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Where Faroese move

12.3K Faroese live abroad — #192 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#192 worldwide#41 in Europe

Considering a move from Faroe Islands? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 98% of all emigrants

Largest destination
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Denmark

10.6K

86.6% of all emigrants

2🇳🇴Norway8857.2%
3🇮🇸Iceland↑51%4944.0%
4🇬🇱Greenland2692.2%
5🇱🇻Latvia10.0%
6🇭🇺Hungary00.0%
7🇸🇰Slovakia00.0%
8🇪🇪Estonia00.0%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
Denmark10633
Norway885
Iceland494
Greenland269
Latvia1
Hungary0
Slovakia0
Estonia0
Greece0

By destination region

Europe is the leading destination region at 98%

Europe97.8%

12K

North America2.2%

269

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Faroe Islands.

A significant share of the population lives abroad

1 in 4 residents of Faroe Islands has emigrated — 12.3K out of 54.7K, representing 22.5% of the population.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
19907941
199512021
200011640
200511018
201012146
201513041
202012048
202412282

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇩🇰 Denmark🇳🇴 Norway🇮🇸 Iceland🇬🇱 Greenland🇱🇻 Latvia
YearDenmarkNorwayIcelandGreenlandLatvia
199069135272372610
1995107267422732780
2000101719023082570
200597357713201900
2010107548123242540
2015115438833312792
2020106517963272731
2024106338854942691

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇮🇸Iceland+51%
🇳🇴Norway+11%
🇬🇱Greenland-1%
🇩🇰Denmark+0%
🇱🇻Latvia+0%

Faroe Islands as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Faroe Islands

🇬🇱Greenland5%269
🇮🇸Iceland1%494
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