This article is about the demographic

Demographics

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 features of the population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

, including population density

Population density

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, ethnicity

Ethnic group

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese

Faroese people

The Faroese or Faroe Islanders are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Faeroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins.About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway....

, of Norse

Norsemen

Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...

 descent. Ethnic Faroese are, in genetic terms, among the most homogenous groups ever found.

Recent DNA analysis have revealed that Y chromosomes, tracing male descent, are 87% Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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n.
The studies show that mitochondrial DNA, tracing female descent, is 84% Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 / Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

.

Of the approximately 48,000 inhabitants of the Faroe Islands (16,921 private households (2004)), 98% are Danish realm citizens, meaning Faroese, Danish, or Greenlandic

Greenlandic

Greenlandic may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Greenland, the self-governing Danish province located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago....

. By birthplace one can derive the following origins of the inhabitants: born on the Faroes 91.7%, in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 5.8%, and in Greenland

Greenland

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 0.3%. The largest group of foreigners are Icelanders

Icelanders

Icelanders are a Scandinavian ethnic group and a nation, native to Iceland.On 17 June 1944, when an Icelandic republic was founded the Icelanders became independent from the Danish monarchy. The language spoken is Icelandic, a North Germanic language, and Lutheranism is the predominant religion...

 comprising 0.4% of the population, followed by Norwegians

Norwegians

Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...

 and Poles, each comprising 0.2%. Altogether, on the Faroe Islands there are people from 77 different nationalities. The Faroe Islands have the highest rate of adoption in the world, despite a relatively high fertility rate of 2.6 children. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1026/adoption.html

Faroese

Faroese language

Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...

 is spoken in the entire country as a first language. It is not possible to say exactly how many people worldwide speak the Faroese language. This is for two reasons: Firstly, many ethnic Faroese live in Denmark and few who are born there return to the Faroes with their parents or as adults. Secondly, there are some established Danish families on the Faroes who speak Danish at home.

The Faroese language is one of the smallest of the Germanic languages

Germanic languages

The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...

. It is most similar to Icelandic

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

 and Old Norse. In the twentieth century Faroese became the official language and since the Faroes are a part of the Danish realm Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

 is taught in schools as a compulsory second language.

Faroese language policy provides for the active creation of new terms in Faroese suitable for modern life.

Vital statistics since 1900

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
1900	15 000	455	233	222	30.3	15.5	14.8
1901	15 300	457	228	229	29.9	14.9	15.0
1902	15 600	502	217	285	32.2	13.9	18.3
1903	15 900	435	199	236	27.4	12.5	14.8
1904	16 200	489	234	255	30.2	14.4	15.7
1905	16 500	498	296	202	30.2	17.9	12.2
1906	16 700	493	229	264	29.5	13.7	15.8
1907	17 000	479	196	283	28.2	11.5	16.6
1908	17 300	576	182	394	33.3	10.5	22.8
1909	17 600	528	196	332	30.0	11.1	18.9
1910	17 900	576	157	419	32.2	8.8	23.4
1911	18 200	559	164	395	30.7	9.0	21.7
1912	18 600	624	184	440	33.5	9.9	23.7
1913	18 900	650	169	481	34.4	8.9	25.4
1914	19 200	580	182	398	30.2	9.5	20.7
1915	19 600	643	288	355	32.8	14.7	18.1
1916	19 900	636	261	375	32.0	13.1	18.8
1917	20 200	570	240	330	28.2	11.9	16.3
1918	20 600	625	199	426	30.3	9.7	20.7
1919	20 900	607	221	386	29.0	10.6	18.5
1920	21 200	665	227	438	31.4	10.7	20.7
1921	21 500	614	230	384	28.6	10.7	17.9
1922	21 800	668	211	457	30.6	9.7	21.0
1923	22 100	652	255	397	29.5	11.5	18.0
1924	22 400	631	268	363	28.2	12.0	16.2
1925	22 700	599	228	371	26.4	10.0	16.3
1926	23 000	592	199	393	25.7	8.7	17.1
1927	23 300	579	157	422	24.8	6.7	18.1
1928	23 600	620	194	426	26.3	8.2	18.1
1929	23 900	575	253	322	24.1	10.6	13.5
1930	24 200	633	273	360	26.2	11.3	14.9
1931	24 500	607	239	368	24.8	9.8	15.0
1932	24 700	604	210	394	24.5	8.5	16.0
1933	25 000	545	248	297	21.8	9.9	11.9
1934	25 300	578	231	347	22.8	9.1	13.7
1935	25 600	585	269	316	22.9	10.5	12.3
1936	25 900	565	265	300	21.8	10.2	11.6
1937	26 200	615	212	403	23.5	8.1	15.4
1938	26 600	617	241	376	23.2	9.1	14.1
1939	26 900	577	182	395	21.4	6.8	14.7
1940	27 300	698	228	470	25.6	8.4	17.2
1941	27 600	690	286	404	25.0	10.4	14.6
1942	28 000	721	250	471	25.8	8.9	16.8
1943	28 300	804	235	569	28.4	8.3	20.1
1944	28 700	732	247	485	25.5	8.6	16.9
1945	29 000	718	247	471	24.8	8.5	16.2
1946	29 000	708	248	460	24.4	8.6	15.9
1947	30 000	742	242	500	24.7	8.1	16.7
1948	30 000	821	227	595	27.4	7.6	19.8
1949	31 000	876	256	626	28.3	8.3	20.2
1950	31 000	856	282	585	27.6	9.1	18.9
1951	31 000	857	229	628	27.6	7.4	20.3
1952	32 000	809	240	569	25.3	7.5	17.8
1953	33 000	758	228	530	23.0	6.9	16.1
1954	33 000	757	248	509	22.9	7.5	15.4
1955	32 000	749	221	528	23.4	6.9	16.5
1956	33 000	767	239	528	23.2	7.2	16.0
1957	33 000	746	268	478	22.6	8.1	14.5
1958	34 000	845	226	619	24.9	6.6	18.2
1959	34 000	856	242	614	25.2	7.1	18.1
1960	34 000	764	274	490	22.5	8.1	14.4
1961	35 000	781	206	575	22.3	5.9	16.4
1962	36 000	800	234	566	22.2	6.5	15.7
1963	36 000	848	242	606	23.6	6.7	16.8
1964	36 000	857	253	604	23.8	7.0	16.8
1965	37 000	889	261	628	24.0	7.1	17.0
1966	37 000	969	262	707	26.2	7.1	19.1
1967	38 000	956	289	667	25.2	7.6	17.6
1968	38 000	878	262	616	23.1	6.9	16.2
1969	38 300	843	269	574	22.0	7.0	15.0
1970	38 700	814	287	527	21.0	7.4	13.6
1971	38 700	779	308	471	20.1	8.0	12.2
1972	38 900	798	267	531	20.5	6.9	13.7
1973	39 400	808	303	505	20.5	7.7	12.8
1974	40 100	798	303	495	19.9	7.6	12.3
1975	40 800	781	280	501	19.1	6.9	12.3
1976	41 300	756	291	465	18.3	7.0	11.3
1977	41 800	759	271	488	18.2	6.5	11.7
1978	42 400	742	303	439	17.5	7.1	10.4
1979	43 000	790	269	521	18.4	6.3	12.1
1980	43 400	741	309	432	17.1	7.1	10.0
1981	43 800	753	293	460	17.2	6.7	10.5
1982	44 200	726	316	410	16.4	7.1	9.3
1983	44 500	688	361	327	15.5	8.1	7.3
1984	45 000	695	350	345	15.4	7.8	7.7
1985	45 500	760	342	418	16.7	7.5	9.2
1986	46 000	794	371	423	17.3	8.1	9.2
1987	46 600	785	377	408	16.8	8.1	8.8
1988	47 300	880	426	454	18.6	9.0	9.6
1989	47 700	946	375	571	19.8	7.9	12.0
1990	47 600	955	359	596	20.1	7.5	12.5
1991	47 400	873	397	476	18.4	8.4	10.0
1992	47 100	811	401	410	17.2	8.5	8.7
1993	46 100	771	380	391	16.7	8.2	8.5
1994	44 500	670	354	316	15.1	8.0	7.1
1995	43 600	641	363	278	14.7	8.3	6.4
1996	43 600	673	396	277	15.4	9.1	6.4
1997	44 000	663	376	287	15.1	8.5	6.5
1998	44 500	625	377	248	14.0	8.5	5.6
1999	45 100	626	401	225	13.9	8.9	5.0
2000	45 700	692	352	340	15.1	7.7	7.4
2001	46 600	632	358	274	13.6	7.7	5.9
2002	47 300	709	392	317	15.0	8.3	6.7
2003	47 900	705	404	301	14.7	8.4	6.3
2004	48 300	713	379	334	14.8	7.8	6.9
2005	48 300	712	419	293	14.7	8.7	6.1
2006	48 200	662	416	246	13.7	8.6	5.1
2007	48 400	672	380	292	13.9	7.9	6.0
2008	48 600	661	373	288	13.6	7.7	5.9
2009	48 700	598	386	212	12.3	7.9	4.4
2010

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure

0-14 years:
21,6% (male 5,451; female 5,108)

15-64 years:
64% (male 16,708; female 14,544)

65 years and over:
14,4% (male 3,324; female 3,721) (2009 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.15 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female

total population:
1.09 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population:
79.44 years

male:
77 years

female:
82.05 years (2009 est.)

Nationality

noun:
Faroese

Faroese people

The Faroese or Faroe Islanders are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Faeroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins.About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway....

 (singular and plural)

adjective:
Faroese

Languages

Faroese

Faroese language

Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...

 (derived from Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

), Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

Literacy

definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%

note:
similar to Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 proper

Population by island

Name	Area	Inhabitants	People per km²	Main places	Regions
Streymoy Streymoy Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn is located there. The name means "island of currents".- Geography :...	373.5	21,717	57.4	Tórshavn Tórshavn Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...  and Vestmanna Vestmanna Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel was built from Vágar to Kvívík and Stykkið. The cliffs west of Vestmanna, Vestmannabjørgini are very popular for excursions by boat.A 'Vestmann' was a "Westman",...	Tórshavn and rest of Streymoy
Eysturoy Eysturoy Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...	286.3	10,738	37	Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".* Population: 1562* Location: * Postal code : FO 530* Municipality: Fuglafjardar* Football team: ÍF Fuglafjørður...  and Runavík Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,...	North Eysturoy and South Eysturoy
Vágar Vágar Vágar is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 km² , it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy....	177.6	2,856	15.7	Míðvágur Miðvágur Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island...  and Sørvágur Sørvágur Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:...	Vágar
Suðuroy Suðuroy Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....	166	5,074	30.9	Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands....  and Vágur Vágur Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur...	Suðuroy
Sandoy Sandoy Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of six hundred....	112.1	1,428	12.4	Sandur Sandur (Faroe Islands) Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard, dating to the end of the 11th century, suggests the long history of the village. In January 2010 the population stood at 558....	Sandoy
Borðoy Borðoy Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík , Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north...	95	5,030	52.4	Klaksvík Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....	Klaksvík and rest of northern Faroes (Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further... )
Viðoy Viðoy Viðoy is the northern-most island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means wood island, despite the fact that no trees grow on the island: the name relates to the driftwood that floats in from Siberia and North America.- Geography :The...	41	605	15	Viðareiði Viðareiði Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region. It lies on an isthmus with high mountains to both the north and south....	Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...
Kunoy Kunoy Kunoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Kalsoy and Borðoy .- Settlements and transport :...	35.5	135	3.8	Kunoy	Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...
Kalsoy Kalsoy Kalsoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Eysturoy and Kunoy.- Geography :The western coast has dramatically steep cliffs for the full length of the island, whereas idyllic valleys on the eastern slopes protect the four tiny settlements, Húsar, Mikladalur,...	30.9	136	4.8	Mikladalur Mikladalur Mikladalur is a village on the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 797. The town's stone church dates from 1856. A tunnel to Trøllanes was completed in 1985.-External links:*...  and Húsar Húsar Húsar is a village on the East side of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands. It is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. The church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day...	Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...
Svínoy Svínoy Svínoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The island takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle"...	27.4	58	2.7	Svínoy	Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...
Fugloy Fugloy Fugloy is the eastern-most island in the Faroe Islands. The name means bird island, and refers to the large number of birds that nest on the island's cliffs.- Geography :...	11.2	46	4	Kirkja Kirkja Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. Its Postal code is FO 766.Kirkja is one of two villages on the island of Fugloy that are connected both by the road built in the 1980s and by the ferry that connects both Kirkja and Hattarvík to Hvannasund on the larger island of Viðoy,...	Norðoyar Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles . These Islands are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is regarded as the natural capital of this region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.-Further...
Nólsoy Nólsoy Nólsoy is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, located to the east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy. There is only one settlement on the island: Nólsoy on the north-west coast on Stongin, a peninsula attached to the rest of the island by a metres-wide isthmus...	10.3	262	26.1	Nólsoy	Streymoy Streymoy Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn is located there. The name means "island of currents".- Geography :...
Mykines Mykines Mykines is the western-most of the main 18 islands in the Faroe Islands. See also the only settlement on the island, Mykines.Only 11 people live in village Mykines all year around. The oldest inhabitant is 75 and the youngest is 6 years old....	10.3	19	2	Mykines	Vágar Vágar Vágar is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 km² , it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy....
Skúvoy Skúvoy Skúvoy is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy. It is named after the large number of skua present on the island . There is only one settlement on the island: Skúvoy on the east coast...	10	61	5.7	Skúvoy	Sandoy Sandoy Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of six hundred....
Hestur Hestur Hestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. Located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest...	6.1	40	7.1	Hestur	Streymoy Streymoy Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn is located there. The name means "island of currents".- Geography :...
Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year....	2.7	7	1.9	Dímun	Sandoy Sandoy Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of six hundred....
Koltur Koltur Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north of Hestur. The island has just one settlement: Koltur. It was abandoned in the 1980s by the sheep-farmers whose flocks grazed on the southern part of the island. Since then only two people have returned , and...	2.5	2	0.8	Koltur	Streymoy Streymoy Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn is located there. The name means "island of currents".- Geography :...
Lítla Dímun Lítla Dímun Lítla Dímun is a small island between the islands of Suðuroy and Stóra Dímun in the Faroe Islands. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands, being less than in area, and is the only uninhabited one...	0.8	0	0	–	Sandoy Sandoy Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of six hundred....