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Military and security forces
Faroe Islands — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force is maintained |
| 1992 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force is maintained |
| 1993 | small Police Force, no organized native military forces |
| 1994 | small Police Force, no organized native military forces |
| 1995 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 1996 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 1997 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 1998 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 1999 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 2000 | no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 2001 | defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 2002 | no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 2003 | no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained |
| 2004 | no regular military forces |
| 2005 | no regular military forces |
| 2006 | no regular military forces |
| 2007 | no regular military forces |
| 2008 | no regular military forces |
| 2009 | no regular military forces |
| 2010 | no regular military forces |
| 2011 | no regular military forces |
| 2012 | no regular military forces (2012) |
| 2013 | no regular military forces (2012) |
| 2014 | no regular military forces (2012) |
| 2015 | no regular military forces (2012) |
| 2016 | no regular military forces; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands (2016) |
| 2017 | no regular military forces or conscription; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands; the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2017) |
| 2018 | no regular military forces or conscription; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands; the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2017) |
| 2019 | no regular military forces or conscription; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands; the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2019) |
| 2020 | no regular military forces or conscription; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands; the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2019) |
| 2021 | no regular military forces or conscription (2021) |
| 2022 | no regular military forces or conscription |
| 2023 | no regular military forces or conscription |
| 2024 | no regular military forces or conscription |
| 2025 | no regular military forces or conscription |