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General Information

Region		South America
Population (000, 2025)		4^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		0.3^a,b
Capital city		Stanley
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		2.3^c,e
Surface area (km2)		12 173^c,d
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		97^a,b
National currency		Falkland Islands Pound (FKP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^f

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Unemployment (% of labour force)	1.2^g,h	...	...
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	77.2 / 86.0^g,i,h	... / ...	... / ...
International trade: exports^j (million current US$)	186	278	339^f
International trade: imports^j (million current US$)	269	123	269^f
International trade: balance^j (million current US$)	-83	155	70^f

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	2	-0.4	-0.1^b
Urban population^c (% of total population)	76.3	78.1^k	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	1^c,l	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	1.7	1.7	1.7^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	80.2 / 76.7	80.8 / 76.7	81.5 / 77.6^b
Population age distribution^a,m (0-14/60+ years old, %)	17.8 / 14.7	16.1 / 16.3	16.1 / 20.5^b
International migrant stockⁿ (000/% of total pop.)	1.6 / 46.1	2.0 / 55.8	2.3 / 67.2^f
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	11.5	11.2	10.2^b

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet^j (per 100 inhabitants)	98.3	99^o	...
Threatened species (number)	23	24	32^f
Forested area (% of land area)	0^j	0^j	0^p
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	~0.0 / 12.2	~0.0 / 11.8	~0.0 / 11.7^j,p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	0^j	0	0^j,p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	163	163	161^j,p
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	20.8	20.8	20.8^f

Footnotes

a		A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). For statistical purposes, the data for United Kingdom do not include this area.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
d		2023
e		2018
f		2024
g		Population aged 16 to 65 years.
h		2013
i		Break in the time series.
j		Estimate.
k		2019
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
n		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
o		2016
p		2022