Demographics of the Falkland Islands

Demographics of the Falkland Islands
Demographics of the Falkland Islands
Population	3,662 (2021)
Density	0.30/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
Age structure
0–14 years	15.7% (2021)
15–64 years	72.3%
65 and over	12.0%
Nationality
Nationality	Falkland Islander: 52.3% British: 37.0% St. Helenian: 10.9% Filipino: 5.6% Chilean: 4.8% Zimbabwean: 1.8% South African: 1.8% Peruvian: 0.9% Australian: 0.3% Argentine: 0.3% Brazilian: 0.3% New Zealander: 0.3% Indian: 0.3%
Language
Spoken	Falkland Islands English

Population3,662

(2021)

Density0.30/km² (0.78/sq mi)

0–14 years15.7% (2021)^[1]

15–64 years72.3%

The demographics of the Falkland Islands have been measured by census since 1851.

Date	Method	Total population
1990	CIA estimate^[6]	1,958
2000	Treasury of the Falkland Islands Govt estimate^[7]	2,826
2007	CIA estimate^[8]	3,105

Year	Stanley		RAF Mount Pleasant		Rest of East Falkland		West Falkland		Outer islands		Total
Year	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Total
1986	1,232	65.4%	N/A		388	20.6%	265	14.1%	N/A		1,885
1991	1,557	76.0%	N/A		245	12.0%	196	9.6%	52	2.5%	2,050
1996	1,636	63.8%	483	18.9%	233	9.1%	174	6.8%	38	1.5%	2,564
2001	1,636	63.8%	483	18.9%	233	9.1%	174	6.8%	38	1.5%	2,913
2006	2,115	71.6%	477	16.1%	194	6.6%	127	4.3%	42	1.4%	2,955
2012	2,120	74.6%	369	13.0%	202	7.1%	127	4.5%	22	0.8%	2,840
2016	2,460	76.9%	359	11.2%	190	5.9%	151	4.7%	40	1.3%	3,200
2021	2,538	80.8%	324	10.3%	149	4.7%	95	3.0%	36	1.1%	3,142

v t e Demographics of South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Non-census estimates