Faroe Islands vs Iceland: Rural population

Faroe Islands
33,136
in 2025
Iceland
22,689
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
185th
Iceland rank
188th

Rural population over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Iceland
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 33,136 against 22,689 in Iceland, a difference of 10,447.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Faroe Islands ranks 185th and Iceland ranks 188th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.