Faroe Islands
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Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands, or the Faeroe Islands, is a North Atlantic archipelago located 200 miles north-northwest of the United Kingdom and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. They are an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Total area is about 1,400 square kilometres with a population of 50,322 in October 2017. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Faroe Islands 1,407.4 km²
Population 45,635
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +19.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +3.9%
Timezone Western European Summer Time

Map of Faroe Islands

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 38,088 45,277 43,904 45,635
Population Density 27.1 / km² 32.2 / km² 31.2 / km² 32.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1800 1,380 n/a n/a
1900 13,424 25.5% 1,204
1910 16,852 25.5% 3,428
1920 19,342 14.8% 2,490
1930 22,198 14.8% 2,856
1940 25,474 14.8% 3,276
1950 29,229 14.7% 3,755
1960 31,975 9.4% 2,746
1970 36,037 12.7% 4,062
1990 45,277 12.1% 4,620
2000 43,904 -3% -1,373
2020 45,635 2% 865
2030 47,475 4% 1,840
2040 48,399 1.9% 924
2050 48,399 0% 0
2060 48,399 0% 0
2070 48,399 0% 0
2080 48,399 0% 0
2090 48,399 0% 0
2100 48,399 0% 0
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4
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