Faroe Islands: Administrative Division
Contents: Municipalities
The population of the municipalities (kommunur) of the Faroe Islands according to offical estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1985-01-01 | Population Estimate 1995-01-01 | Population Estimate 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Eiðis | Municipality | 620 | 631 | 718 | 686 | 806 | → |
Eystur | Municipality | 1,725 | 1,638 | 1,919 | 2,000 | 2,296 | → |
Fámjins | Municipality | 127 | 125 | 114 | 92 | 80 | → |
Fuglafjarðar | Municipality | 1,640 | 1,452 | 1,565 | 1,516 | 1,633 | → |
Fugloyar | Municipality | 62 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 42 | → |
Hovs | Municipality | 153 | 143 | 131 | 117 | 106 | → |
Húsavíkar | Municipality | 192 | 172 | 142 | 117 | 102 | → |
Hvalbiar | Municipality | 828 | 786 | 777 | 724 | 640 | → |
Hvannasunds | Municipality | 460 | 457 | 449 | 395 | 426 | → |
Klaksvíkar | Municipality | 5,015 | 4,782 | 5,012 | 4,932 | 5,478 | → |
Kunoyar | Municipality | 101 | 127 | 142 | 129 | 154 | → |
Kvívíkar | Municipality | 513 | 561 | 605 | 568 | 599 | → |
Nes | Municipality | 1,031 | 1,047 | 1,211 | 1,233 | 1,536 | → |
Porkeris | Municipality | 355 | 401 | 359 | 301 | 322 | → |
Runavíkar | Municipality | 3,509 | 3,268 | 3,722 | 3,794 | 4,379 | → |
Sands | Municipality | 656 | 557 | 599 | 526 | 529 | → |
Sjóvar | Municipality | 935 | 960 | 1,041 | 936 | 1,206 | → |
Skálavíkar | Municipality | 225 | 178 | 183 | 140 | 142 | → |
Skopunar | Municipality | 608 | 541 | 480 | 449 | 472 | → |
Skúgvoyar (Skúvoyar) | Municipality | 90 | 93 | 62 | 43 | 32 | → |
Sørvágs | Municipality | 1,078 | 1,006 | 1,081 | 1,085 | 1,232 | → |
Sumbiar | Municipality | 542 | 453 | 390 | 352 | 335 | → |
Sunda | Municipality | 1,456 | 1,331 | 1,557 | 1,640 | 1,828 | → |
Tórshavnar | Municipality | 16,118 | 16,500 | 19,330 | 20,198 | 23,242 | → |
Tvøroyrar | Municipality | 2,117 | 1,858 | 1,837 | 1,723 | 1,750 | → |
Vága | Municipality | 1,852 | 1,639 | 1,827 | 1,992 | 2,198 | → |
Vágs | Municipality | 1,759 | 1,428 | 1,423 | 1,332 | 1,366 | → |
Vestmanna | Municipality | 1,305 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,210 | 1,270 | → |
Viðareiðis | Municipality | 276 | 303 | 341 | 347 | 344 | → |
Føroyar [Faroe Islands] | Autonomous Country | 45,348 | 43,643 | 48,303 | 48,617 | 54,545 |
Source: Hagstova Føroya, Statistics Faroe Islands.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2024) | |
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Males | 28,387 |
Females | 26,158 |
Age Groups (E 2024) | |
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0-17 years | 13,198 |
18-64 years | 31,339 |
65+ years | 10,008 |
Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
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90+ years | 490 |
80-89 years | 2,151 |
70-79 years | 4,573 |
60-69 years | 5,925 |
50-59 years | 6,825 |
40-49 years | 6,658 |
30-39 years | 7,207 |
20-29 years | 5,943 |
10-19 years | 7,419 |
0-9 years | 7,354 |