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People of Faroe Islands

Population:47,511 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 20.6% (male 4,882/female 4,904)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 16,353/female 14,668)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,041/female 3,663) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 35 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.543% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:14.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.996 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.115 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 6.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 79.49 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese
Ethnic groups:Scandinavian
Religions:Evangelical Lutheran
Languages:Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Literacy:definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper

Faroe Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 47,511 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,399 sq km
  • Density: 34 /km² (169th)
  • GDP (total): $1.0 billion (not ranked)
  • GDP (per capita): $22,000 (2001 estimate) (not ranked)
  • Literacy:

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  • Currency: Faroese króna² (DKK)
  • Dial code: +298

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