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

Ethnic groups:
Scandinavian

Languages:
Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 census)

Population:
50,196 (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.1% (male 5,224/female 4,866)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 14.96% (male 3,848/female 3,662)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 37.04% (male 10,090/female 8,502)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 11.73% (male 3,033/female 2,854)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 16.17% (male 3,926/female 4,191) (2015 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.

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Median age:
total: 37.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37.1 years
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female: 38.4 years (2015 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.51% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
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Birth rate:
13.77 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
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Urbanization:
urban population: 42% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
TORSHAVN (capital) 21,000 (2014)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.19 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 5.86 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 5.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 170

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.24 years
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male: 77.73 years
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female: 82.93 years (2015 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 37

Total fertility rate:
2.37 children born/woman (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]