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Faroe Islands
Urban population

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.

Global rank#212out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

22 K18 K14 K11 K7.2 K196019932025Faroe Islands · 2025: 21,764Faroe Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • Faroe Islands records 21,764 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #212 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 7,166 in 1960 to 21,764 in 2025, a gain of 14,598.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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