| Population | 51,943 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese |
| Ethnic groups | Faroese 85.9% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 8.2%, other Nordic 1.4%, other 4.5% (includes Filipino, Romanian, Polish) (2021 est.) note: data represent respondents by country of birth |
| Languages | Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.) note: data represent population by primary language |
| Religions | Christian 89.3% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 1%, none 3.8%, unspecified 6% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.69% (male 5,247/female 4,920) 15-24 years: 13.89% (male 3,708/female 3,465) 25-54 years: 37.01% (male 10,277/female 8,828) 55-64 years: 12% (male 3,199/female 2,996) 65 years and over: 17.41% (male 4,352/female 4,636) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.2 years male: 36.9 years female: 37.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.62% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.92 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer than 100 people |
| Urbanization | urban population: 42.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 21,000 TORSHAVN (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.04 years male: 78.5 years female: 83.77 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.3 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 99% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 2.62 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.1 beds/1,000 population (2015) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 1% of population (2017) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
