Rural population in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Rural population was 33,136 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Faroe Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 33,136 for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Faroe Islands peaked at 33,136 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26,961, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 188th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,961 | — |
| 1961 | 27,063 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 27,127 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 27,194 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 27,272 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 27,377 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 27,456 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 27,479 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 27,491 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27,511 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 27,556 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 27,638 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 27,723 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 27,802 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 27,900 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 28,027 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 28,199 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 28,442 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 28,795 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 29,142 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 29,473 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 29,839 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 30,137 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 30,348 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 30,556 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 30,989 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 31,184 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 31,349 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 31,720 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 31,961 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 31,758 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 31,448 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 31,198 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 30,576 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 29,528 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 28,618 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 28,376 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 28,604 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 28,831 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 29,042 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29,420 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29,877 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 30,324 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 30,679 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 30,812 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30,789 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30,713 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 30,820 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30,843 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30,792 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30,530 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30,437 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30,266 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30,037 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30,069 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30,247 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30,509 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 30,944 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 31,411 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31,905 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 32,236 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 32,610 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32,883 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 33,075 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 33,105 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 33,136 | +0.1% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 33,136 is below the median for high income countries, which is 456,529, 7% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 33,136 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 million, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,293 | 26,961 | 27,511 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28,122 | 27,556 | 29,142 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,756 | 29,473 | 31,961 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,798 | 28,376 | 31,758 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,507 | 29,420 | 30,843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,636 | 30,037 | 31,905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,841 | 32,236 | 33,136 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 185 Isle of Man 40,262 compare
- 186 Luxembourg 35,144 compare
- 187 Liechtenstein 35,022 compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31,954 compare
- 190 Malta 25,040 compare
- 191 Iceland 22,689 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Faroe Islands?
- Rural population in Faroe Islands was 33,136 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 33,136 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,961 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for rural population?
- Faroe Islands ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.