Population in Faroe Islands
The population of Faroe Islands was 54,900 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Faroe Islands, 2025
54,900
Change from 2024
+0.5%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
202nd of 217
Population in Faroe Islands over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Faroe Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54,900 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 54,640 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 54,398 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 53,903 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 53,291 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 52,561 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 51,790 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 50,997 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 50,179 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 49,463 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 48,898 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 48,427 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 48,245 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 48,290 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 48,542 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 48,656 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 48,790 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 48,547 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 48,378 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 48,335 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 48,359 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 48,384 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 48,032 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 47,335 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 46,635 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 54,640 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48,898 people, the figure has changed by +12.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Faroe Islands has the 202nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Faroe Islands
All statistics for Faroe Islands
Population growth
0.47%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
54,714 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.24 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.33%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
17.8%
2025 · World Bank