Faroe Islands - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Faroe Islands. Archipelago of 17 inhabited islands, one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is

Geographical data of Faroe Islands
Location Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway
Geographic coordinates 62 00 N, 7 00 W
Map references Europe
Tarrain rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Natural Resources fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Natural Hazards strong winds and heavy rains can occur throughout the year
Irrigated Land
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 1,117 km
Climate mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Area
Total Area
Land Area 1,393 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
comparative Area eight times the size of Washington, D.C.
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Continental shelf 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Exclusive fishing zone 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Elevations
Highest point Slaettaratindur 882 m
Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 70.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 0.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 70.1% (2022 est.)
Forest 0.1% (2022 est.)
Other 29.8% (2022 est.)
Population Distribution

The island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer than 100 people

People and Society

In Faroe Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Faroese 83.8% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 8.3%, Filipino 1.2%, other Nordic 0.9%, other 4.5% (includes Polish and Romanian) (2024 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.63% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density
Total fertility rate 2.27 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 1.09 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Est married women (ages 15-49) 34.8% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures
Net Migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Faroese | Faroese (singular and plural)
Languages Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)
Religions Christian 87% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 0.9%, none 3.7%, unspecified 8.9% (2011 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 20% (male 5,489/female 5,122)
15-64 years 61.5% (male 17,188/female 15,346)
65 years and over 18.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,723/female 5,065)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 62.7 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 32.6 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 30.1 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 3.3 (2024 est.)
Median Age
Total 36.8 years (2024 est.)
Male 36.9 years
Female 36.8 years
Urbanization
Urban population 43% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 21,000 TORSHAVN (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.93 male(s)/female
Total population 1.07 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 81.7 years (2024 est.)
Male 79.2 years
Female 84.4 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: NA
Improved: rural rural: NA
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: NA
Unimproved: rural rural: NA
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Demographic profile
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Faroe Islands is found in Northern Europe