Faroe Islands: People & Society#
Population | 50,456 (July 2016 est.) |
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Nationality | noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese |
Ethnic groups | Faroese 89.2% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 7.1%, other 3.7% (includes Icelander, Norwegian, Greenlander, Filipino, Thai, British) note: data represent respondents by country of birth (2011 est.) |
Languages | Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.) |
Religions | Christian 89.3% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 0.7%, more than one religion 0.2%, none 3.8%, unspecified 6% (2011 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.98% (male 5,212/female 4,870) 15-24 years: 14.62% (male 3,784/female 3,592) 25-54 years: 37.25% (male 10,191/female 8,605) 55-64 years: 11.66% (male 3,032/female 2,851) 65 years and over: 16.49% (male 4,023/female 4,296) (2016 est.) |
Median age | total: 37.7 years male: 37.1 years female: 38.4 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.53% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 14 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Population distribution | the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have less than 100 people |
Urbanization | urban population: 42% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | TORSHAVN (capital) 21,000 (2014) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.18 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.4 years male: 77.8 years female: 83.1 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.36 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Hospital bed density | 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |