Faroe Islands: Administrative Division
Contents: Municipalities
The population of the municipalities (kommunur) of the Faroe Islands according to offical estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).| Name | Status | Population Estimate 1985-01-01 | Population Estimate 1995-01-01 | Population Estimate 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiðis | Municipality | 620 | 631 | 718 | 686 | 783 | → |
| Eystur | Municipality | 1,725 | 1,638 | 1,919 | 2,000 | 2,291 | → |
| Fámjins | Municipality | 127 | 125 | 114 | 92 | 74 | → |
| Fuglafjarðar | Municipality | 1,640 | 1,452 | 1,565 | 1,516 | 1,625 | → |
| Fugloyar | Municipality | 62 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 49 | → |
| Hovs | Municipality | 153 | 143 | 131 | 117 | 106 | → |
| Húsavíkar | Municipality | 192 | 172 | 142 | 117 | 112 | → |
| Hvalbiar | Municipality | 828 | 786 | 777 | 724 | 635 | → |
| Hvannasunds | Municipality | 460 | 457 | 449 | 395 | 428 | → |
| Klaksvíkar | Municipality | 5,015 | 4,782 | 5,012 | 4,932 | 5,488 | → |
| Kunoyar | Municipality | 101 | 127 | 142 | 129 | 150 | → |
| Kvívíkar | Municipality | 513 | 561 | 605 | 568 | 620 | → |
| Nes | Municipality | 1,031 | 1,047 | 1,211 | 1,233 | 1,585 | → |
| Porkeris | Municipality | 355 | 401 | 359 | 301 | 325 | → |
| Runavíkar | Municipality | 3,509 | 3,268 | 3,722 | 3,794 | 4,409 | → |
| Sands | Municipality | 656 | 557 | 599 | 526 | 516 | → |
| Sjóvar | Municipality | 935 | 960 | 1,041 | 936 | 1,242 | → |
| Skálavíkar | Municipality | 225 | 178 | 183 | 140 | 171 | → |
| Skopunar | Municipality | 608 | 541 | 480 | 449 | 479 | → |
| Skúgvoyar (Skúvoyar) | Municipality | 90 | 93 | 62 | 43 | 34 | → |
| Sørvágs | Municipality | 1,078 | 1,006 | 1,081 | 1,085 | 1,238 | → |
| Sumbiar | Municipality | 542 | 453 | 390 | 352 | 342 | → |
| Sunda | Municipality | 1,456 | 1,331 | 1,557 | 1,640 | 1,791 | → |
| Tórshavnar | Municipality | 16,118 | 16,500 | 19,330 | 20,198 | 23,277 | → |
| Tvøroyrar | Municipality | 2,117 | 1,858 | 1,837 | 1,723 | 1,734 | → |
| Vága | Municipality | 1,852 | 1,639 | 1,827 | 1,992 | 2,217 | → |
| Vágs | Municipality | 1,759 | 1,428 | 1,423 | 1,332 | 1,336 | → |
| Vestmanna | Municipality | 1,305 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,210 | 1,253 | → |
| Viðareiðis | Municipality | 276 | 303 | 341 | 347 | 330 | → |
| Føroyar [Faroe Islands] | Autonomous Country | 45,348 | 43,643 | 48,303 | 48,617 | 54,640 |
Source: Hagstova Føroya, Statistics Faroe Islands.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 28,432 |
| Females | 26,208 |
| Age Groups (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 13,133 |
| 18-64 years | 31,278 |
| 65+ years | 10,229 |
| Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 489 |
| 80-89 years | 2,269 |
| 70-79 years | 4,609 |
| 60-69 years | 6,009 |
| 50-59 years | 6,857 |
| 40-49 years | 6,602 |
| 30-39 years | 7,276 |
| 20-29 years | 5,870 |
| 10-19 years | 7,440 |
| 0-9 years | 7,219 |