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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:
49,483 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 5,362/female 4,975)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 64.2% (male 16,837/female 14,788)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 3,487/female 3,818) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 37.3 years
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male: 36.6 years
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female: 38.1 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.447% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
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Birth rate:
13.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
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Death rate:
8.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
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Urbanization:
urban population: 40% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 175
male: 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.85 years
country comparison to the world: 34
male: 77.37 years
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female: 82.5 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
2.4 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 9.4%
country comparison to the world: 105
male: 6.9%
female: 12.5% (2005)