Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population was 28.99 1000 No in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
28.99 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
226th
of 243 countries
All-time high
28.99 1000 No
in 2050
All-time low
5.47 1000 No
in 1950
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population in Faroe Islands, 1950–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2050, population - est. & proj. — urban population in Faroe Islands stood at 28.99 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population in Faroe Islands peaked at 28.99 1000 No in 2050 and was at its lowest, 5.47 1000 No, in 1950.

Faroe Islands ranks 226th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6.12 1000 No 5.47 1000 No 7.1 1000 No 10
1960s 9.13 1000 No 7.41 1000 No 10.64 1000 No 10
1970s 12.34 1000 No 10.92 1000 No 13.48 1000 No 10
1980s 14 1000 No 13.57 1000 No 14.45 1000 No 10
1990s 15.65 1000 No 14.56 1000 No 16.83 1000 No 10
2000s 18.81 1000 No 17.17 1000 No 19.76 1000 No 10
2010s 20.37 1000 No 19.87 1000 No 20.98 1000 No 10
2020s 22.05 1000 No 21.16 1000 No 23.06 1000 No 10
2030s 24.54 1000 No 23.31 1000 No 25.82 1000 No 10
2040s 27.43 1000 No 26.11 1000 No 28.72 1000 No 10
2050s 28.99 1000 No 28.99 1000 No 28.99 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 223 Antigua and Barbuda 38.8 1000 No compare
  2. 224 Gibraltar 37.05 1000 No compare
  3. 225 San Marino 34.35 1000 No compare
  4. 227 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.56 1000 No compare
  5. 228 Palau 24.6 1000 No compare
  6. 229 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 24.39 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population in Faroe Islands?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population in Faroe Islands was 28.99 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 28.99 1000 No in 2050.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.47 1000 No in 1950.
How does Faroe Islands rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Faroe Islands ranks 226th out of 243 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.