Faroe Islands - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Faroe Islands was 20,718 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,718 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,404 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7,404
1961 7,766
1962 8,156
1963 8,561
1964 8,982
1965 9,414
1966 9,816
1967 10,076
1968 10,342
1969 10,613
1970 10,903
1971 11,212
1972 11,531
1973 11,861
1974 12,190
1975 12,522
1976 12,857
1977 13,191
1978 13,338
1979 13,428
1980 13,516
1981 13,599
1982 13,679
1983 13,760
1984 13,850
1985 13,946
1986 14,056
1987 14,179
1988 14,291
1989 14,351
1990 14,464
1991 14,681
1992 14,899
1993 15,084
1994 15,281
1995 15,545
1996 15,887
1997 16,188
1998 16,434
1999 16,649
2000 16,983
2001 17,472
2002 17,960
2003 18,366
2004 18,682
2005 18,988
2006 19,187
2007 19,293
2008 19,385
2009 19,475
2010 19,564
2011 19,646
2012 19,723
2013 19,813
2014 19,906
2015 20,009
2016 20,125
2017 20,255
2018 20,400
2019 20,554
2020 20,718

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Faroe Islands was 42.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.38 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 21.38
1961 22.14
1962 22.96
1963 23.81
1964 24.67
1965 25.55
1966 26.33
1967 26.72
1968 27.12
1969 27.52
1970 27.95
1971 28.42
1972 28.89
1973 29.36
1974 29.84
1975 30.33
1976 30.82
1977 31.31
1978 31.36
1979 31.27
1980 31.19
1981 31.10
1982 31.02
1983 30.93
1984 30.85
1985 30.77
1986 30.68
1987 30.60
1988 30.52
1989 30.43
1990 30.59
1991 31.15
1992 31.87
1993 32.60
1994 33.33
1995 34.07
1996 34.82
1997 35.35
1998 35.65
1999 35.86
2000 36.34
2001 37.18
2002 38.02
2003 38.71
2004 39.25
2005 39.78
2006 40.15
2007 40.34
2008 40.54
2009 40.73
2010 40.93
2011 41.09
2012 41.23
2013 41.36
2014 41.50
2015 41.64
2016 41.78
2017 41.91
2018 42.06
2019 42.23
2020 42.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization