Demographics of the Faroe Islands

The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese, of North Germanic descent.

[1] A 2004 DNA analysis revealed that Y chromosomes, tracing male descent, are 87% Scandinavian.

[2] The studies show that mitochondrial DNA, tracing female descent, is 84% Scottish/Irish.

By birthplace one can derive the following origins of the inhabitants: born on the Faroes 91.7%, in Denmark 5.8%, and in Greenland 0.3%.

According to the Faroese census of 2011,[10] here is the breakdown of people in the Faroe Islands by language: The percentages have been calculated based on the total number of respondents, which was 48,345 residents of the Faroe Islands who were asked to reply to the questions in November 2011. definition:

Demographics of the Faroe Islands, Data of FAO , year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.