Introduction - Faroe Islands: |
Location - Faroe Islands: |
People - Faroe Islands: |
Population | 47,511 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 4,882/female 4,904)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 16,353/female 14,668)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,041/female 3,663) (2007 est.) |
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Dependency status | part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948 |
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Median age | total: 35 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.3 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 0.543% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 14.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio | at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.996 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.115 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate | total: 6.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.49 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.93 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | NA |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | NA |
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Hiv aids deaths | NA |
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Nationality | noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese |
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Ethnic groups | Scandinavian |
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Religions | Evangelical Lutheran |
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Languages | Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish |
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Literacy | definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007