Population in Faroe Islands

Population in Faroe Islands was 54,900 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 200th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons54,900
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank200th of 215Countries ranked
Series high54,9002025
Series low34,1271960

Population in Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

30K35K40K45K50K55K196019701980199020002010202020251960: 34,127 persons1961: 34,557 persons1962: 34,963 persons1963: 35,391 persons1964: 35,847 persons1965: 36,347 persons1966: 36,816 persons1967: 37,202 persons1968: 37,560 persons1969: 37,907 persons1970: 38,269 persons1971: 38,703 persons1972: 39,172 persons1973: 39,636 persons1974: 40,106 persons1975: 40,568 persons1976: 41,020 persons1977: 41,468 persons1978: 41,968 persons1979: 42,521 persons1980: 43,072 persons1981: 43,626 persons1982: 44,171 persons1983: 44,670 persons1984: 45,141 persons1985: 45,709 persons1986: 46,132 persons1987: 46,702 persons1988: 47,356 persons1989: 47,959 persons1990: 47,741 persons1991: 47,447 persons1992: 47,287 persons1993: 46,474 persons1994: 44,695 persons1995: 43,611 persons1996: 43,581 persons1997: 44,132 persons1998: 44,674 persons1999: 45,146 persons2000: 45,754 persons2001: 46,635 persons2002: 47,335 persons2003: 48,032 persons2004: 48,384 persons2005: 48,359 persons2006: 48,335 persons2007: 48,378 persons2008: 48,547 persons2009: 48,790 persons2010: 48,656 persons2011: 48,542 persons2012: 48,290 persons2013: 48,245 persons2014: 48,427 persons2015: 48,898 persons2016: 49,463 persons2017: 50,179 persons2018: 50,997 persons2019: 51,790 persons2020: 52,561 persons2021: 53,291 persons2022: 53,903 persons2023: 54,398 persons2024: 54,640 persons2025: 54,900 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202554,900
202454,640
202354,398
202253,903
202153,291
202052,561
201951,790
201850,997
201750,179
201649,463
201548,898
201448,427
201348,245
201248,290
201148,542
201048,656
200948,790
200848,547
200748,378
200648,335
200548,359
200448,384
200348,032
200247,335
200146,635
200045,754
199945,146
199844,674
199744,132
199643,581
199543,611
199444,695
199346,474
199247,287
199147,447
199047,741
198947,959
198847,356
198746,702
198646,132
198545,709
198445,141
198344,670
198244,171
198143,626
198043,072
197942,521
197841,968
197741,468
197641,020
197540,568
197440,106
197339,636
197239,172
197138,703
197038,269
196937,907
196837,560
196737,202
196636,816
196536,347
196435,847
196335,391
196234,963
196134,557
196034,127

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Faroe Islands?

Population in Faroe Islands was 54,900 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 200th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Faroe Islands?

54,900 in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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