Faroe Islands Demographics Profile 2007

Population

47,511 (July 2007 est.)

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.)

Median age

total: 35 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 35.3 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate

0.543% (2007 est.)

Birth rate

14.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate

8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

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.)

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.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.49 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.15 children born/woman (2007 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 100%, the same as Denmark proper