Population 41,834 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 23% (male 4,971; female 4,777)
15-64 years: 62% (male 13,896; female 12,034)
65 years and over: 15% (male 2,759; female 3,397) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -1.72% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 13.08 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.84 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -21.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.43 years
male: 75.53 years
female: 81.45 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.36 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese

Ethnic groups Scandinavian

Religions Evangelical Lutheran

Languages Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Literacy NA
note: similar to Denmark proper

NOTE: The information regarding Faroe Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faroe Islands People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.