Glyvrar Facts

Area0.8 km²
Population890
Male Population455 (51.1%)
Female Population435 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+1716.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+1359.0%
Median Age36.5 years (Male: 35.4, Female: 37.7)
Local Time
TimezoneWestern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng62.12475, -6.72152
Postal Codes625

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Glyvrar Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population49626162890930963
Population Density60.3 / km²76.3 / km²75.1 / km²76.3 / km²1,095.4 / km²1,144.6 / km²1,185.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Glyvrar Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1359% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Glyvrar+1716.3%+1335.5%+1359%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Glyvrar Median Age

Median Age: 36.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Glyvrar36.5 yrs37.7 yrs35.4 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Glyvrar Population Density

Population Density: 1,095 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Glyvrar8900.813 km²1,095 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Glyvrar Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Glyvrar

Glyvrar is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. is one of several villages on the eastside of Skálafjørður (fjord) that have grown into a 10 kilometre long conurbation. Glyvrar there is a museum called ’Bygdasavnid Forni’. The churc..

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