Faroe Islands Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 30,371, a 0.03% decline from 2022.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2022 was 30,379, a 0.04% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Faroe Islands Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 30,371 57.01 -0.03%
2022 30,379 57.22 0.04%
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 %