Faroe Islands People
Population46,662 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.6% (male 5,056; female 5,041)
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 15,975; female 14,187)
65 years and over: 13.7% (male 2,877; female 3,526) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 35.1 years
male: 34.6 years
female: 35.8 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
0.66% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
13.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
1.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 6.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.05 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 82.51 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.22 children born/woman (2004 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 the same as Denmark proper
