Table

Faroe Islands. Source:CIA The World Factbook
N Item Value Unit Rank Date of Information Remark
1 Area 1,393.00 (sq km) 183 Area compares the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
2 Population 51,018 Population 210 July 2018 est. Population compares estimates from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends.
3 Median age 37.6 (years) 66
4 Population growth rate 0.58 (%) 149 2018 est. Population growth rate compares the average annual percent change in populations, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative.
5 Birth rate 14.5 (births/1,000 population) 131 2018 est. Birth rate compares the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate.
6 Death rate 8.8 (deaths/1,000 population) 68 2018 est. Death rate compares the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate.
7 Net migration rate 0 (migrant(s)/1,000 population) 84 2018 est. Net migration rate compares the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population).
8 Infant mortality rate 5.3 (deaths/1,000 live births) 173 est. Infant mortality rate compares the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
9 Life expectancy at birth 80.6 (years) 42 est. Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages.
10 Total fertility rate 2.34 (children born/woman) 85 2018 est. Total fertility rate (TFR) compares figures for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. TFR is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman.
11 GDP (purchasing power parity) $2,001,000,000 GDP (purchasing power parity) 197 2014 est. GDP (purchasing power parity) compares the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation’s GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States.
12 GDP - real growth rate 5.9 (%) 35 2017 est. GDP - real growth rate compares GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
13 GDP - per capita (PPP) $40,000 GDP - per capita (PPP) 45 2014 est. GDP - per capita (PPP) compares GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
14 Gross national saving 25.7 (% of GDP) 53 2012 est. Gross national saving is derived by deducting final consumption expenditure from Gross national disposable income, and consists of personal saving, plus business saving, plus government saving, but excludes foreign saving. The figures are presented as a percent of GDP. A negative number indicates that the economy as a whole is spending more income than it produces, thus drawing down national wealth (dissaving).
15 Industrial production growth rate 3.4 (%) 91 2009 est. Industrial production growth rate compares the annual percentage increase in industrial production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).
16 Labor force 27,540 Labor force 206 2017 est. Labor force compares the total labor force figure.
17 Unemployment rate 2.2 (%) 20 2017 est. Unemployement rate compares the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
18 Distribution of family income - Gini index 22.7 Distribution of family income - Gini index 157 2013 est. Distribution of family income - Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The more nearly equal a country’s income distribution, the lower its Gini index, e.g., a Scandinavian country with an index of 25. The more unequal a country’s income distribution, the higher its Gini index, e.g., a Sub-Saharan country with an index of 50. If income were distributed with perfect equality the index would be zero; if income were distributed with perfect inequality, the index would be 100.
19 Taxes and other revenues 30.2 (% (of GDP)) 76 2014 est. Taxes and other revenues records total taxes and other revenues received by the national government during the time period indicated, expressed as a percent of GDP. Taxes include personal and corporate income taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, and tariffs. Other revenues include social contributions - such as payments for social security and hospital insurance - grants, and net revenues from public enterprises.
20 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) -1.7 (% (of GDP)) 95 2014 est. Budget surplus or deficit records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit).
21 Public debt 35 (% of GDP) 152 2014 est. Public debt compares the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country’s home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt.
22 Inflation rate (consumer prices) -0.30 (%) 8 2016 Inflation rate (consumer prices) compares the annual percent change in consumer prices with the previous year’s consumer prices.
23 Exports $1,184,000,000 Exports 153 2016 est. Exports compares the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
24 Imports $978,400,000 Imports 185 2016 est. Imports compares the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
25 Debt - external $387,600,000 Debt - external 182 2012 Debt - external compares the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
26 Electricity - production 307,000,000 (kWh) 180 2016 est. Electricity - production compares the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours.
27 Electricity - consumption 285,500,000 (kWh) 185 2016 est. Electricity - consumption compares total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours.
28 Electricity - exports 0 (kWh) 134 2016 est. Electricity exports is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
29 Electricity - imports 0 (kWh) 148 2016 est. Electricity - imports is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
30 Electricity - installed generating capacity 128,300.00 (kW) 176 2016 est. Electricity - installed generating capacity is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
31 Electricity - from fossil fuels 54 (% of total installed capacity) 142 2016 est. Electricity from fossil fuels measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
32 Electricity - from nuclear fuels 0 (% of total installed capacity) 90 2017 est. Electricity - from nuclear fuels measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
33 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants 31 (% of total installed capacity) 66 2017 est. Electricity - from hydroelectric plants measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
34 Electricity - from other renewable sources 16 (% of total installed capacity) 52 2017 est. Electricity - from other renewable sources measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
35 Crude oil - production 0 (bbl/day) 135 2017 est. Crude oil - production is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
36 Crude oil - exports 0 (bbl/day) 123 2015 est. Crude oil - exports is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
37 Crude oil - imports 0 (bbl/day) 127 2015 est. Crude oil - imports is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
38 Crude oil - proved reserves 0 (bbl) 131 1 January 2018 est. Crude oil - proved reserves is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
39 Refined petroleum products - production 0 (bbl/day) 145 2015 est. Refined petroleum products - production is the country’s total output of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
40 Refined petroleum products - consumption 4,600 (bbl/day) 180 2016 est. Refined petroleum products - consumption is the country’s total consumption of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
41 Refined petroleum products - exports 0 (bbl/day) 155 2015 est. Refined petroleum products - exports is the country’s total exports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
42 Refined petroleum products - imports 4,555 (bbl/day) 174 2015 est. Refined petroleum products - imports is the country’s total imports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
43 Natural gas - production 0 (cu m) 132 2017 est. Natural gas - production compares the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m).
44 Natural gas - consumption 0 (cu m) 146 2017 est. Natural gas - consumption compares the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m).
45 Natural gas - exports 0 (cu m) 104 2017 est. Natural gas - exports compares the total natural gas exported in cubic meters (cu m).
46 Natural gas - imports 0 (cu m) 125 2017 est. Natural gas - imports compares the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
47 Natural gas - proved reserves 0 (cu m) 135 1 January 2014 est. Natural gas - proved reserves compares the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m).
48 Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 739,300.00 (Mt) 176 2017 est. Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy is the total amount of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons, released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy.
49 Telephones - fixed lines 20,193 Telephones - fixed lines 177 July 2016 est. Telephones - main lines in use compares the total number of main telephone lines in use.
50 Telephones - mobile cellular 54,487 Telephones - mobile cellular 200 July 2016 est. Telephones - mobile cellular compares the total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers.
51 Internet users 47,988 Internet users 195 July 2016 est. Internet users compares the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
52 Broadband - fixed subscriptions 17,973 Broadband - fixed subscriptions 153 2017 est.
53 Airports 1 Airports 220 2013 Airports compares the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved or unpaved and may include closed or abandoned installations.
54 Roadways 960 (km) 149 2017 Roadways compares the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
55 Merchant marine 100 Merchant marine 87 Merchant marine compares all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.