Falkland Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Falkland Islands had an estimated population of 2,661 in 2005, with 4 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Falkland Islands today — population now 3,465, against 2,661 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,661 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 3,217 | 3,465 | +8% |
The two sources differ by 17% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Stanley | Falkland Islands | 2,213 | — |
| 2 | Goose Green | Falkland Islands | 83 | — |
| 3 | Port Howard | Falkland Islands | 41 | — |
| 4 | Grytviken | South Georgia | 21 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 2,638 |
| 2 | South Georgia | 23 |
| 3 | South Sandwich Islands | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.