Digital 2021: The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in 2021.

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The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)’s population

  • The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) had a population of 3,505 in January 2021.

  • The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)’s population increased by 78 (+2.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 47.2% of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)’s population is female, while 52.8% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 78.7% of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)’s population lives in urban centres, while 21.3% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • There were 3,470 internet users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) increased by 77 (+2.3%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) stood at 99.0% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • There were 3,300 social media users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) decreased by 300 (-8.3%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) was equivalent to 94.1% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • There were 5,188 mobile connections in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) increased by 116 (+2.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in January 2021 was equivalent to 148.0% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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Additional resources

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