Population: 47,283 (July 1989), growth rate 0.9% (1989)

Birth rate: 17 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 81 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Faroese (sing., pl.); adjective--Faroese

Ethnic divisions: homogeneous Scandinavian population

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Language: Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 17,585; largely engaged in fishing, manufacturing, transportation, and commerce

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Faroe Islands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faroe Islands People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.