Faeroe Islands HIGH-INCOME NON-OECD Population (thousands, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
48.6 0.8 34.7 — — 42.0 1.4 — — — — —
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 0.8 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 1.5% Top destination countries: Iceland, Australia, Panama, New Zealand, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Greece, Mexico, Uruguay
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■
Skilled emigration data are currently not available for this country.
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 3.3 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 6.5% Females as percentage of immigrants: 43.8% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 0.0% Top source countries: Denmark, Iceland
Remittances Remittance data are currently not available for this country.
Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011
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