Faroe Islanders
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Faroe Islanders are people who inhabit the Faroe Islands.
 Faroese folk dancers, in national costumes. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 70,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Faroe Islands | ≈50,000[1] |
 Denmark | 21,687[2] |
 Norway | 1,981[3] |
 Iceland | 500 |
 Finland | 20 |
| Languages | |
| Faroese, Danish (Gøtudanskt accent) | |
| Religion | |
| Lutheranism (Church of the Faroe Islands) Historically also the Norse religion and Roman Catholicism (1000–1538) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Germanic peoples (especially North Germanic peoples); Gaels | |
Faroe Islanders Media
Elderly Faroese couple in the 1940s, wearing their traditional 'Sunday dress' for Church
Three Faroese women wearing traditional regalia. The student caps identify them as newly graduated.
References
- ↑ According to a 2009 estimate, the population of the Faroe Islands was 49,000, ~92% of that population was Faroese born, which is approximately 45,000. (See demographics of the Faroe Islands)
- ↑ Politiken, 2006 (newspaper written in Danish)
- ↑ "Table 5 Persons with immigrant background by immigration category, country background and sex. 1 January 2009". www.ssb.no.
