056
2048	53,339	62	0.12	0.00055
2049	53,404	65	0.12	0.00055
2050	53,466	62	0.12	0.00055
2051	53,527	61	0.11	0.00055
2052	53,589	62	0.12	0.00055
2053	53,651	62	0.12	0.00054
2054	53,715	64	0.12	0.00054
2055	53,775	60	0.11	0.00054
2056	53,850	75	0.14	0.00054
2057	53,926	76	0.14	0.00054
2058	53,996	70	0.13	0.00054
2059	54,076	80	0.15	0.00053
2060	54,152	76	0.14	0.00053
2061	54,233	81	0.15	0.00053
2062	54,314	81	0.15	0.00053
2063	54,391	77	0.14	0.00053
2064	54,475	84	0.15	0.00053
2065	54,559	84	0.15	0.00053
2066	54,634	75	0.14	0.00053
2067	54,718	84	0.15	0.00053
2068	54,797	79	0.14	0.00053
2069	54,872	75	0.14	0.00053
2070	54,944	72	0.13	0.00053
2071	55,017	73	0.13	0.00052
2072	55,085	68	0.12	0.00052
2073	55,149	64	0.12	0.00052
2074	55,214	65	0.12	0.00052
2075	55,270	56	0.10	0.00052
2076	55,328	58	0.10	0.00052
2077	55,375	47	0.08	0.00052
2078	55,427	52	0.09	0.00052
2079	55,461	34	0.06	0.00052
2080	55,502	41	0.07	0.00052
2081	55,531	29	0.05	0.00052
2082	55,563	32	0.06	0.00052
2083	55,584	21	0.04	0.00052
2084	55,598	14	0.03	0.00052
2085	55,613	15	0.03	0.00052
2086	55,622	9	0.02	0.00052
2087	55,622	0	0.00	0.00052
2088	55,612	-10	-0.02	0.00052
2089	55,597	-15	-0.03	0.00051
2090	55,585	-12	-0.02	0.00051
2091	55,557	-28	-0.05	0.00051
2092	55,525	-32	-0.06	0.00051
2093	55,488	-37	-0.07	0.00051
2094	55,444	-44	-0.08	0.00051
2095	55,394	-50	-0.09	0.00051
2096	55,349	-45	-0.08	0.00051
2097	55,293	-56	-0.10	0.00051
2098	55,234	-59	-0.11	0.00051
2099	55,168	-66	-0.12	0.00051
2100	55,094	-74	-0.13	0.00051

Faroe Islands population estimates

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	31,503	-	-	0.00124
1951	31,538	35	0.11	0.00122
1952	31,665	127	0.40	0.00120
1953	31,868	203	0.64	0.00119
1954	32,147	279	0.88	0.00118
1955	32,481	334	1.04	0.00117
1956	32,856	375	1.15	0.00116
1957	33,276	420	1.28	0.00116
1958	33,714	438	1.32	0.00115
1959	34,165	451	1.34	0.00115
1960	34,615	450	1.32	0.00114
1961	35,076	461	1.33	0.00113
1962	35,524	448	1.28	0.00113
1963	35,969	445	1.25	0.00112
1964	36,406	437	1.21	0.00111
1965	36,847	441	1.21	0.00110
1966	37,278	431	1.17	0.00109
1967	37,705	427	1.15	0.00108
1968	38,124	419	1.11	0.00107
1969	38,570	446	1.17	0.00106
1970	39,009	439	1.14	0.00105
1971	39,458	449	1.15	0.00105
1972	39,925	467	1.18	0.00104
1973	40,387	462	1.16	0.00103
1974	40,850	463	1.15	0.00102
1975	41,299	449	1.10	0.00101
1976	41,722	423	1.02	0.00100
1977	42,134	412	0.99	0.00100
1978	42,538	404	0.96	0.00099
1979	42,936	398	0.94	0.00098
1980	43,337	401	0.93	0.00097
1981	43,725	388	0.90	0.00096
1982	44,108	383	0.88	0.00096
1983	44,488	380	0.86	0.00095
1984	44,891	403	0.91	0.00094
1985	45,330	439	0.98	0.00093
1986	45,818	488	1.08	0.00092
1987	46,349	531	1.16	0.00092
1988	46,830	481	1.04	0.00091
1989	47,166	336	0.72	0.00090
1990	47,274	108	0.23	0.00089
1991	47,120	-154	-0.33	0.00087
1992	46,739	-381	-0.81	0.00085
1993	46,266	-473	-1.01	0.00083
1994	45,856	-410	-0.89	0.00081
1995	45,625	-231	-0.50	0.00079
1996	45,615	-10	-0.02	0.00078
1997	45,796	181	0.40	0.00078
1998	46,096	300	0.66	0.00077
1999	46,436	340	0.74	0.00077
2000	46,735	299	0.64	0.00076
2001	46,997	262	0.56	0.00076
2002	47,233	236	0.50	0.00075
2003	47,432	199	0.42	0.00074
2004	47,600	168	0.35	0.00074
2005	47,722	122	0.26	0.00073
2006	47,792	70	0.15	0.00072
2007	47,825	33	0.07	0.00071
2008	47,820	-5	-0.01	0.00070
2009	47,808	-12	-0.03	0.00070
2010	47,814	6	0.01	0.00069
2011	47,823	9	0.02	0.00068
2012	47,843	20	0.04	0.00067
2013	47,892	49	0.10	0.00066
2014	47,960	68	0.14	0.00066
2015	48,051	91	0.19	0.00065
2016	48,173	122	0.25	0.00065
2017	48,331	158	0.33	0.00064
2018	48,497	166	0.34	0.00064
2019	48,678	181	0.37	0.00063