Population · South America

Falkland Islands population 2026

Right now · estimate

3,464

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 29
Births minus deaths this year: +5

The Falkland Islands has an estimated 3,465 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 4 fewer than a year earlier (−0.12%). It is the 234th most populous country in the world. Its population peaked in 2018 at 4 thousand and is projected to fall to 3 thousand by 2050.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	2 thousand	233rd
2000	3 thousand	234th
2026*	3 thousand	234th
2050*	3 thousand	235th
2100*	2 thousand	235th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Falkland Islands in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 34 0 a day
Deaths in 2026: 28 0 a day
Net migration: −16 more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: −0.12% shrinking
Fertility rate: 1.69per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 43.4years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 79.8years
Aged 65 and over: 13.9% 35.3% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Stanley
Area: 12,173 km² 163rd largest of 237
Population density: 0per km² 236th most crowded
Urban population: 81.8% 84.8% by 2050
Men and women: 2 thousand / 2 thousand 96.6 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 81.7years men: 77.8 years
Infant mortality: 8.6per 1,000 births under-5: 9.9
Birth rate: 10.0per 1,000 death rate: 8.0
Net migration rate: −4.6per 1,000 net departures

Population of the Falkland Islands, 1950–2100

Peaked in 2018 at 4 thousand. By 2050: 3 thousand (−8.3% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

2.3k 2026

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Year	Population
1950	2,190
1951	2,203
1952	2,212
1953	2,204
1954	2,187
1955	2,184
1956	2,189
1957	2,199
1958	2,217
1959	2,239
1960	2,262
1961	2,288
1962	2,304
1963	2,305
1964	2,303
1965	2,299
1966	2,295
1967	2,290
1968	2,280
1969	2,276
1970	2,275
1971	2,272
1972	2,277
1973	2,283
1974	2,287
1975	2,293
1976	2,299
1977	2,294
1978	2,280
1979	2,265
1980	2,252
1981	2,247
1982	2,247
1983	2,248
1984	2,246
1985	2,241
1986	2,241
1987	2,259
1988	2,289
1989	2,320
1990	2,346
1991	2,395
1992	2,481
1993	2,574
1994	2,670
1995	2,768
1996	2,848
1997	2,912
1998	2,975
1999	3,038
2000	3,097
2001	3,144
2002	3,170
2003	3,188
2004	3,204
2005	3,217
2006	3,227
2007	3,231
2008	3,224
2009	3,212
2010	3,197
2011	3,183
2012	3,200
2013	3,264
2014	3,339
2015	3,408
2016	3,478
2017	3,518
2018	3,521
2019	3,517
2020	3,506
2021	3,498
2022	3,490
2023	3,477
2024 *	3,470
2025 *	3,469
2026 *	3,465
2027 *	3,461
2028 *	3,450
2029 *	3,434
2030 *	3,422
2031 *	3,412
2032 *	3,402
2033 *	3,391
2034 *	3,381
2035 *	3,367
2036 *	3,355
2037 *	3,344
2038 *	3,335
2039 *	3,330
2040 *	3,317
2041 *	3,303
2042 *	3,292
2043 *	3,277
2044 *	3,263
2045 *	3,251
2046 *	3,236
2047 *	3,224
2048 *	3,209
2049 *	3,193
2050 *	3,176
2051 *	3,159
2052 *	3,140
2053 *	3,118
2054 *	3,094
2055 *	3,070
2056 *	3,045
2057 *	3,019
2058 *	2,994
2059 *	2,970
2060 *	2,943
2061 *	2,918
2062 *	2,890
2063 *	2,860
2064 *	2,833
2065 *	2,804
2066 *	2,776
2067 *	2,751
2068 *	2,723
2069 *	2,697
2070 *	2,674
2071 *	2,650
2072 *	2,624
2073 *	2,602
2074 *	2,584
2075 *	2,562
2076 *	2,542
2077 *	2,525
2078 *	2,499
2079 *	2,477
2080 *	2,461
2081 *	2,449
2082 *	2,436
2083 *	2,420
2084 *	2,404
2085 *	2,393
2086 *	2,383
2087 *	2,372
2088 *	2,358
2089 *	2,346
2090 *	2,336
2091 *	2,327
2092 *	2,320
2093 *	2,312
2094 *	2,304
2095 *	2,300
2096 *	2,289
2097 *	2,277
2098 *	2,268
2099 *	2,260
2100 *	2,252

* UN projection

Population of the Falkland Islands by year

3 thousand in 2000, 3 thousand in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	3,465	−0.12%	−4	−16	43.4	1.69	82%	0.00%	234
2025*	3,469	−0.03%	−1	−17	42.8	1.69	82%	0.00%	234
2024*	3,470	−0.20%	−7	−13	42.2	1.69	81%	0.00%	234
2023	3,477	−0.37%	−13	−21	41.5	1.69	81%	0.00%	234
2022	3,490	−0.23%	−8	−21	40.9	1.69	81%	0.00%	234
2021	3,498	−0.23%	−8	−17	40.4	1.70	80%	0.00%	234
2020	3,506	−0.31%	−11	−31	39.9	1.70	79%	0.00%	234
2019	3,517	−0.11%	−4	−27	39.5	1.70	77%	0.00%	234
2018	3,521	+0.09%	+3	−19	39.1	1.70	76%	0.00%	234
2017	3,518	+1.15%	+40	−14	38.7	1.71	76%	0.00%	234
2016	3,478	+2.05%	+70	+50	38.4	1.71	75%	0.00%	234
2015	3,408	+2.07%	+69	+59	38.3	1.71	75%	0.00%	234
2010	3,197	−0.47%	−15	−31	37.3	1.63	74%	0.00%	234
2005	3,217	+0.41%	+13	−5	35.5	1.57	71%	0.00%	234
2000	3,097	+1.94%	+59	+47	34.1	1.50	68%	0.00%	234
1995	2,768	+3.67%	+98	+97	32.7	1.46	65%	0.00%	234
1990	2,346	+1.12%	+26	+41	32.0	1.60	75%	0.00%	235
1985	2,241	−0.22%	−5	+16	32.2	1.84	64%	0.00%	235
1980	2,252	−0.57%	−13	+0	32.4	2.24	59%	0.00%	235
1975	2,293	+0.26%	+6	−4	31.8	2.64	56%	0.00%	235
1970	2,275	−0.04%	−1	−13	31.1	3.00	54%	0.00%	235
1965	2,299	−0.17%	−4	−17	30.2	2.99	50%	0.00%	235
1960	2,262	+1.03%	+23	+5	29.3	3.23	50%	0.00%	234
1955	2,184	−0.14%	−3	+2	28.7	2.98	50%	0.00%	233
1950	2,190	–	–	−4	19.8	2.56	52%	0.00%	233

Population forecast for the Falkland Islands

UN medium-variant projection: 3 thousand in 2050 (−8.3% from 2026), 2 thousand in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	3,422	−0.35%	−12	45.7	1.69	83%	0.00%	234
2035	3,367	−0.41%	−8	48.4	1.69	84%	0.00%	234
2040	3,317	−0.39%	−4	50.5	1.69	84%	0.00%	235
2045	3,251	−0.37%	−3	52.7	1.68	85%	0.00%	235
2050	3,176	−0.53%	+0	53.3	1.67	85%	0.00%	235
2060	2,943	−0.91%	+0	49.9	1.67	–	0.00%	235
2070	2,674	−0.85%	+1	49.2	1.66	–	0.00%	235
2080	2,461	−0.65%	+0	49.1	1.66	–	0.00%	235
2090	2,336	−0.43%	+1	48.6	1.66	–	0.00%	236
2100	2,252	−0.35%	+1	50.0	1.66	–	0.00%	235

Age structure

Median age 43.4. 13.9% are 65 or older, 35.3% by 2050; 15.8% are under 15.

Falkland Islands, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.69 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 1982.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.7 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	2.56
1951	2.66
1952	2.75
1953	2.83
1954	2.91
1955	2.98
1956	2.99
1957	3.00
1958	3.03
1959	3.12
1960	3.23
1961	3.16
1962	3.07
1963	3.00
1964	2.98
1965	2.99
1966	2.97
1967	2.99
1968	3.04
1969	3.04
1970	3.00
1971	2.95
1972	2.92
1973	2.87
1974	2.75
1975	2.64
1976	2.55
1977	2.47
1978	2.39
1979	2.31
1980	2.24
1981	2.15
1982	2.05
1983	1.96
1984	1.87
1985	1.84
1986	1.80
1987	1.74
1988	1.68
1989	1.61
1990	1.60
1991	1.59
1992	1.56
1993	1.52
1994	1.46
1995	1.46
1996	1.47
1997	1.47
1998	1.47
1999	1.47
2000	1.50
2001	1.53
2002	1.55
2003	1.55
2004	1.56
2005	1.57
2006	1.59
2007	1.60
2008	1.62
2009	1.62
2010	1.63
2011	1.65
2012	1.67
2013	1.69
2014	1.70
2015	1.71
2016	1.71
2017	1.71
2018	1.70
2019	1.70
2020	1.70
2021	1.70
2022	1.69
2023	1.69
2024 *	1.69
2025 *	1.69
2026 *	1.69
2027 *	1.69
2028 *	1.69
2029 *	1.69
2030 *	1.69
2031 *	1.69
2032 *	1.69
2033 *	1.69
2034 *	1.69
2035 *	1.69
2036 *	1.69
2037 *	1.69
2038 *	1.69
2039 *	1.69
2040 *	1.69
2041 *	1.69
2042 *	1.69
2043 *	1.69
2044 *	1.69
2045 *	1.68
2046 *	1.68
2047 *	1.68
2048 *	1.68
2049 *	1.67
2050 *	1.67
2051 *	1.67
2052 *	1.67
2053 *	1.67
2054 *	1.67
2055 *	1.67
2056 *	1.67
2057 *	1.67
2058 *	1.67
2059 *	1.67
2060 *	1.67
2061 *	1.67
2062 *	1.67
2063 *	1.67
2064 *	1.67
2065 *	1.67
2066 *	1.67
2067 *	1.66
2068 *	1.66
2069 *	1.66
2070 *	1.66
2071 *	1.66
2072 *	1.66
2073 *	1.66
2074 *	1.66
2075 *	1.66
2076 *	1.66
2077 *	1.66
2078 *	1.66
2079 *	1.66
2080 *	1.66
2081 *	1.66
2082 *	1.66
2083 *	1.66
2084 *	1.66
2085 *	1.66
2086 *	1.66
2087 *	1.66
2088 *	1.66
2089 *	1.66
2090 *	1.66
2091 *	1.66
2092 *	1.66
2093 *	1.66
2094 *	1.67
2095 *	1.67
2096 *	1.66
2097 *	1.66
2098 *	1.67
2099 *	1.66
2100 *	1.66

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2031.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

1828 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	39	39
1951	40	38
1952	41	39
1953	41	39
1954	43	38
1955	45	38
1956	46	37
1957	47	37
1958	48	37
1959	50	37
1960	52	37
1961	51	37
1962	50	37
1963	49	37
1964	49	36
1965	49	36
1966	48	36
1967	48	37
1968	49	37
1969	49	37
1970	49	37
1971	48	37
1972	47	37
1973	46	37
1974	44	37
1975	42	37
1976	40	38
1977	38	38
1978	36	39
1979	34	39
1980	32	40
1981	30	41
1982	28	42
1983	27	43
1984	27	43
1985	27	44
1986	28	44
1987	29	44
1988	29	43
1989	29	43
1990	30	42
1991	31	41
1992	32	40
1993	33	38
1994	34	37
1995	35	35
1996	37	34
1997	38	32
1998	39	30
1999	39	29
2000	41	27
2001	42	26
2002	42	25
2003	42	24
2004	42	24
2005	42	23
2006	41	23
2007	41	22
2008	40	22
2009	40	22
2010	39	22
2011	39	22
2012	39	22
2013	40	23
2014	41	23
2015	42	24
2016	43	25
2017	44	25
2018	44	26
2019	44	26
2020	44	26
2021	43	27
2022	41	27
2023	39	27
2024 *	38	28
2025 *	36	28
2026 *	34	28
2027 *	33	28
2028 *	32	28
2029 *	30	28
2030 *	29	29
2031 *	28	29
2032 *	28	29
2033 *	27	30
2034 *	27	30
2035 *	27	31
2036 *	27	31
2037 *	27	32
2038 *	27	33
2039 *	28	33
2040 *	28	34
2041 *	28	35
2042 *	28	36
2043 *	29	37
2044 *	29	38
2045 *	29	40
2046 *	28	41
2047 *	28	42
2048 *	28	43
2049 *	28	44
2050 *	28	45
2051 *	27	46
2052 *	27	47
2053 *	27	47
2054 *	26	48
2055 *	26	49
2056 *	26	50
2057 *	25	50
2058 *	25	50
2059 *	24	51
2060 *	24	51
2061 *	23	51
2062 *	23	51
2063 *	22	50
2064 *	22	50
2065 *	22	50
2066 *	22	49
2067 *	22	49
2068 *	22	48
2069 *	22	48
2070 *	22	47
2071 *	22	46
2072 *	22	46
2073 *	22	45
2074 *	22	44
2075 *	22	43
2076 *	22	42
2077 *	22	41
2078 *	22	40
2079 *	22	39
2080 *	22	39
2081 *	22	38
2082 *	21	37
2083 *	21	36
2084 *	21	35
2085 *	21	34
2086 *	21	33
2087 *	20	32
2088 *	20	32
2089 *	20	31
2090 *	20	30
2091 *	19	30
2092 *	19	29
2093 *	19	29
2094 *	19	28
2095 *	19	28
2096 *	18	28
2097 *	18	28
2098 *	18	28
2099 *	18	28
2100 *	18	28

* UN projection

Compare with South America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Falkland Islands	3 thousand	−0.12%	1.69	43.4
Brazil	214 million	+0.34%	1.59	35.2
Colombia	53.9 million	+0.92%	1.60	33.0
Argentina	46 million	+0.33%	1.51	33.3
Peru	34.9 million	+0.97%	1.93	30.5
Venezuela	28.6 million	+0.42%	2.04	29.5
Chile	19.9 million	+0.41%	1.12	37.4
Ecuador	18.4 million	+0.84%	1.78	29.7
Bolivia	12.7 million	+1.31%	2.47	25.5

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

Questions

What is the population of the Falkland Islands in 2026?

3,465 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 3 thousand people, −0.12% on 2025.

Is the Falkland Islands's population growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: 4 fewer people in 2026 than in 2025.

When will the Falkland Islands's population peak?

It already did: 4 thousand in 2018. The UN projects 3 thousand in 2050 and 2 thousand in 2100.

What is the fertility rate in the Falkland Islands?

1.69 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. The Falkland Islands has been below that since 1982.

How many babies are born in the Falkland Islands every day?

About 0 a day (34 in 2026), against about 0 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in the Falkland Islands?

79.8 years at birth in 2026: 81.7 for women and 77.8 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in the Falkland Islands?

About 2 thousand men and 2 thousand women in 2026, or 96.6 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of the Falkland Islands?

0 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 12,173 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of the Falkland Islands in 2000?

3,097 (3 thousand), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 12% since, to 3 thousand in 2026.

What will the population of the Falkland Islands be in 2050?

About 3 thousand on the UN's medium projection (3,176), −8.3% from 2026; 2 thousand by 2100.

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.