Demographics of the Faroe Islands
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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: Scandinavian
Religions: Lutheran
Languages: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
note:
similar to Denmark proper
- See also : Faroe Islandsfr:Démographie des îles Féroé
