Faroe Islands: cities by population
Faroe Islands has a population of 56,526 (UN estimate, 2026), with Torshavn as its capital. The 33 largest of its 33 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+24%
since 2000 (45,663)
+12%
projected by 2050 (63,035)
41
people per km²
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 Faroe Islands
| # | 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.
Common questions
What is the population of Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands has a population of 56,526, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 63,035 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Faroe Islands?
Torshavn. The largest place we record there is Tórshavn, with 13,200 people.