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Municipalities

The population of the municipalities (kommunur) of the Faroe Islands according to offical estimates.

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1985-01-01
Population
Estimate
1995-01-01
Population
Estimate
2005-01-01
Population
Estimate
2015-01-01
Population
Estimate
2024-01-01
 
EiðisMunicipality620631718686806
EysturMunicipality1,7251,6381,9192,0002,296
FámjinsMunicipality1271251149280
FuglafjarðarMunicipality1,6401,4521,5651,5161,633
FugloyarMunicipality6254454042
HovsMunicipality153143131117106
HúsavíkarMunicipality192172142117102
HvalbiarMunicipality828786777724640
HvannasundsMunicipality460457449395426
KlaksvíkarMunicipality5,0154,7825,0124,9325,478
KunoyarMunicipality101127142129154
KvívíkarMunicipality513561605568599
NesMunicipality1,0311,0471,2111,2331,536
PorkerisMunicipality355401359301322
RunavíkarMunicipality3,5093,2683,7223,7944,379
SandsMunicipality656557599526529
SjóvarMunicipality9359601,0419361,206
SkálavíkarMunicipality225178183140142
SkopunarMunicipality608541480449472
Skúgvoyar (Skúvoyar)Municipality9093624332
SørvágsMunicipality1,0781,0061,0811,0851,232
SumbiarMunicipality542453390352335
SundaMunicipality1,4561,3311,5571,6401,828
TórshavnarMunicipality16,11816,50019,33020,19823,242
TvøroyrarMunicipality2,1171,8581,8371,7231,750
VágaMunicipality1,8521,6391,8271,9922,198
VágsMunicipality1,7591,4281,4231,3321,366
VestmannaMunicipality1,3051,1521,2411,2101,270
ViðareiðisMunicipality276303341347344
Føroyar [Faroe Islands]Autonomous Country45,34843,64348,30348,61754,545

Contents: Places

The population of all towns and villages (bygdir og býir) on the Faroe Islands according to offical estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).

Name StatusMunicipalityPopulation
Estimate
1985-01-01
Population
Estimate
1995-01-01
Population
Estimate
2005-01-01
Population
Estimate
2015-01-01
Population
Estimate
2024-01-01
 
ÆðuvíkPlaceRunavíkar886510610395
AkrarPlaceSumbiar4337281912
ÁnirnarPlaceKlaksvíkar149135750
ArgirPlaceTórshavnar1,2611,4121,8881,9792,540
ÁrnafjørðurPlaceKlaksvíkar7364515463
BøurPlaceSørvágs6162706967
DalurPlaceHúsavíkar7557483433
DepilPlaceHvannasunds53225
EiðiPlaceEiðis572575658630719
ElduvíkPlaceRunavíkar4430261716
FámjinPlaceFámjins1271251149280
FroðbaPlaceTvøroyrar204168140290273
FuglafjørðurPlaceFuglafjarðar1,5971,4191,5391,5021,621
FunningsfjørðurPlaceRunavíkar9548635248
FunningurPlaceRunavíkar104110815146
GásadalurPlaceSørvágs2115141713
GjógvPlaceSunda8965542830
GlyvrarPlaceRunavíkar409321422370478
GøtugjógvPlaceEystur5941533954
HaldórsvíkPlaceSunda207171162124113
HaraldssundPlaceKunoyar5267746473
HattarvíkPlaceFugloyar2732171413
HellurnarPlaceFuglafjarðar4333261412
HesturPlaceTórshavnar5848391815
HósvíkPlaceSunda235215292308327
HovPlaceHovs153143131117106
HoyvíkPlaceTórshavnar8101,8282,9493,7964,647
HúsarPlaceKlaksvíkar3846524339
HúsavíkPlaceHúsavíkar110110897059
HvalbaPlaceHvalbiar716659664638575
HvalvíkPlaceSunda195169220231266
HvannasundPlaceHvannasunds244279271227250
HvítanesPlaceTórshavnar94859695107
Innan GlyvurPlaceSjóvar3866817686
Í SkálafirðiPlaceEystur40005
KaldbakPlaceTórshavnar147189217228245
KaldbaksbotnurPlaceTórshavnar136897
KirkjaPlaceFugloyar3522282629
KirkjubøurPlaceTórshavnar5553677478
KlaksvíkPlaceKlaksvíkar4,7264,4434,6844,5975,090
KolbeinagjógvPlaceSjóvar4034332537
KollafjørðurPlaceTórshavnar777790820749813
KolturPlaceTórshavnar60210
KunoyPlaceKunoyar4960686581
KvívíkPlaceKvívíkar324367375361395
LambaPlaceRunavíkar116105145140150
LambareiðiPlaceRunavíkar987311
LangasandurPlaceSunda3333364143
LeirvíkPlaceEystur7907488538951,055
LeynarPlaceKvívíkar7086122102112
LjósáPlaceEiðis3132352136
LopraPlaceSumbiar132112968773
MiðvágurPlaceVága1,0229251,0321,0601,129
MikladalurPlaceKlaksvíkar5558452927
MjørkadalurPlaceTórshavnar413000
MorskranesPlaceSjóvar4850463024
MúliPlaceHvannasunds86400
MykinesPlaceSørvágs2818211313
NesPlaceNes188195232326366
NesvíkPlaceSunda33110
NólsoyPlaceTórshavnar315245264218221
NorðdepilPlaceHvannasunds192159164163170
NorðoyriPlaceKlaksvíkar156484104155
NorðradalurPlaceTórshavnar392117149
NorðragøtaPlaceEystur458461570629640
NorðskáliPlaceSunda185183248295322
NorðtoftirPlaceHvannasunds1110831
ØrðavíkPlaceTvøroyrar5240393324
Ørðavíkslíð (Ørðavíkarlíð)PlaceTvøroyrar6167686957
OyndarfjørðurPlaceRunavíkar178172182134120
OyrarbakkiPlaceSunda112110105144166
OyrareingirPlaceTórshavnar1521434037
OyriPlaceSunda133146137139177
PorkeriPlacePorkeris355401359301322
RituvíkPlaceRunavíkar258269275260333
RunavíkPlaceRunavíkar406438475527575
SaksunPlaceSunda2534321011
SaltangaráPlaceRunavíkar6926948219771,183
SaltnesPlaceNes168154151120167
SandavágurPlaceVága7686677398811,026
SandurPlaceSands656557599526529
SandvíkPlaceHvalbiar1121271138665
SelatraðPlaceSjóvar7672624044
SignabøurPlaceTórshavnar2889158133151
SkálaPlaceRunavíkar629548614672772
SkálabotnurPlaceRunavíkar7882100106139
SkálavíkPlaceSkálavíkar225178183140142
SkælingurPlaceKvívíkar1314111613
SkarvanesPlaceHúsavíkar7551310
SkipanesPlaceRunavíkar7544586052
SkopunPlaceSkopunar608541480449472
SkúgvoyPlaceSkúgvoyar8784553327
SøldarfjørðurPlaceRunavíkar328334347322361
SørvágurPlaceSørvágs9689119769861,139
Stóra DímunPlaceSkúgvoyar397105
StrendurPlaceSjóvar7337388197651,015
StreymnesPlaceSunda164134199263329
StykkiðPlaceKvívíkar4945424035
SumbaPlaceSumbiar360300264246250
SundPlaceTórshavnar43321
SvínáirPlaceEiðis1724253551
SvínoyPlaceKlaksvíkar6666552731
SyðradalurPlaceKlaksvíkar128566
SyðradalurPlaceTórshavnar129778
SyðrugøtaPlaceEystur368350406409506
TjørnuvíkPlaceSunda7568715644
ToftirPlaceNes6756988287871,003
TórshavnPlaceTórshavnar12,35111,56812,59212,61514,099
TrøllanesPlaceKlaksvíkar1624231517
TrongisvágurPlaceTvøroyrar395392415516527
TvøroyriPlaceTvøroyrar1,4051,1911,175815869
Undir GøtueiðiPlaceEystur4638372836
VágurPlaceVágs1,7591,4281,4231,3321,366
VálurPlaceKvívíkar5749554944
VatnsoyrarPlaceVága6247565143
VelbastaðurPlaceTórshavnar92130160220264
VestmannaPlaceVestmanna1,3051,1521,2411,2101,270
ViðareiðiPlaceViðareiðis276303341347344
VíkarbyrgiPlaceSumbiar74200

Source: Hagstova Føroya, Statistics Faroe Islands.