Faroe Islands: cities by population
Faroe Islands has a population of 48,497, with Torshavn as its capital. The 33 largest of its 33 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tórshavn | Streymoy | 13,200 |
| 2 | Klaksvík | Norðoyar | 5,013 |
| 3 | Hoyvík | Streymoy | 4,618 |
| 4 | Argir | Streymoy | 2,504 |
| 5 | Fuglafjørður | Eysturoy | 1,542 |
| 6 | Vágur | Suðuroy | 1,363 |
| 7 | Vestmanna | Streymoy | 1,268 |
| 8 | Við Sjógv | Eysturoy | 1,158 |
| 9 | Sørvágur | Vágar | 1,148 |
| 10 | Saltangará | Eysturoy | 1,116 |
| 11 | Leirvík | Eysturoy | 1,048 |
| 12 | Miðvágur | Vágar | 1,040 |
| 13 | Strendur | Eysturoy | 970 |
| 14 | Toftir | Eysturoy | 964 |
| 15 | Tvøroyri | Suðuroy | 862 |
| 16 | Kollafjørður | Streymoy | 830 |
| 17 | Sandavágur | Vágar | 779 |
| 18 | Skáli | Eysturoy | 751 |
| 19 | Hvalba | Suðuroy | 673 |
| 20 | Norðragøta | Eysturoy | 668 |
| 21 | Eiði | Eysturoy | 634 |
| 22 | Ytri Skáli | Streymoy | 621 |
| 23 | Sandur | Sandoy | 608 |
| 24 | Kvívík | Streymoy | 608 |
| 25 | Runavík | Eysturoy | 591 |
| 26 | Trongisvágur | Suðuroy | 533 |
| 27 | Skopun | Sandoy | 457 |
| 28 | Porkeri | Suðuroy | 396 |
| 29 | Skálavík | Sandoy | 171 |
| 30 | Hov | Suðuroy | 149 |
| 31 | Kunoy | Norðoyar | 70 |
| 32 | Skúvoy | Sandoy | 53 |
| 33 | Kirkja | Norðoyar | 31 |
Twenty years earlier: Faroe Islands in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 49,329.