Total Population
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 355 |
| 2002 | 380 |
| 2001 | 373 |
| 2000 | 431 |
| 1999 | 577 |
| 1998 | 911 |
| 1997 | 1,226 |
| 1996 | 1,312 |
| 1995 | 823 |
| 1994 | 528 |
| 1993 | 940 |
Age Distribution
The population of Faro has fluctuated wildly over the years, depending on the status of the mine. Yukon government information, drawn from administrative health records, shows that the population averaged 350 in 2003. Local people in Faro suggest the number is considerably higher, estimating the population at 650 in 2004. It is likely that some Faro residents do not live in the community permanently, but maintain an active presence there through part-time residence. This may explain the local sense that the population is larger than that given by the official reading for 2003.
Faro historically was a community of movers but by 2001 the population was more stable, with 75 percent of the population saying that they had lived in Faro since 1996. Local people suggest that the population figure in 2004 may be higher than the official count. Close to 17 percent had come from outside the Yukon between 1996 and 2001 - only slightly higher than the close to 16 percent for the Yukon as a whole.
The Census showed an 18 percent representation of First Nations people in the community, a little lower than the Yukon-wide representation of 23 percent.
Faro's age distribution shows somewhat fewer young people, a consequence of people moving away when work at the mine ceased. In 2003, 17 percent of the population in Faro were under the age of 15 and a further 14 percent were aged 15 to 24 years. This compares with 20 percent and 14 percent Yukon-wide. There is also a slightly smaller proportion of people in the 25-to-44 age group, with 26 percent compared to the Yukon average of 31 percent. More people are found in the 45-to-64 age group. In Faro, 33 percent of the population is in this older working age group, compared to 29 percent Yukon wide. In 2003, those over 65 made up 10 percent of the Faro population in comparison to 7 percent for the Yukon.
About 48 percent of the population in Faro are female, very close to the 50 percent female representation in the total Yukon population.
