Net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Net migration, annual growth rate was -20.9 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands stood at -20.9 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands peaked at 500 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -317.11 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Faroe Islands ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -21.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 12.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.93 % change on previous year | -80.49 % change on previous year | 76.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.98 % change on previous year | -87.29 % change on previous year | 93.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.24 % change on previous year | -35.78 % change on previous year | 104.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.73 % change on previous year | -158.93 % change on previous year | 330 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.75 % change on previous year | -317.11 % change on previous year | 500 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.76 % change on previous year | -20.9 % change on previous year | 20.8 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 156 Portugal -20.22 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Congo, Republic of -20.39 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Italy -20.79 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Vanuatu -20.93 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Dominica -21 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Aruba -21.28 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Faroe Islands
- Official exchange rate 6.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 386 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 135.45 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.0% (2024)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Remittance inflows to GDP 0.0% (2019)
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 121.78 million (2011)
- Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 202.96 million (2011)
- Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -187.40 million (2011)
- Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 1.68 billion (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Faroe Islands was -20.9 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 500 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -317.11 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.