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Faroe Islands

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Compare this country
Capital
Tórshavn
Currency
Faroese króna
Continent
Europe
Area
1,399 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q4628 · Official languages: Danish, Faroese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
54.9K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
4.05B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
74.18K · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
No data available
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.91 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
83.08 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Faroe Islands: 54.9K
Faroe Islands · Population47.58K49.58K51.57K53.57K55.57K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · Population · people
YearFaroe Islands
202554,900
202454,640
202354,398
202253,903
202153,291
202052,561
201951,790
201850,997
201750,179
201649,463
201548,898
201448,427
201348,245
201248,290
201148,542
201048,656
200948,790
200848,547
200748,378
200648,335
current US$ · 20062025
2025Faroe Islands:
Faroe Islands · GDP1.81B2.42B3.04B3.65B4.26B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · GDP · current US$
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
20244,052,937,169.77
20233,943,131,022.23
20223,615,241,800.5
20213,699,551,717.11
20203,271,813,311.58
20193,266,432,734.23
20183,188,600,927.47
20172,980,057,377.88
20162,813,278,868.78
20152,573,905,971.05
20142,914,012,679.27
20132,690,110,520.93
20122,427,200,388.92
20112,505,740,669.27
20102,331,796,784.36
20092,296,065,170.06
20082,489,873,249.63
20072,339,015,313.3
20062,017,680,834.9

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Faroe Islands:
Faroe Islands · GDP per capita38.5K48.23K57.96K67.69K77.42K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
202474,175.28
202372,486.69
202267,069.4
202169,421.7
202062,247.93
201963,070.72
201862,525.26
201759,388.54
201656,876.43
201552,638.27
201460,173.31
201355,759.36
201250,263
201151,620.05
201047,924.14
200947,060.16
200851,287.89
200748,348.74
200641,743.68
% · 20062025
No data available
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · Inflation · %
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
No data available
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Faroe Islands:
Faroe Islands · Fertility rate1.792.022.242.462.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
20241.91
20231.87
20222.08
20212.31
20202.33
20192.42
20182.5
20172.47
20162.61
20152.41
20142.55
20132.51
20122.53
20112.28
20102.5
20092.34
20082.53
20072.54
20062.48

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Faroe Islands:
Faroe Islands · Life expectancy79.3580.3781.3982.483.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Faroe Islands · Life expectancy · years
YearFaroe Islands
2025No data available
202483.08
202382.95
202282.82
202182.68
202082.53
201982.39
201882.25
201782.11
201681.96
201581.8
201481.59
201381.36
201281.11
201180.85
201080.6
200980.37
200880.15
200779.92
200679.69
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology