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🇫🇴 Migration to & from Faroe Islands

Historic Net Migration for Faroe Islands (1950-2024)

Faroe Islands has seen an increase in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 -157 300
1951 -314 178
1952 -395 47
1953 -396 9
1954 -391 40
1955 -376 48
1956 -63 376
1957 -57 428
1958 -57 467
1959 -51 489
1960 -63 463
1961 -119 397
1962 -129 414
1963 -136 442
1964 -133 471
1965 -116 528
1966 -232 411
1967 -285 359
1968 -274 358
1969 -242 335
1970 -155 389
1971 -41 480
1972 -74 459
1973 -86 469
1974 -63 470
1975 -38 453
1976 -13 451
1977 -3 447
1978 106 552
1979 80 554
1980 119 547
1981 129 561
1982 130 530
1983 124 469
1984 118 472
1985 15 401
1986 16 447
1987 31 467
1988 22 523
1989 28 588
1990 -1,203 -612
1991 -1,256 -750
1992 -1,280 -837
1993 -1,321 -939
1994 -1,310 -989
1995 61 324
1996 51 354
1997 81 372
1998 109 336
1999 70 307
2000 301 587
2001 342 568
2002 327 606
2003 325 587
2004 319 601
2005 -188 85
2006 -179 49
2007 -189 44
2008 -206 4
2009 -187 -23
2010 -780 -615
2011 32 144
2012 8 170
2013 48 207
2014 85 215
2015 499 591
2016 541 667
2017 634 774
2018 676 808
2019 670 807
2020 548 683
2021 662 744
2022 614 678
2023 599 727
2024 488 645

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Faroe Islands for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Faroe Islands (2024-2100)

Faroe Islands will see a decrease of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 488 645
2025 386 559
2026 311 491
2027 276 476
2028 185 385
2029 178 397
2030 126 353
2031 123 360
2032 82 319
2033 82 323
2034 33 281
2035 20 270
2036 17 269
2037 19 254
2038 2 235
2039 -2 232
2040 4 227
2041 14 235
2042 10 216
2043 21 216
2044 22 217
2045 6 194
2046 21 194
2047 43 211
2048 8 165
2049 -9 146
2050 17 177
2051 0 131
2052 5 128
2053 -12 120
2054 -20 100
2055 -25 82
2056 -34 67
2057 -23 87
2058 -16 81
2059 -23 65
2060 -9 91
2061 -10 81
2062 -25 68
2063 6 101
2064 -13 78
2065 -13 84
2066 -36 46
2067 -43 49
2068 -20 65
2069 -20 64
2070 -10 67
2071 -28 45
2072 -31 46
2073 -9 44
2074 -7 39
2075 17 58
2076 -15 18
2077 -2 23
2078 -16 9
2079 -11 -1
2080 -27 -17
2081 -24 -25
2082 -25 -42
2083 -20 -34
2084 -6 -38
2085 -27 -60
2086 -27 -60
2087 -25 -72
2088 -35 -93
2089 -28 -89
2090 -40 -101
2091 -32 -94
2092 -34 -118
2093 -27 -107
2094 -29 -113
2095 -43 -131
2096 -22 -108
2097 -35 -139
2098 -42 -146
2099 -39 -144
2100 -44 -156

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Faroe Islands

Causes of Emigration from Faroe Islands

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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