Short facts about people of Faroe Islands

Population:

45,661 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  22.62% (male 5,193; female 5,136) 15-64 years:  63.64% (male 15,463; female 13,596) 65 years and over:  13.74% (male 2,802; female 3,471) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.78% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

13.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.59 years male:  75.12 years female:  82.06 years

Total fertility rate:

2.3 children born/woman (2001 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:  similar to Denmark proper

Source: World Factbook