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Faroe Islands population pyramid 1972

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Estimate

Population pyramid

Population
38,943
Aged 0–14
31.2%
Aged 15–64
60.0%
Aged 65+
8.8%
Median age
26.5 yrs
Old-age dependency
14.6
Sex ratio M per 100 F
108.9
60040020002004006000102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Bars show the population at each single year of age (men left, women right). The axis is fixed across 1950–2100 so years can be compared. Old-age dependency = population 65+ ÷ population 15–64 × 100.

Population over time

Total population (1950–2100)

023K45K68K2000205019502100Total population
Total population

The vertical line marks the selected year. Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Demographics: births, deaths and migration

Values for 1972. A population pyramid is shaped by births, deaths and migration over time. Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Total fertility rate
3.25
Children per woman
Life expectancy (male)
72.6 yrs
At birth
Life expectancy (female)
78.0 yrs
At birth
Births
816
Per year
Deaths
276
Per year
Natural change
+13.8
Per 1,000 people (births − deaths)
Net migration
-74
Per year (in − out)
Population growth
+1.17%
Per year
Infant mortality
13.5
Per 1,000 live births

Total fertility rate

1.72.53.44.22000205019502100Replacement level 2.1Total fertility rate
Total fertility rate

If fertility stays below replacement level (about 2.1), the population shrinks in the long run unless immigration makes up for it.

Life expectancy at birth

577082942000205019502100MaleFemale
MaleFemale

Birth and death rates (per 1,000 people)

61421292000205019502100Birth rateDeath rate
Birth rateDeath rate

When the death rate exceeds the birth rate, the population declines naturally.

Net migration (in − out, per year)

-1,421-689447762000205019502100Net migration
Net migration

Where Faroe Islands is

61.9°N 6.9°W

Maps show approximate locations and imply no position on borders or sovereignty. Small island countries are marked with circles.

Industry

Value added by sector as a share of GDP, and employment by sector (World Bank).

Agriculture (% of GDP)
16.1%
2024
Industry incl. construction (% of GDP)
18.3%
2024
Manufacturing (% of GDP)
9.5%
2024
Services (% of GDP)
53.8%
2024

GDP by sector

0%21%43%64%19802000202019602024AgricultureIndustryServices
AgricultureIndustryServices

Economy

GDP (current US$)
$4.1B
2024
GDP per capita
$74K
2024
Real GDP growth
0.8%
2024

GDP (current US$)

$0$1.4B$2.8B$4.3B19802000202019602024GDP
GDP

Real GDP growth

-5%-1%3%8%19802000202019602024Real GDP growth
Real GDP growth

Trade and trade balance

Exports and imports of goods and services (balance of payments, US$). Trade balance = exports − imports.

Exports (goods & services)
$2.2B
2024
Imports (goods & services)
$2.1B
2024
Trade balance (goods & services)
-$130M
2011
Trade (% of GDP)
105.8%
2024

Exports and imports

$0$789M$1.6B$2.4B19802000202019602024ExportsImports
ExportsImports

Trade balance

$-390M$-244M$-97M$50M19802000202019602024Trade balance
Trade balance

Temperature

Mean annual temperature over the whole country (CRU TS 4.07, 1901–2022).

Mean temperature (last 30 years)
6.6℃
1993–2022
1901–1930 average
5.6℃
Change
+1.1℃
Last 30 years − 1901–30

Mean annual temperature

5℃6℃7℃8℃1950200019012022Mean annual temperature
Mean annual temperature

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