List of islands of the Faroe Islands
This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes.
Name | Area | Population | Population density | Main settlements | Sýsla |
Streymoy | 373.5 | 24,276 | 65.0 | Tórshavn and Vestmanna | Streymoy |
Eysturoy | 286.3 | 11,490 | 40.1 | Fuglafjørður and Runavík | Eysturoy |
Vágar | 177.6 | 3,271 | 18.4 | Míðvágur and Sørvágur | Vágar |
Suðuroy | 166.0 | 4,588 | 27.6 | Tvøroyri and Vágur | Suðuroy |
Sandoy | 112.1 | 1,231 | 11.0 | Sandur | Sandoy |
Borðoy | 95.0 | 5,261 | 55.4 | Klaksvík | Norðoyar |
Viðoy | 41.0 | 605 | 14.8 | Viðareiði | Norðoyar |
Kunoy | 35.5 | 146 | 4.1 | Kunoy | Norðoyar |
Kalsoy | 30.9 | 76 | 2.5 | Mikladalur and Húsar | Norðoyar |
Svínoy | 27.4 | 26 | 0.9 | Svínoy | Norðoyar |
Fugloy | 11.0 | 37 | 3.4 | Kirkja | Norðoyar |
Nólsoy | 10.3 | 227 | 22.0 | Nólsoy | Streymoy |
Mykines | 10.3 | 14 | 1.4 | Mykines | Vágar |
Skúvoy | 10.0 | 33 | 3.3 | Skúvoy | Sandoy |
Hestur | 6.1 | 20 | 3.3 | Hestur | Streymoy |
Stóra Dímun | 2.7 | 10 | 3.7 | Dímun | Sandoy |
Koltur | 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | Koltur | Streymoy |
Lítla Dímun | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | Suðuroy |
Total | 1,396 | 51,312 | Ø 36.8 | - | - |