Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
3,662 (2021 est.)
note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census
Nationality
noun: Falkland Islander(s)
adjective: Falkland Island
Ethnic groups
Falkland Islander 48.3%, British 23.1%, St. Helenian 7.5%, Chilean 4.6%, mixed 6%, other 8.5%, unspecified 2% (2016 est.)
note: data represent population by national identity
Languages
English 89%, Spanish 7.7%, other 3.3% (2006 est.)
Religions
Christian 57.1%, other 1.6%, none 35.4%, unspecified 6% (2016 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 39.8
youth dependency ratio: 24.8
elderly dependency ratio: 14.9
potential support ratio: 6.7 (2021)
Population growth rate
0.01% (2014 est.)
Birth rate
10.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Net migration rate
N/A
Population distribution
a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley
Urbanization
urban population: 79.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.53% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
2,000 STANLEY (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
note: sex ratio is somewhat skewed by the high proportion of males at the Royal Air Force station, Mount Pleasant Airport (MPA); excluding MPA, the sex ratio of the total population would be 1.04
Infant mortality rate
total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.9
male: 75.6
female: (2017 est.) 79.6
Total fertility rate
N/A
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 78.2% of population
total: 95.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 21.8% of population
total: 4.7% of population (2020)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
44.8% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
N/A
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
NOTE: The information regarding Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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