Largest Cities in Faroe Islands
Facts about Faroe Islands
Official languages: Faroe Islands, Danish
Capital: Tórshavn
Area: 1,399 km²
Population: 48,228 residents
Population density: 34.47 residents per km²
Currency: DKK
Internet TLD: .fo
ISO codes: FO, FRO, 234
The Faroe Islands telephone code is +298
The Faroe Islands (often incorrectly called “Faroe Islands”) are a group of islands in the North Atlantic between the British Isles, Norway and Iceland that were discovered and populated in the Middle Ages. With the exception of Klein-Dimun, all of the 18 islands are permanently inhabited. Like Greenland, the Faroe Islands have been an equal nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, have been largely autonomous since 1948 and have one of the oldest parliaments in the world, the Løgting. The most important branch of business since the end of the 19th century has been fishing and the related economy.
Population
| Total population | 51,628 |
| Population growth rate | 0.60% |
| Birth rate | 14.30 births per 1,000 residents |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall | 79.98 years |
| Men | 77.49 years |
| Women | 82.64 years |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 19.79% |
| 15-64 years | 63.23% |
| 65 years and above | 16.98% |
| Median age | 37.70 years |
| Gender ratio | 1.09 M / F |
| Population density | 37.06 residents per km² |
| Urbanization | 38.80% |
| Cities | |
| Tórshavn [capital] (F 2000) 16673 | |
| Ethnicities | |
| 89.2% Faroe Islands, 7.1% Danes, 3.7% others (including Icelanders, Norwegians, Greenlanders, Thai, British) | |
| Religions | |
| Lutherans 83.8% | |
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Biggest Cities of Faroe Islands by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Torshavn, Faroe Islands | 13,311 | 62.0097 | -6.77164 |
| 2 | Klaksvik, Faroe Islands | 4,775 | 62.2266 | -6.58901 |
| 3 | Fuglafjordur, Faroe Islands | 1,653 | 62.244 | -6.81395 |
| 4 | Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands | 1,341 | 61.5556 | -6.81109 |
| 5 | Midvagur, Faroe Islands | 1,151 | 62.0511 | -7.19389 |
| 6 | Sandur, Faroe Islands | 719 | 61.8425 | -6.80778 |