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Falkland Islands: cities by population

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Falkland Islands has a population of 3,465 (UN estimate, 2026), with Stanley as its capital. The 1 largest of its 1 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+12%
since 2000 (3,097)
-8%
projected by 2050 (3,176)
0
people per km²
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UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
19502,190
19752,293
20003,097
20053,217
20103,197
20153,408
20203,506
20253,469
20263,465
2030 projected3,422
2050 projected3,176

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Falkland Islands

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1Stanley2,213

Twenty years earlier: Falkland Islands in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 2,661.

Common questions

What is the population of Falkland Islands?
Falkland Islands has a population of 3,465, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 3,176 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Falkland Islands?
Stanley.

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Stanley
The largest place we record in Falkland Islands: 2,213 people
Falkland Islands in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 2,661 then
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