🇫🇰 Falkland Islands Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Falkland Islands is 3,465, ranking #234 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.12% per year. The biggest city is Stanley with 2,213 inhabitants.

Live estimate

3,465

Growth rate

-0.12%

Density

people / km² (1 / mi²)

Median age

43.4

Fertility rate

1.69

births per woman

Life expectancy

79.8

years

Falkland Islands population 1950–2100

Population of Falkland Islands, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Falkland Islands is projected to reach 3,176, and 2,252 by 2100.

Falkland Islands population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	3,465	-0.12%	0.3	43.4
2025	3,469	-0.12%	0.3	42.8
2024	3,470	0.03%	0.3	42.2
2023	3,477	-0.37%	0.3	41.5
2022	3,490	-0.40%	0.3	40.9
2021	3,498	-0.06%	0.3	40.4
2020	3,506	-0.37%	0.3	39.9
2019	3,517	-0.26%	0.3	39.5
2018	3,521	0.00%	0.3	39.1
2017	3,518	0.17%	0.3	38.7
2016	3,478	2.10%	0.3	38.4
2015	3,408	2.02%	0.3	38.3
2014	3,339	2.04%	0.3	38.2
2013	3,264	2.48%	0.3	38.0
2012	3,200	1.47%	0.3	37.8
2011	3,183	-0.38%	0.3	37.6
2010	3,197	-0.53%	0.3	37.3
2009	3,212	-0.34%	0.3	37.0
2008	3,224	-0.40%	0.3	36.6
2007	3,231	-0.03%	0.3	36.2
2006	3,227	0.25%	0.3	35.8
2005	3,217	0.37%	0.3	35.5
2004	3,204	0.41%	0.3	35.2
2003	3,188	0.60%	0.3	35.0
2002	3,170	0.60%	0.3	34.7
2001	3,144	1.05%	0.3	34.5
2000	3,097	1.94%	0.3	34.1
1999	3,038	1.94%	0.2	33.9
1998	2,975	2.19%	0.2	33.6
1997	2,912	2.16%	0.2	33.3
1996	2,848	2.25%	0.2	33.0
1995	2,768	3.50%	0.2	32.7
1994	2,670	3.71%	0.2	32.4
1993	2,574	3.54%	0.2	32.2
1992	2,481	3.87%	0.2	32.1
1991	2,395	3.17%	0.2	32.0
1990	2,346	0.94%	0.2	32.0
1989	2,320	1.34%	0.2	31.9
1988	2,289	1.27%	0.2	32.0
1987	2,259	1.46%	0.2	32.1
1986	2,241	0.09%	0.2	32.1
1985	2,241	-0.09%	0.2	32.2
1984	2,246	-0.36%	0.2	32.5
1983	2,248	0.13%	0.2	32.6
1982	2,247	0.00%	0.2	32.6
1981	2,247	0.04%	0.2	32.6
1980	2,252	-0.49%	0.2	32.4
1979	2,265	-0.75%	0.2	32.2
1978	2,280	-0.57%	0.2	32.0
1977	2,294	-0.61%	0.2	31.9
1976	2,299	0.22%	0.2	31.9
1975	2,293	0.22%	0.2	31.8
1974	2,287	0.35%	0.2	31.6
1973	2,283	0.04%	0.2	31.5
1972	2,277	0.44%	0.2	31.4
1971	2,272	-0.04%	0.2	31.3
1970	2,275	-0.18%	0.2	31.1
1969	2,276	0.04%	0.2	30.9
1968	2,280	-0.35%	0.2	30.8
1967	2,290	-0.52%	0.2	30.7
1966	2,295	0.09%	0.2	30.4
1965	2,299	-0.39%	0.2	30.2
1964	2,303	0.00%	0.2	29.8
1963	2,305	-0.17%	0.2	29.4
1962	2,304	0.26%	0.2	29.3
1961	2,288	1.14%	0.2	29.3
1960	2,262	1.15%	0.2	29.3
1959	2,239	0.89%	0.2	29.3
1958	2,217	1.04%	0.2	29.3
1957	2,199	0.64%	0.2	29.1
1956	2,189	0.23%	0.2	28.9
1955	2,184	0.23%	0.2	28.7
1954	2,187	-0.41%	0.2	28.5
1953	2,204	-1.18%	0.2	28.4
1952	2,212	0.50%	0.2	26.7
1951	2,203	0.27%	0.2	23.4
1950	2,190	0.91%	0.2	19.8

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	3,461	-0.14%	0.3	43.9
2028	3,450	-0.46%	0.3	44.5
2029	3,434	-0.44%	0.3	45.1
2030	3,422	-0.32%	0.3	45.7
2031	3,412	-0.23%	0.3	46.3
2032	3,402	-0.35%	0.3	46.8
2033	3,391	-0.29%	0.3	47.3
2034	3,381	-0.30%	0.3	47.9
2035	3,367	-0.54%	0.3	48.4
2036	3,355	-0.18%	0.3	48.9
2037	3,344	-0.51%	0.3	49.3
2038	3,335	0.00%	0.3	49.7
2039	3,330	-0.30%	0.3	50.1
2040	3,317	-0.45%	0.3	50.5
2041	3,303	-0.42%	0.3	51.0
2042	3,292	-0.27%	0.3	51.5
2043	3,277	-0.61%	0.3	51.9
2044	3,263	-0.24%	0.3	52.3
2045	3,251	-0.52%	0.3	52.7
2046	3,236	-0.34%	0.3	53.1
2047	3,224	-0.47%	0.3	53.4
2048	3,209	-0.44%	0.3	53.6
2049	3,193	-0.53%	0.3	53.5
2050	3,176	-0.54%	0.3	53.3
2051	3,159	-0.57%	0.3	53.1
2052	3,140	-0.60%	0.3	53.0
2053	3,118	-0.80%	0.3	52.6
2054	3,094	-0.78%	0.3	52.0
2055	3,070	-0.81%	0.3	51.3
2056	3,045	-0.82%	0.3	50.7
2057	3,019	-0.86%	0.2	50.4
2058	2,994	-0.77%	0.2	50.2
2059	2,970	-0.91%	0.2	50.1
2060	2,943	-0.85%	0.2	49.9
2061	2,918	-0.89%	0.2	49.9
2062	2,890	-1.07%	0.2	49.9
2063	2,860	-0.98%	0.2	49.9
2064	2,833	-0.92%	0.2	49.9
2065	2,804	-1.10%	0.2	49.8
2066	2,776	-0.90%	0.2	49.8
2067	2,751	-0.98%	0.2	49.8
2068	2,723	-1.03%	0.2	49.7
2069	2,697	-0.85%	0.2	49.5
2070	2,674	-0.90%	0.2	49.2
2071	2,650	-0.94%	0.2	49.1
2072	2,624	-0.99%	0.2	49.2
2073	2,602	-0.65%	0.2	49.4
2074	2,584	-0.77%	0.2	49.4
2075	2,562	-0.98%	0.2	49.4
2076	2,542	-0.51%	0.2	49.4
2077	2,525	-0.91%	0.2	49.5
2078	2,499	-1.08%	0.2	49.3
2079	2,477	-0.73%	0.2	49.2
2080	2,461	-0.61%	0.2	49.1
2081	2,449	-0.37%	0.2	49.1
2082	2,436	-0.66%	0.2	49.0
2083	2,420	-0.70%	0.2	48.8
2084	2,404	-0.58%	0.2	48.6
2085	2,393	-0.38%	0.2	48.5
2086	2,383	-0.42%	0.2	48.5
2087	2,372	-0.55%	0.2	48.5
2088	2,358	-0.59%	0.2	48.4
2089	2,346	-0.43%	0.2	48.5
2090	2,336	-0.39%	0.2	48.6
2091	2,327	-0.43%	0.2	48.7
2092	2,320	-0.13%	0.2	48.8
2093	2,312	-0.56%	0.2	48.9
2094	2,304	-0.13%	0.2	49.0
2095	2,300	-0.30%	0.2	49.2
2096	2,289	-0.57%	0.2	49.3
2097	2,277	-0.48%	0.2	49.4
2098	2,268	-0.31%	0.2	49.6
2099	2,260	-0.49%	0.2	49.8
2100	2,252	-0.22%	0.2	50.0

Biggest cities in Falkland Islands

#	City	Region	Population
1	Stanley capital	—	2,213

FAQ

What is the population of Falkland Islands in 2026?

The population of Falkland Islands is 3,465 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Falkland Islands?

Stanley is the biggest city in Falkland Islands with 2,213 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Falkland Islands growing or shrinking?

The population of Falkland Islands is shrinking at -0.12% per year.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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