Urban population share in the Faroe Islands in 2025 — 39.6%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.6 pp.
1960–2025 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.6 | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 39.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 39.2 | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 38.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 38.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 38.4 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 38.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 38.3 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 38.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 38.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 37.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 37.7 | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 37.3 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 37.3 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 37.3 | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 36.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 36.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 36.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 36.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 36.3 | +0 pp |
| 2004 | 36.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 36.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 35.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 35.7 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 35.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 35.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 35.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 34.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 34.4 | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 33.9 | −0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 34.2 | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 34 | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 33.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 33.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 33.4 | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 33 | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 32.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 32.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 32.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 32.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 32.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 31.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 31.6 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 31.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 31.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 31.4 | −0 pp |
| 1977 | 31.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 31.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 30.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 30.4 | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 29.9 | +0.6 pp |
| 1972 | 29.2 | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 28.6 | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 28 | +0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 27.4 | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 26.8 | +0.7 pp |
| 1967 | 26.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 1966 | 25.4 | +0.7 pp |
| 1965 | 24.7 | +0.8 pp |
| 1964 | 23.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 1963 | 23.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 22.4 | +0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 21.7 | +0.7 pp |
| 1960 | 21 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of population living in urban settlements, as a percent of the total. One caveat is central: each country sets the criteria for a city itself — in some places it is a settlement of 2,000 residents or more, in others 20,000, in others administrative status. Cross-country comparisons of urbanization are therefore always approximate, while the trend within a single country is informative.
Important: Sharp jumps in individual years are usually explained not by people moving but by changes in the administrative boundaries of cities.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
