Population 46,011 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 5,149; female 5,110)
15-64 years: 64% (male 15,650; female 13,801)
65 years and over: 13.7% (male 2,818; female 3,483) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.74% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 13.74 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.74 years
female: 82.21 years (2002 est.)
male: 75.28 years

Total fertility rate 2.27 children born/woman (2002 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: similar to Denmark proper

NOTE: The information regarding Faroe Islands on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faroe Islands People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.