Skopun Facts

Area0.5 km²
Population14
Population change (1975 to 2020)-6.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-6.7%
Local Time
TimezoneWestern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng61.90285, -6.88234
Postal Codes240

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Skopun Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1517151414
Population Density30 / km²34 / km²30 / km²28 / km²28 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skopun Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 6.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Skopun-6.7%-17.6%-6.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skopun Population Density

Population Density: 28 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Skopun140.5 km²28 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Skopun 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

Skopun

Skopun (pronounced [skopn]) is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy (Sand Island). is the second largest town on the island. Skopunar kommuna, the Municipality of Skopun, consists only of the town of Skopun.

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