Falkland Islands Population (LIVE)

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Falkland Islands Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 3,468 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the Falkland Islands 2026 population is estimated at 3,465 people at mid-year.
  • the Falkland Islands population is equivalent to 0.000042% of the total world population.
  • the Falkland Islands ranks number 231 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the Falkland Islands is 0 per Km² (1 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 12,170 Km² (4,699 sq. miles).
  • 68.37% of the population is urban (2,369 people in 2026)
  • The median age in the Falkland Islands is 43.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the Falkland Islands (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Falkland Islands Global Rank
2026 3,465 −0.12% −4 −16 43.4 1.69 0 68.4% 2,369 0.000042% 8,300,678,395 231
2025 3,469 −0.03% −1 −17 42.8 1.7 0 68% 2,358 0.000042% 8,231,613,070 231
2024 3,470 −0.2% −7 −13 42.2 1.69 0 67.7% 2,349 0.000043% 8,161,972,572 231
2023 3,477 −0.37% −13 −21 41.5 1.69 0 67.1% 2,334 0.000043% 8,091,734,930 231
2022 3,490 −0.23% −8 −21 40.9 1.69 0 66.5% 2,322 0.000044% 8,021,407,192 231
2020 3,506 0.57% 20 −31 39.9 1.7 0 65.5% 2,296 0.000044% 7,887,001,292 231
2015 3,408 1.29% 42 59 38.3 1.71 0 64.8% 2,210 0.000046% 7,470,491,872 231
2010 3,197 −0.12% −4 −31 37.3 1.63 0 65.7% 2,101 0.000046% 7,021,732,148 231
2005 3,217 0.76% 24 −5 35.5 1.57 0 64.7% 2,082 0.000049% 6,586,970,132 231
2000 3,097 2.27% 66 47 34.1 1.5 0 62.9% 1,948 0.000050% 6,171,702,993 231
1995 2,768 3.36% 84 97 32.7 1.46 0 58.1% 1,607 0.000048% 5,758,878,982 231
1990 2,346 0.92% 21 41 32 1.6 0 62.9% 1,475 0.000044% 5,327,803,110 232
1985 2,241 −0.1% −2 16 32.2 1.83 0 53% 1,187 0.000046% 4,868,943,465 232
1980 2,252 −0.36% −8 0 32.4 2.24 0 48.2% 1,085 0.000051% 4,447,606,236 232
1975 2,293 0.16% 4 −4 31.8 2.64 0 47.1% 1,080 0.000056% 4,070,735,277 232
1970 2,275 −0.21% −5 −13 31.1 3 0 47.5% 1,081 0.000062% 3,694,683,794 232
1965 2,299 0.33% 7 −17 30.1 2.99 0 46.8% 1,077 0.000069% 3,334,533,703 232
1960 2,262 0.7% 16 5 29.3 3.23 0 48% 1,086 0.000075% 3,015,470,894 231
1955 2,184 −0.05% −1 2 28.7 2.98 0 51.2% 1,119 0.000080% 2,740,213,792 230

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Falkland Islands Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Falkland Islands Global Rank
2030 3,422 −0.27% −9 −12 45.7 1.69 0 70.1% 2,399 0.000040% 8,569,124,911 231
2035 3,367 −0.32% −11 −8 48.4 1.69 0 71.9% 2,422 0.000038% 8,885,210,181 231
2040 3,317 −0.3% −10 −4 50.5 1.69 0 73.6% 2,440 0.000036% 9,177,190,203 232
2045 3,251 −0.4% −13 −3 52.7 1.68 0 75.3% 2,448 0.000034% 9,439,639,668 232
2050 3,176 −0.47% −15 0 53.3 1.67 0 77.4% 2,457 0.000033% 9,664,378,587 232

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Falkland Islands Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
79.8 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
8.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
9.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Falkland Islands Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Falkland Islands delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Falkland Islands (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by the Falkland Islands in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.