Skúvoy Facts

Area0.1 km²
Population26
Population change (1975 to 2020)+2500.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+2500.0%
Local Time
TimezoneWestern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng61.77308, -6.80176
Postal Codes260

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Skúvoy Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1111262117
Population Density8 / km²8 / km²8 / km²8 / km²208 / km²168 / km²136 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skúvoy Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 2500% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Skúvoy+2500%+2500%+2500%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skúvoy Population Density

Population Density: 208 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Skúvoy260.125 km²208 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skúvoy Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Skúvoy

Skúvoy /ˈskʉuːwɪ/ or Skúgvoy /ˈskɪkvɪ/ (Danish: Skuø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy. is named after the large number of skua present on the island (who have a habit of attacking intruders). There is only o..

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