Faroe Islands
Population 2026
56,554
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.95%
- Density
- 41 per km²
- Land area
- 1,370 km²
- Capital
- Torshavn
- Currency
- Krone (DKK)
- Official languages
- FO, DA-FO
- Urban population
- 39.6%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 7262026
- Deaths
- 5362026
- Birth rate
- 10.8per 1,000
- Death rate
- 8.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.91
- Life expectancy
- 83.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 37.1
- Net migration
- 386
Age distribution
- 0–1419.9%
- 15–6462.3%
- 65+17.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $4.1B
- GDP per capita
- $74.2K
- GDP growth
- +0.8%
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- $2.2B
- Imports
- $2.1B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture16.1%
- Industry18.3%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Services53.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TórshavnStreymoy | 13,2002024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56,554 | 726 | 536 |
| 2020 | 52,615 | 676 | 539 |
| 2010 | 48,191 | 643 | 469 |
| 2000 | 45,687 | 686 | 398 |
| 1990 | 47,525 | 961 | 365 |
| 1980 | 43,092 | 740 | 305 |
| 1970 | 38,294 | 817 | 260 |
| 1960 | 34,150 | 788 | 257 |
| 1950 | 31,690 | 878 | 421 |