Velbastaður Facts

Area0.4 km²
Population5
Population change (1975 to 2020)+400.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+66.7%
Local Time
TimezoneWestern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng61.98084, -6.85259

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Velbastaður Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1234555
Population Density2.3 / km²4.6 / km²6.9 / km²9.1 / km²11.4 / km²11.4 / km²11.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velbastaður Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 66.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Velbastaður+400%+150%+66.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velbastaður Population Density

Population Density: 11.4 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Velbastaður50.438 km²11.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velbastaður 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

Velbastaður

Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands. It is a part of the municipality of Tórshavn.

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