| People | Faroe Islands |
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Population:
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48,668 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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35 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.9% (male 5,489/female 5,166)
15-64 years: 64% (male 16,650/female 14,482)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,233/female 3,648) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 36.7 years
male: 36 years
female: 37.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.376% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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13.25 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.29 years
male: 76.86 years
female: 81.89 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.45 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese |
Ethnic groups:
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Scandinavian |
Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data) |
Languages:
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Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish |
Literacy:
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NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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void |
People - note:
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void |
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