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 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.
  • Faroe Islands rural population for 2019 was 29,859, a 1.14% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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United States 56,378,923
Germany 18,793,519
Italy 16,681,796
Poland 14,974,307
France 12,561,983
United Kingdom 10,448,880
Japan 10,066,305
South Korea 9,588,890
Spain 8,902,107
Canada 7,103,929
Saudi Arabia 5,559,991
Austria 3,684,288
Argentina 3,538,352
Australia 3,510,274
Portugal 3,385,528
Czech Republic 2,697,096
Hungary 2,657,928
Slovak Republic 2,503,549
Chile 2,369,699
Switzerland 2,272,064
Greece 2,075,584
Ireland 1,822,006
Croatia 1,610,240
Panama 1,360,444
Netherlands 1,259,398
Sweden 1,206,837
UAE 1,176,081
Slovenia 933,093
Lithuania 893,387
Norway 891,476
Finland 795,690
Trinidad and Tobago 714,385
Israel 691,177
Denmark 686,700
New Zealand 672,077
Latvia 592,511
Oman 560,597
Cyprus 414,105
Estonia 408,688
Belgium 215,535
Puerto Rico 205,872
Barbados 193,416
Bahrain 151,007
Uruguay 147,591
Channel Islands 119,980
French Polynesia 115,865
Brunei 94,946
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Bahamas 67,680
Aruba 59,554
Luxembourg 52,836
Seychelles 41,629
Isle of Man 39,495
Liechtenstein 33,610
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,888
Faroe Islands 30,379
Malta 26,825
Iceland 22,945
Qatar 18,381
Curacao 16,462
British Virgin Islands 15,862
Andorra 9,730
Guam 8,432
Greenland 6,954
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,073
Northern Mariana Islands 3,973
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Turks and Caicos Islands 2,721
San Marino 763
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Faroe Islands Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %