Faroe Islands: Towns and Villages
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 |
Contents: Places
The population of all towns and villages (bygdir og býir) on the Faroe Islands according to offical estimates.
Name | Status | Municipality | 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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Æðuvík | Place | Runavíkar | 88 | 65 | 106 | 103 | 95 | → |
Akrar | Place | Sumbiar | 43 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 12 | → |
Ánirnar | Place | Klaksvíkar | 14 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 50 | → |
Argir | Place | Tórshavnar | 1,261 | 1,412 | 1,888 | 1,979 | 2,540 | → |
Árnafjørður | Place | Klaksvíkar | 73 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 63 | → |
Bøur | Place | Sørvágs | 61 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 67 | → |
Dalur | Place | Húsavíkar | 75 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 33 | → |
Depil | Place | Hvannasunds | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | → |
Eiði | Place | Eiðis | 572 | 575 | 658 | 630 | 719 | → |
Elduvík | Place | Runavíkar | 44 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 16 | → |
Fámjin | Place | Fámjins | 127 | 125 | 114 | 92 | 80 | → |
Froðba | Place | Tvøroyrar | 204 | 168 | 140 | 290 | 273 | → |
Fuglafjørður | Place | Fuglafjarðar | 1,597 | 1,419 | 1,539 | 1,502 | 1,621 | → |
Funningsfjørður | Place | Runavíkar | 95 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 48 | → |
Funningur | Place | Runavíkar | 104 | 110 | 81 | 51 | 46 | → |
Gásadalur | Place | Sørvágs | 21 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | → |
Gjógv | Place | Sunda | 89 | 65 | 54 | 28 | 30 | → |
Glyvrar | Place | Runavíkar | 409 | 321 | 422 | 370 | 478 | → |
Gøtugjógv | Place | Eystur | 59 | 41 | 53 | 39 | 54 | → |
Haldórsvík | Place | Sunda | 207 | 171 | 162 | 124 | 113 | → |
Haraldssund | Place | Kunoyar | 52 | 67 | 74 | 64 | 73 | → |
Hattarvík | Place | Fugloyar | 27 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 13 | → |
Hellurnar | Place | Fuglafjarðar | 43 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 12 | → |
Hestur | Place | Tórshavnar | 58 | 48 | 39 | 18 | 15 | → |
Hósvík | Place | Sunda | 235 | 215 | 292 | 308 | 327 | → |
Hov | Place | Hovs | 153 | 143 | 131 | 117 | 106 | → |
Hoyvík | Place | Tórshavnar | 810 | 1,828 | 2,949 | 3,796 | 4,647 | → |
Húsar | Place | Klaksvíkar | 38 | 46 | 52 | 43 | 39 | → |
Húsavík | Place | Húsavíkar | 110 | 110 | 89 | 70 | 59 | → |
Hvalba | Place | Hvalbiar | 716 | 659 | 664 | 638 | 575 | → |
Hvalvík | Place | Sunda | 195 | 169 | 220 | 231 | 266 | → |
Hvannasund | Place | Hvannasunds | 244 | 279 | 271 | 227 | 250 | → |
Hvítanes | Place | Tórshavnar | 94 | 85 | 96 | 95 | 107 | → |
Innan Glyvur | Place | Sjóvar | 38 | 66 | 81 | 76 | 86 | → |
Í Skálafirði | Place | Eystur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | → |
Kaldbak | Place | Tórshavnar | 147 | 189 | 217 | 228 | 245 | → |
Kaldbaksbotnur | Place | Tórshavnar | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | → |
Kirkja | Place | Fugloyar | 35 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 29 | → |
Kirkjubøur | Place | Tórshavnar | 55 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 78 | → |
Klaksvík | Place | Klaksvíkar | 4,726 | 4,443 | 4,684 | 4,597 | 5,090 | → |
Kolbeinagjógv | Place | Sjóvar | 40 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 37 | → |
Kollafjørður | Place | Tórshavnar | 777 | 790 | 820 | 749 | 813 | → |
Koltur | Place | Tórshavnar | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | → |
Kunoy | Place | Kunoyar | 49 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 81 | → |
Kvívík | Place | Kvívíkar | 324 | 367 | 375 | 361 | 395 | → |
Lamba | Place | Runavíkar | 116 | 105 | 145 | 140 | 150 | → |
Lambareiði | Place | Runavíkar | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | → |
Langasandur | Place | Sunda | 33 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 43 | → |
Leirvík | Place | Eystur | 790 | 748 | 853 | 895 | 1,055 | → |
Leynar | Place | Kvívíkar | 70 | 86 | 122 | 102 | 112 | → |
Ljósá | Place | Eiðis | 31 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 36 | → |
Lopra | Place | Sumbiar | 132 | 112 | 96 | 87 | 73 | → |
Miðvágur | Place | Vága | 1,022 | 925 | 1,032 | 1,060 | 1,129 | → |
Mikladalur | Place | Klaksvíkar | 55 | 58 | 45 | 29 | 27 | → |
Mjørkadalur | Place | Tórshavnar | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
Morskranes | Place | Sjóvar | 48 | 50 | 46 | 30 | 24 | → |
Múli | Place | Hvannasunds | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | → |
Mykines | Place | Sørvágs | 28 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 13 | → |
Nes | Place | Nes | 188 | 195 | 232 | 326 | 366 | → |
Nesvík | Place | Sunda | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | → |
Nólsoy | Place | Tórshavnar | 315 | 245 | 264 | 218 | 221 | → |
Norðdepil | Place | Hvannasunds | 192 | 159 | 164 | 163 | 170 | → |
Norðoyri | Place | Klaksvíkar | 15 | 64 | 84 | 104 | 155 | → |
Norðradalur | Place | Tórshavnar | 39 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 9 | → |
Norðragøta | Place | Eystur | 458 | 461 | 570 | 629 | 640 | → |
Norðskáli | Place | Sunda | 185 | 183 | 248 | 295 | 322 | → |
Norðtoftir | Place | Hvannasunds | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | → |
Ørðavík | Place | Tvøroyrar | 52 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 24 | → |
Ørðavíkslíð (Ørðavíkarlíð) | Place | Tvøroyrar | 61 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 57 | → |
Oyndarfjørður | Place | Runavíkar | 178 | 172 | 182 | 134 | 120 | → |
Oyrarbakki | Place | Sunda | 112 | 110 | 105 | 144 | 166 | → |
Oyrareingir | Place | Tórshavnar | 15 | 21 | 43 | 40 | 37 | → |
Oyri | Place | Sunda | 133 | 146 | 137 | 139 | 177 | → |
Porkeri | Place | Porkeris | 355 | 401 | 359 | 301 | 322 | → |
Rituvík | Place | Runavíkar | 258 | 269 | 275 | 260 | 333 | → |
Runavík | Place | Runavíkar | 406 | 438 | 475 | 527 | 575 | → |
Saksun | Place | Sunda | 25 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 11 | → |
Saltangará | Place | Runavíkar | 692 | 694 | 821 | 977 | 1,183 | → |
Saltnes | Place | Nes | 168 | 154 | 151 | 120 | 167 | → |
Sandavágur | Place | Vága | 768 | 667 | 739 | 881 | 1,026 | → |
Sandur | Place | Sands | 656 | 557 | 599 | 526 | 529 | → |
Sandvík | Place | Hvalbiar | 112 | 127 | 113 | 86 | 65 | → |
Selatrað | Place | Sjóvar | 76 | 72 | 62 | 40 | 44 | → |
Signabøur | Place | Tórshavnar | 28 | 89 | 158 | 133 | 151 | → |
Skála | Place | Runavíkar | 629 | 548 | 614 | 672 | 772 | → |
Skálabotnur | Place | Runavíkar | 78 | 82 | 100 | 106 | 139 | → |
Skálavík | Place | Skálavíkar | 225 | 178 | 183 | 140 | 142 | → |
Skælingur | Place | Kvívíkar | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 | → |
Skarvanes | Place | Húsavíkar | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | → |
Skipanes | Place | Runavíkar | 75 | 44 | 58 | 60 | 52 | → |
Skopun | Place | Skopunar | 608 | 541 | 480 | 449 | 472 | → |
Skúgvoy | Place | Skúgvoyar | 87 | 84 | 55 | 33 | 27 | → |
Søldarfjørður | Place | Runavíkar | 328 | 334 | 347 | 322 | 361 | → |
Sørvágur | Place | Sørvágs | 968 | 911 | 976 | 986 | 1,139 | → |
Stóra Dímun | Place | Skúgvoyar | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | → |
Strendur | Place | Sjóvar | 733 | 738 | 819 | 765 | 1,015 | → |
Streymnes | Place | Sunda | 164 | 134 | 199 | 263 | 329 | → |
Stykkið | Place | Kvívíkar | 49 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 35 | → |
Sumba | Place | Sumbiar | 360 | 300 | 264 | 246 | 250 | → |
Sund | Place | Tórshavnar | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | → |
Svínáir | Place | Eiðis | 17 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 51 | → |
Svínoy | Place | Klaksvíkar | 66 | 66 | 55 | 27 | 31 | → |
Syðradalur | Place | Klaksvíkar | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | → |
Syðradalur | Place | Tórshavnar | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | → |
Syðrugøta | Place | Eystur | 368 | 350 | 406 | 409 | 506 | → |
Tjørnuvík | Place | Sunda | 75 | 68 | 71 | 56 | 44 | → |
Toftir | Place | Nes | 675 | 698 | 828 | 787 | 1,003 | → |
Tórshavn | Place | Tórshavnar | 12,351 | 11,568 | 12,592 | 12,615 | 14,099 | → |
Trøllanes | Place | Klaksvíkar | 16 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 17 | → |
Trongisvágur | Place | Tvøroyrar | 395 | 392 | 415 | 516 | 527 | → |
Tvøroyri | Place | Tvøroyrar | 1,405 | 1,191 | 1,175 | 815 | 869 | → |
Undir Gøtueiði | Place | Eystur | 46 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 36 | → |
Vágur | Place | Vágs | 1,759 | 1,428 | 1,423 | 1,332 | 1,366 | → |
Válur | Place | Kvívíkar | 57 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 44 | → |
Vatnsoyrar | Place | Vága | 62 | 47 | 56 | 51 | 43 | → |
Velbastaður | Place | Tórshavnar | 92 | 130 | 160 | 220 | 264 | → |
Vestmanna | Place | Vestmanna | 1,305 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,210 | 1,270 | → |
Viðareiði | Place | Viðareiðis | 276 | 303 | 341 | 347 | 344 | → |
Víkarbyrgi | Place | Sumbiar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | → |
Source: Hagstova Føroya, Statistics Faroe Islands.