Rural population in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Rural population was 60.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 60.4% for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Faroe Islands peaked at 79.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2025.
Faroe Islands ranks 44th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.0% | — |
| 1961 | 78.3% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 76.8% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 74.6% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 70.8% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 69.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 68.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.7% | 72.6% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.7% | 68.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 66.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 64.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.1% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.6% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.4% | 61.3% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.6036 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Faroe Islands?
- Rural population in Faroe Islands was 60.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2025.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for rural population?
- Faroe Islands ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.