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Faroe Islands: Rural population growth

0.09percent · 2025-84.1% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Faroe Islands from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20250.094
20240.091
20230.582
20220.834
20211.154
20201.032
20191.56
20181.498
20171.416
20160.862
20150.59
20140.106
2013-0.76
2012-0.563
2011-0.305
2010-0.855
2009-0.165
20080.075
20070.348
2006-0.247
2005-0.075
20040.433
20031.164
20021.485
20011.541
20001.293
19990.729
19980.79
19970.8
1996-0.849
1995-3.13
1994-3.488
1993-2.014
1992-0.798
1991-0.981
1990-0.637
19890.757
19881.177
19870.528
19860.627
19851.407
19840.683
19830.698
19820.994
19811.234
19801.129
19791.198
19781.233
19770.858
19760.612
19750.454
19740.352
19730.285
19720.307
19710.297
19700.163
19690.073
19680.044
19670.084
19660.288
19650.384
19640.286
19630.247
19620.236
19610.378

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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