COUNTRY PROFILE / FRO
Faroe Islands
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For Faroe Islands, population is 54,900 people (2025, #200/215) and area is 12,960 km² (2023, #159/215). This profile covers 35 comparable rankings and 7 thematic maps. Largest religious group: Christianity (2011 / 87%); Main language: Faroese.
01 / BASIC INFORMATION
Faroe Islands in numbers.
02 / JAPAN COMPARISON & TRENDS
Compare Faroe Islands with Japan and track change.
JAPAN REFERENCE
In the recorded data for Faroe Islands, population is less than 0.1% of Japan's value and area is about 3.4% of Japan's value. Reference years can differ, so check the year shown for each value.
| Indicator | Faroe Islands | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 54,900 people2025 / Less than 0.1% of Japan's value | 123,366,734 people2025 |
| Area | 12,960 km²2023 / About 3.4% of Japan's value | 377,969 km²2023 |
| Population density | 4.2 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 / About 1.3% of Japan's value | 326.4 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 |
| Life expectancy | 83.08 years2024 / 0.95 years shorter than Japan | 84.04 years2024 |
| GDP per capita | US$ 74,1752024 / About 2.06 times Japan's value | US$ 35,9512025 |
RECORDED CHANGE OVER TIME
Population
2000 → 2025Recorded population moved from 45,754 people in 2000 to 54,900 people in 2025, an increase of about 20%.Life expectancy
2000 → 2024Recorded life expectancy moved from 78.41 years in 2000 to 83.08 years in 2024, an increase of 4.67 years.GDP per capita
2000 → 2024Recorded GDP per capita moved from US$ 23,323 in 2000 to US$ 74,175 in 2024, an increase of about 218%. The values are in current US dollars, so exchange rates and inflation affect the comparison.03 / ALL RANKINGS
30 additional rankings for Faroe Islands.
30 rankings in 6 categories
Essentials2 rankings
People & society11 rankings
Economy & work5 rankings
Food & agriculture1 ranking
Environment & digital9 rankings
04 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY