Demographics of the Falkland Islands

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

Population

Year	Total population	Population on census night	Male	Female	Ratio
1851<ref name="census"/>	287
1861<ref name="census"/>	541
1871<ref name="census"/>	811
1881<ref name="census"/>	1,510
1891<ref name="census"/>	1,789
1901<ref name="census"/>	2,043
1911<ref name="census"/>	2,272
1921<ref name="census"/>	2,094
1931<ref name="census"/>	2,392
1946<ref name="census"/>	2,239
1953<ref name="census"/>	2,230
1962<ref name="census"/>	2,172
1972<ref name="census"/>	1,957
1980<ref name="census"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	1,813
1986<ref name="census"/>	1,885
1991<ref name="census"/>	2,050
1996<ref name="census"/>	2,564
2001<ref name="census"/>	2,913
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2,955	2,955	1,569	1,386	1.13:1
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2,931	2,840	1,491	1,349	1.11:1
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3,398	3,200	1,687	1,511	1.12:1
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3,662	3,142	1,847	1,694	1.1:1

Non-census estimates

Date	Method	Total population
1990	CIA estimate<ref>CIA World Factbook (1990)</ref>	1,958
2000	Treasury of the Falkland Islands Govt estimate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	2,826
2007	CIA estimate<ref>The World Factbook</ref>	3,105

By region

Stanley has the majority of the Falklands' population.<ref name="census"/>

Year	Stanley		RAF Mount Pleasant		Rest of East Falkland		West Falkland		Outer islands		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
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