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Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands / FO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Faroe Islands in numbers.

Area12,960 kmยฒWorld # 159 โ†’Population54.9KWorld # 200 โ†’Population density4.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 207 โ†’Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 20 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 74,175World # 15 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Faroe Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area12,960 kmยฒWorld # 159 / 2023 โ†’Population54.9KWorld # 200 / 2025 โ†’Population density4.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 207 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 108 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.3 yearsWorld # 82 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.8%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1419.9%World # 124 / 2025 โ†’Urban population39.6%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’Net migration386World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 16 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.6%World # 59 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 74,175World # 15 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.1BWorld # 175 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 82,089World # 16 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth0.8%World # 177 / 2024 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.1%World # 206 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person13.1 tWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’Internet use97.6%World # 15 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions105.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 132 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 87%Main languageFaroeseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMost mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal203 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFaroeseLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyDanish KroneDKKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country