The People of Faroe Islands
The People of Faroe Islands
Faroese People
Population: 48,856 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 21.6% (male 5,451/female 5,108) 15-64 years: 64% (male 16,708/female 14,544) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 3,324/female 3,721) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 36.9 years male: 36.3 years female: 37.7 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.397% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 6.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.44 years male: 77 years female: 82.05 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (2009 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 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data)
Languages: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Literacy: NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper