Faroe Islands Rural Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2021 was 30,367, a 0.58% increase from 2020.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2020 was 30,192, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2019 was 29,859, a 1.14% increase from 2018.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2018 was 29,521, a 1.18% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,843,442
Germany 18,682,511
Italy 16,937,284
Poland 15,070,539
France 12,708,476
United Kingdom 10,669,915
Japan 10,221,684
South Korea 9,617,303
Spain 8,982,440
Canada 7,017,013
Saudi Arabia 5,569,435
Austria 3,672,325
Argentina 3,559,798
Australia 3,503,340
Portugal 3,422,889
Czech Republic 2,709,018
Hungary 2,694,980
Slovak Republic 2,515,539
Chile 2,374,855
Switzerland 2,263,233
Greece 2,124,201
Ireland 1,816,369
Croatia 1,642,337
Panama 1,358,683
Netherlands 1,302,355
Sweden 1,225,108
UAE 1,189,467
Slovenia 939,634
Norway 901,946
Lithuania 889,294
Finland 798,128
Trinidad and Tobago 713,019
Denmark 688,752
Israel 686,007
New Zealand 676,747
Latvia 595,103
Oman 585,672
Cyprus 412,374
Estonia 407,066
Belgium 218,295
Puerto Rico 209,130
Barbados 193,336
Bahrain 151,858
Uruguay 150,653
Channel Islands 119,131
French Polynesia 115,331
Brunei 95,515
New Caledonia 76,092
Antigua and Barbuda 70,492
Bahamas 67,855
Aruba 59,803
Luxembourg 53,305
Seychelles 41,716
Isle of Man 39,540
Liechtenstein 33,390
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,893
Faroe Islands 30,367
Malta 26,912
Iceland 22,560
Qatar 19,409
Curacao 16,703
British Virgin Islands 15,897
Andorra 9,596
Guam 8,501
Greenland 7,078
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,192
Northern Mariana Islands 4,013
Palau 3,338
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,782
San Marino 803
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Faroe Islands Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 30,367 57.42 0.58%
2020 30,192 57.60 1.11%
2019 29,859 57.78 1.14%
2018 29,521 57.94 1.17%
2017 29,177 58.09 1.23%
2016 28,820 58.22 1.15%
2015 28,490 58.36 0.49%
2014 28,352 58.50 -0.14%
2013 28,391 58.64 -0.18%
2012 28,442 58.78 -0.22%
2011 28,505 58.91 -0.33%
2010 28,598 59.07 -0.37%
2009 28,703 59.27 -0.29%
2008 28,787 59.46 -0.23%
2007 28,852 59.66 -0.23%
2006 28,917 59.85 -0.56%
2005 29,080 60.22 -0.26%
2004 29,155 60.75 0.38%
2003 29,045 61.29 0.11%
2002 29,014 61.98 -0.13%
2001 29,053 62.83 -0.06%
2000 29,069 63.66 0.26%
1999 28,993 64.14 0.43%
1998 28,869 64.35 0.36%
1997 28,764 64.65 -0.01%
1996 28,768 65.18 -0.39%
1995 28,880 65.93 -1.86%
1994 29,422 66.67 -3.26%
1993 30,397 67.40 -3.06%
1992 31,342 68.13 -2.78%
1991 32,227 68.85 -2.23%
1990 32,953 69.41 -0.26%
1989 33,038 69.57 1.25%
1988 32,629 69.49 1.15%
1987 32,256 69.40 1.13%
1986 31,894 69.32 1.07%
1985 31,553 69.23 1.09%
1984 31,211 69.15 1.16%
1983 30,852 69.07 1.26%
1982 30,466 68.98 1.38%
1981 30,049 68.90 1.41%
1980 29,627 68.81 1.40%
1979 29,214 68.73 1.40%
1978 28,807 68.65 1.09%
1977 28,495 68.69 0.32%
1976 28,403 69.19 0.34%
1975 28,306 69.67 0.39%
1974 28,196 70.16 0.43%
1973 28,076 70.64 0.45%
1972 27,950 71.11 0.47%
1971 27,818 71.58 0.50%
1970 27,678 72.05 0.47%
1969 27,549 72.48 0.45%
1968 27,424 72.88 0.51%
1967 27,284 73.28 0.57%
1966 27,130 73.67 0.26%
1965 27,059 74.45 0.22%
1964 26,999 75.33 0.14%
1963 26,962 76.20 0.10%
1962 26,935 77.04 0.07%
1961 26,917 77.86 0.25%
1960 26,851 78.62 %