Faroe Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Faroe Islands had an estimated population of 49,329 in 2005, with 119 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Faroe Islands today — population now 56,526, against 49,329 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 49,329 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 48,361 | 56,526 | +17% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tórshavn | Tórshavn | 13,200 | 13,200 now |
| 2 | Klaksvík | Klaksvík | 4,664 | 5,013 now |
| 3 | Hoyvík | Tórshavn | 2,777 | 4,618 now |
| 4 | Argir | Tórshavn | 1,871 | 2,504 now |
| 5 | Fuglafjarð | Syðra Eysturoy | 1,635 | — |
| 6 | Vágur | Suðuroy | 1,569 | 1,363 now |
| 7 | Vestmanna | Streymoy | 1,284 | 1,268 now |
| 8 | Tvøroyri | Suðuroy | 1,230 | 862 now |
| 9 | Sørvag | Vága | 1,066 | — |
| 10 | Kollafjarð | Streymoy | 1,053 | — |
| 11 | Kollafjørður | Tórshavn | 1,049 | 830 now |
| 12 | Miðvágur | Vága | 1,040 | 1,040 now |
| 13 | Leirvík | Syðra Eysturoy | 960 | 1,048 now |
| 14 | Strendur | Syðra Eysturoy | 854 | 970 now |
| 15 | Toftir | Syðra Eysturoy | 854 | 964 now |
| 16 | Saltangará | Syðra Eysturoy | 799 | 1,116 now |
| 17 | Sandavágur | Vága | 779 | 779 now |
| 18 | Hvalba | Suðuroy | 673 | 673 now |
| 19 | Eiði | Norðara Eysturoy | 672 | 634 now |
| 20 | Skáli | Syðra Eysturoy | 621 | 751 now |
| 21 | Sandur | Vága | 608 | 608 now |
| 22 | Norðragøta | Syðra Eysturoy | 573 | 668 now |
| 23 | Runavík | Syðra Eysturoy | 503 | 591 now |
| 24 | Skopun | Sandoy | 464 | 457 now |
| 25 | Trongisvagsbotnur | Suðuroy | 427 | — |
| 26 | Glyvrar | Syðra Eysturoy | 425 | — |
| 27 | Syðrugøta | Syðra Eysturoy | 421 | — |
| 28 | Porkeri | Suðuroy | 396 | 396 now |
| 29 | Viðareiðis | Norðoy | 388 | — |
| 30 | Kvívík | Streymoy | 372 | 608 now |
| 31 | Søldarfjørður | Syðra Eysturoy | 360 | — |
| 32 | Hósvík | Streymoy | 344 | — |
| 33 | Sumba | Suðuroy | 289 | — |
| 34 | Nólsoy | Streymoy | 283 | — |
| 35 | Hvannasund | Klaksvík | 271 | — |
| 36 | Rituvík | Syðra Eysturoy | 268 | — |
| 37 | Norðskáli | Norðara Eysturoy | 238 | — |
| 38 | Nes | Syðra Eysturoy | 233 | — |
| 39 | Kaldbak | Tórshavn | 229 | — |
| 40 | Oyndarfjørður | Norðara Eysturoy | 206 | — |
| 41 | Streymnes | Streymoy | 189 | — |
| 42 | Hvalvík | Streymoy | 183 | — |
| 43 | Haldarsvík | Streymoy | 175 | — |
| 44 | Skálavík | Sandoy | 171 | 171 now |
| 45 | Norðdepil | Klaksvík | 170 | — |
| 46 | Saltnes | Syðra Eysturoy | 163 | — |
| 47 | Froðba | Suðuroy | 158 | — |
| 48 | Hove | Suðuroy | 149 | — |
| 49 | Lambi | Syðra Eysturoy | 148 | — |
| 50 | Velbastaður | Streymoy | 148 | — |
| 51 | Oyri | Norðara Eysturoy | 140 | — |
| 52 | Lopra | Suðuroy | 124 | — |
| 53 | Sandvík | Suðuroy | 116 | — |
| 54 | Leynar | Streymoy | 114 | — |
| 55 | Fámjin | Suðuroy | 111 | — |
| 56 | Øðuvík | Syðra Eysturoy | 105 | — |
| 57 | Skálabotnur | Syðra Eysturoy | 105 | — |
| 58 | Hvítanes | Tórshavn | 104 | — |
| 59 | Oyrarbakki | Norðara Eysturoy | 104 | — |
| 60 | Svínoy | Norðoy | 95 | — |
| 61 | Innan Glyvursnes | Syðra Eysturoy | 86 | — |
| 62 | Húsavík | Sandoy | 82 | — |
| 63 | Kirkjubøur | Streymoy | 81 | — |
| 64 | Haraldssund | Norðoy | 77 | — |
| 65 | Norðøyri | Klaksvík | 72 | — |
| 66 | Øravíkarlið | Suðuroy | 71 | — |
| 67 | Selatrað | Syðra Eysturoy | 71 | — |
| 68 | Kunoy | Norðoy | 70 | 70 now |
| 69 | Funninfsfjarð | Norðara Eysturoy | 68 | — |
| 70 | Bøur | Vága | 67 | — |
| 71 | Funningur | Norðara Eysturoy | 66 | — |
| 72 | Tjørnuvík | Streymoy | 66 | — |
| 73 | Skipanes | Syðra Eysturoy | 61 | — |
| 74 | Húsar | Norðoy | 60 | — |
| 75 | Mikladalur | Norðoy | 60 | — |
| 76 | Árnafjørður | Klaksvík | 59 | — |
| 77 | Gjánoyri | Norðara Eysturoy | 55 | — |
| 78 | Gjov | Norðara Eysturoy | 53 | — |
| 79 | Skuvoy | Sandoy | 53 | 53 now |
| 80 | Válur-Nesið | Streymoy | 49 | — |
| 81 | Gøtugjógv | Syðra Eysturoy | 46 | — |
| 82 | Dalur | Sandoy | 45 | — |
| 83 | Morskranes | Syðra Eysturoy | 45 | — |
| 84 | Hestur | Streymoy | 44 | — |
| 85 | Fugloy | Norðoy | 42 | — |
| 86 | Stykkið | Streymoy | 42 | — |
| 87 | Gøtueiði | Syðra Eysturoy | 41 | — |
| 88 | Vatnsoyrar | Vága | 41 | — |
| 89 | Saksun | Streymoy | 37 | — |
| 90 | Øravík | Suðuroy | 36 | — |
| 91 | Kolbanargjøv | Syðra Eysturoy | 35 | — |
| 92 | Langasand | Streymoy | 33 | — |
| 93 | Ljósá | Norðara Eysturoy | 33 | — |
| 94 | Kirkja | Norðoy | 31 | 31 now |
| 95 | Hellur | Syðra Eysturoy | 30 | — |
| 96 | Trøllanes | Norðoy | 26 | — |
| 97 | Mykines | Vága | 25 | — |
| 98 | Elduvík | Norðara Eysturoy | 23 | — |
| 99 | Svínáir | Norðara Eysturoy | 23 | — |
| 100 | Hattarvík | Norðoy | 19 | — |
| 101 | Norðradalur | Tórshavn | 19 | — |
| 102 | Ánirnar | Klaksvík | 18 | — |
| 103 | Gásadalur | Vága | 17 | — |
| 104 | Syðradalur | Norðoy | 14 | — |
| 105 | Akrar | Suðuroy | 13 | — |
| 106 | Skælingur | Streymoy | 11 | — |
| 107 | Norðtoftir | Klaksvík | 8 | — |
| 108 | Lambareiði | Syðra Eysturoy | 7 | — |
| 109 | Syðradalur | Tórshavn | 7 | — |
| 110 | Kaldbaksbotnur | Tórshavn | 6 | — |
| 111 | Dímun | Sandoy | 5 | — |
| 112 | Múli | Klaksvík | 4 | — |
| 113 | Skarvanes | Sandoy | 4 | — |
| 114 | Sund | Tórshavn | 3 | — |
| 115 | Depil | Klaksvík | 2 | — |
| 116 | Koltur | Streymoy | 2 | — |
| 117 | Nesvík | Streymoy | 2 | — |
| 118 | Víkarbyrgi | Suðuroy | 2 | — |
| 119 | Mjørkadalur | Tórshavn | 1 | — |
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 | Tórshavn | 19,266 |
| 2 | Syðra Eysturoy | 9,395 |
| 3 | Suðuroy | 5,285 |
| 4 | Klaksvík | 5,268 |
| 5 | Streymoy | 3,356 |
| 6 | Vága | 2,972 |
| 7 | Norðara Eysturoy | 1,616 |
| 8 | Sandoy | 1,353 |
| 9 | Norðoy | 818 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.