Faroe Islands

https://www.humantruth.info/faroe_islands.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Faroe Islands
Status	Proto Dependency
Sovereignty	Denmark
Capital	Torshavn
Land Area	1 396km²₁
Location	Europe, Scandinavia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	FO, FRO, 234₂
Internet Domain	.fo₃
Currency	Krone (DKK)₄
Telephone	+298₅

1. Overview

“The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

As a territory of Denmark I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Faroe Islands's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 2.05. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₇

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₈
Pos.		2022₈
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

3. Faroe Islands's Health

#birth_control #demographics #faroe_islands #health #overpopulation

Compared to Europe (2025)₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₉
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
17	Luxembourg	54.6
18	Andorra	55.9
19	Italy	56.2
20	Faroe Islands	58.3
21	Channel Islands	58.4
22	Slovenia	59.4
23	Malta	59.9
24	Austria	60.1
25	Spain	60.4
	Europe Avg	86.87
q=52.

Health (2025)₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₉
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
32	Italy	56.2
33	New Caledonia	57.9
34	Canada	58.3
35	Faroe Islands	58.3
36	Channel Islands	58.4
37	USA	58.5
38	Malaysia	58.6
39	Slovenia	59.4
	World Avg	96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₁₀. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₁₀.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans₁₀, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₁₀.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

When it comes to public health, The Faroe Islands has exemplary public policy and a uniquely healthy culture. The Faroe Islands comes in the best 20 in terms of its fertility rate₈ (the lowest in Europe). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. The Faroe Islands has had a long-term consistent fertility rate, and is one of only 22 countries to vary by less than 1.0 each decade since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 3.42 in 1970.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₈
Pos.		2022₈
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	Europe Avg	1.53
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

4. Faroe Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is derived from 1 data sets. The Faroe Islands does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₁.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		Total₁₁
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
112=	Dominica	0.0%
112=	Pitcairn Islands	0.0%
112=	Bermuda	0.0%
112=	Faroe Islands	0.0%
112=	Jordan	0.0%
112=	Andorra	0.0%
112=	Grenada	0.0%
112=	Aruba	0.0%
	Europe Avg	8.2%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

5. Faroe Islands's Modernity and Learning

#the_internet

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₁₂
Pos.		2016₁₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
6	Denmark	96%
7	Liechtenstein	96%
8	Luxembourg	95%
9	Netherlands	94%
10	Sweden	93%
11	Monaco	93%
12	UK	93%
	Europe Avg	76.7%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₁₃
Pos.		2017 Ratio₁₃
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
43	Israel	1.8
44	Italy	1.7
45	Argentina	1.4
46	Faroe Islands	1.4
47	Russia	1.3
48	Bulgaria	1.3
49	S. Korea	1.2
50	Dominican Rep.	1.1
	Europe Avg	8.11
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

6. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₄:

Christian	98%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.7%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 census)₁₅.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Faroe Islands, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.