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Faroe Islands: Urban population growth

1.06percent · 2025-33.2% since 2015

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Annual figures for Faroe Islands from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20251.058
20240.989
20231.431
20221.626
20211.736
20202.189
20191.515
20181.808
20171.472
20161.612
20151.583
20140.82
20131.016
2012-0.448
2011-0.116
20100.709
20091.647
20080.828
2007-0.364
20060.296
2005-0.011
20041.254
20031.991
20021.498
20012.563
20001.418
19991.634
19982.008
19972.102
19961.404
1995-1.154
1994-4.707
1993-1.194
19920.561
19910.1
1990-0.094
19892.289
19881.827
19872.673
19861.537
19850.921
19841.82
19832.031
19821.776
19811.373
19801.631
19791.552
19781.122
19771.586
19762.208
19752.708
19743.095
19733.307
19723.412
19713.233
19703.004
19693.196
19683.497
19673.805
19664.256
19654.503
19644.508
19634.504
19624.463
19614.476

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Urban population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-urban-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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