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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:
49,709 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 5,269/female 4,882)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 15.6% (male 4,003/female 3,738)
25-54 years: 36.8% (male 9,892/female 8,414)
55-64 years: 11.8% (male 3,018/female 2,832)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 3,712/female 3,949) (2013 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37 years
female: 38.3 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.47% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
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Birth rate:
13.36 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 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.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
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0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 175
male: 6.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.98 years
country comparison to the world: 35
male: 77.49 years
female: 82.64 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.39 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

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

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 9.4%
country comparison to the world: 112
male: 6.9%
female: 12.5% (2005)