Population By Island
| Name | Area | Inhabitants | People per km² | Main places | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streymoy | 373.5 | 21,717 | 57.4 | Tórshavn and Vestmanna | Tórshavn and rest of Streymoy |
| Eysturoy | 286.3 | 10,738 | 37 | Fuglafjørður and Runavík | North Eysturoy and South Eysturoy |
| Vágar | 177.6 | 2,856 | 15.7 | Míðvágur and Sørvágur | Vágar |
| Suðuroy | 166 | 5,074 | 30.9 | Tvøroyri and Vágur | Suðuroy |
| Sandoy | 112.1 | 1,428 | 12.4 | Sandur | Sandoy |
| Borðoy | 95 | 5,030 | 52.4 | Klaksvík | Klaksvík and rest of northern Faroes (Norðoyar) |
| Viðoy | 41 | 605 | 15 | Viðareiði | Norðoyar |
| Kunoy | 35.5 | 135 | 3.8 | Kunoy | Norðoyar |
| Kalsoy | 30.9 | 136 | 4.8 | Mikladalur and Húsar | Norðoyar |
| Svínoy | 27.4 | 58 | 2.7 | Svínoy | Norðoyar |
| Fugloy | 11.2 | 46 | 4 | Kirkja | Norðoyar |
| Nólsoy | 10.3 | 262 | 26.1 | Nólsoy | Streymoy |
| Mykines | 10.3 | 19 | 2 | Mykines | Vágar |
| Skúvoy | 10 | 61 | 5.7 | Skúvoy | Sandoy |
| Hestur | 6.1 | 40 | 7.1 | Hestur | Streymoy |
| Stóra Dímun | 2.7 | 7 | 1.9 | Dímun | Sandoy |
| Koltur | 2.5 | 2 | 0.8 | Koltur | Streymoy |
| Lítla Dímun | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | Sandoy |
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