Key demographics
- Population
- 56.2K
- Density
- 39.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.000 (Low)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.91
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 60.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.2 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.91
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Danish | - |
| Faroese | føroyskt |
- Demonym (male)
- Faroese
- Demonym (female)
- Faroese
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
Education and technology
- Internet users (2017)
- 97.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 105.8/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 34.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 11,420/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 34.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,393 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+00:00
- Calling codes
- +298
- Postal code
- FO-###
- TLD
- .fo
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of the Faroe Islands is white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag. The vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side.