Age structure: 0-14 years : 25% (male 4,960; female 4,812) 15-64 years: 60% (male 12,913; female 11,117) 65 years and over: 15% (male 2,708; female 3,363) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -6.36% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 11.46 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 9.05 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -38.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years : 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.37 years male: 75.41 years female : 81.32 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.37 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese