Isle of Man

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Isle of Man
Status	Dependency (Crown Dependency)
Sovereignty	UK
Capital	Douglas
Land Area	570km²₁
Location	Europe
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	IM, IMN, 833₂
Internet Domain	.im₃
Currency	Pound (IMP)₄
Telephone	+44₅

1. Overview

“Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

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

2. Isle of Man's Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 1.57. 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
	...
70	Antigua & Barbuda	1.58
71	Armenia	1.58
72	St Martin	2.39
73	Isle of Man	1.57
74=	Slovakia	1.57
74=	UK	1.57
76	Paraguay	2.44
77	Laos	2.45
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

3. Isle of Man's Health

#birth_control #demographics #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
4	San Marino	37.2
5	Norway	39.9
6	Gibraltar	40.6
7	Sweden	43.3
8=	France	44.1
9	Iceland	45.9
10	Finland	46.9
11	Denmark	47.2
12	Switzerland	48.5
13	Netherlands	50.2
	Europe Avg	86.9
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
4	Greenland	34.3
5	San Marino	37.2
6	Norway	39.9
7	Gibraltar	40.6
8	Sweden	43.3
9=	Japan	44.1
9=	France	44.1
11	Iceland	45.9
12	Finland	46.9
	World Avg	96.7
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:

The Isle of Man does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. The Isle of Man does better than average in its fertility rate₈. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. The Isle of Man's peak fertility rate was 2.98 in 1970.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₈
Pos.		2022₈
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
70	Antigua & Barbuda	1.58
71	Armenia	1.58
72	St Martin	2.39
73	Isle of Man	1.57
74=	Slovakia	1.57
74=	UK	1.57
76	Paraguay	2.44
77	Laos	2.45
	Europe Avg	1.53
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

4. Isle of Man's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is calculated from 1 data sets. The Isle of Man does better than average in terms of 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%
	...
126=	Jersey	0.0%
126=	Maldives	0.0%
126=	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.0%
126=	Isle of Man	0.0%
126=	Tokelau	0.0%
126=	St Martin	0.0%
126=	Liechtenstein	0.0%
126=	Libya	0.0%
	Europe Avg	8.2%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

5. Isle of Man's Modernity and Learning

#the_internet

Technology and Information:

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₁₂
Pos.		2017 Ratio₁₂
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
149=	Lesotho	0.0
149=	Monaco	0.0
149=	Bermuda	0.0
149=	Isle of Man	0.0
149=	San Marino	0.0
149=	Cayman Islands	0.0
149=	Andorra	0.0
149=	Greenland	0.0
	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 below₁₃:

Christian	84.1%
Muslim	0.2%
Hindu	0.2%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	15.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends), Roman Catholic₁₄.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Isle of Man, 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.