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Faroe Islands Population History

1960 - 2026

Faroe Islands's population has grown from 34,127 in 1960 to 54,414 in 2023, a total increase of 59.4% (1.59x). The population reached its all-time recorded high in 2023.

1960 Population

34,127

2023 Population

54,414

Total Growth

59.4%

Peak Year

2023

Population by Decade

1960
34,127
1970
38,269
1980
43,072
1990
47,740
2000
45,754
2010
48,657
2020
52,565
2023
54,414

Growth Rate by Period

1960-1965

+1.27%

1965-1970

+1.04%

1970-1975

+1.17%

1975-1980

+1.21%

1980-1985

+1.19%

1985-1990

+0.87%

1990-1995

-1.79%

1995-2000

+0.96%

2000-2005

+1.11%

2005-2010

+0.12%

2010-2015

+0.10%

2015-2020

+1.46%

Year-by-Year Population

Faroe Islands population by year, 1960 to 2023
YearPopulationChange
202354,414+502
202253,912+616
202153,296+731
202052,565+773
201951,792+796
201850,996+816
201750,180+716
201649,464+565
201548,899+471
201448,428+182
201348,246-45
201248,291-252
201148,543-114
201048,657-134
200948,791+244
200848,547+169
200748,378+43
200648,335-24
200548,359-25
200448,384+352
200348,032+697
200247,335+700
200146,635+881
200045,754+608
199945,146+472
199844,674+542
199744,132+551
199643,581-30
199543,611-1,084
199444,695-1,779
199346,474-813
199247,287-160
199147,447-293
199047,740-218
198947,958+603
198847,355+654
198746,701+570
198646,131+424
198545,707+566
198445,141+471
198344,670+499
198244,171+545
198143,626+554
198043,072+551
197942,521+553
197841,968+500
197741,468+448
197641,020+452
197540,568+462
197440,106+470
197339,636+464
197239,172+469
197138,703+434
197038,269+362
196937,907+347
196837,560+358
196737,202+386
196636,816+469
196536,347+500
196435,847+456
196335,391+428
196234,963+406
196134,557+430
196034,127—
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