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Faroe Islands · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Faroe Islands

Europe & Central Asia Capital Torshavn High income Nation age 78 years (since 1948) i FRO · FO
NationsTree Index 2025 i— Tree height 2025 i1.3 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i54,900202nd of 217 Area i12,960 km²159th of 216 GDP i$4.05 bn174th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.49 bn intl.178th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$82,089 intl.16th of 199 Life expectancy i83.1 years20th of 217
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In short

It has 54,900 people and an economy of $4.49 bn at purchasing power parity, 178th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), CO₂ emissions per person (9th of 203) and GNI per person (Atlas) (13th of 201).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (178th of 210), Renewable energy (158th of 212) and Fixed broadband (45th of 208).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 12,960 159th/216
Land area ikm² 1,370 175th/216
Population ipeople 54,900 202nd/217
Population growth i% 0.47% 137th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 39.9 163rd/216
Urban population i% 39.6% 173rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 19.9% 125th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.8% 51st/217

Economy

48
GDP iUSD $4.05 bn 174th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.49 bn 178th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.94 bn 178th/199
GDP per person iUSD $74,175 16th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $82,089 16th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $73,120 13th/201
GDP growth i% 0.8% 178th/210

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.1% 51st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.3% 137th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.5% 105th/192
Services i% of GDP 53.8% 128th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $2.21 bn 149th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $2.07 bn 159th/182
Exports i% of GDP 54.6% 46th/183
Imports i% of GDP 51.2% 78th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 105.8% 55th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 95th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 3.2% 158th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 91.9% 6th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 162nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.6%2009

Natural resources

28
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00%2012
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.1% 206th/206

Society & health

85
Life expectancy iyears 83.1 20th/217
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 28.5% 45th/217

Infrastructure & digital

72
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 97.6%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 106 132nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 34.6 45th/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.04 9th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 7.9% 158th/212
Forest area i% of land area 0.1% 208th/214

Science & innovation

R&D spending i% of GDP 0.85%2003

Compare Faroe Islands with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Faroe Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/faroe-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Faroe Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/faroe-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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