Demographics of the Faroe Islands

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Demographics of the Faroe Islands, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Demographics of the Faroe Islands, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 48,700 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 23% (male 5,233; female 5,163)
15-64 years: 63% (male 15,270; female 13,382)
65 years and over: 14% (male 2,788; female 3,460) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.83% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 13.58 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.43 years
male: 74.96 years
female: 81.92 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.32 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese

Ethnic groups: Faroese (mixed Scandinavian - British), Danish

Religions: Lutheran

Languages: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper

Name Area Inhabitants People per km² Main places Regions
Streymoy 373.5 21,717 57.4 Tórshavn and Vestmanna Tórshavn and rest of Streymoy
Eysturoy 286.3 10,738 37 Fuglafjørður and Runavík North Eysturoy and South Eysturoy
Vágar 177.6 2,856 15.7 Míðvágur and Sørvágur Vágar
Suðuroy 166 5,074 30.9 Tvøroyri and Vágur Suðuroy
Sandoy 112.1 1,428 12.4 Sandur Sandoy
Borðoy 95 5,030 52.4 Klaksvík Klaksvík and rest of northern Faroes (Norðoyar)
Viðoy 41 605 15 Viðareiði Norðoyar
Kunoy 35.5 135 3.8 Kunoy Norðoyar
Kalsoy 30.9 136 4.8 Mikladalur and Húsar Norðoyar
Svínoy 27.4 58 2.7 Svínoy Norðoyar
Fugloy 11.2 46 4 Kirkja Norðoyar
Nólsoy 10.3 262 26.1 Nólsoy Streymoy
Mykines 10.3 19 2 Mykines Vágar
Skúvoy 10 61 5.7 Skúvoy Sandoy
Hestur 6.1 40 7.1 Hestur Streymoy
Stóra Dímun 2.7 7 1.9 Dímun Sandoy
Koltur 2.5 2 0.8 Koltur Streymoy
Lítla Dímun 0.8 0 0 Sandoy

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