Population
56.2K
Devolution
GDP per capita, PPP
$82,089
in 2024
Top-rated city
Torshavn
of 6 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Faroe Islands
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Continent
- Europe / Northern Europe
- Area
- 1,393 km²
- Population
- 56.2K
- Density
- 39.4/km²
- Government
- Devolution
- UN member
- No
- Independent
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .fo
- Calling code
- +298
- Timezone
- UTC+00:00
Regions
Culture and society
- Languages
- Danish, Faroese (føroyskt)
- Currencies
- kr DKK — Danish krone, kr FOK — Faroese króna
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.000
- GDP per capita (2024)
- $82,089
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Internet users (2017)
- 97.6%
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.6%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 4.0 µg/m³