Table 454
Thorshavn
Meteorological conditions on the Faroe Islands 2001
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Mean temperature (Celsius)
Normal (1961-1990)
2001
3.4
5.4
3.6
2.4
3.8
2.9
5.0
4.6
7.0
7.6
9.1
8.0
10.3
10.1
10.5
11.2
9.1
9.5
7.4
9.3
4.6
5.0
3.7
4.4
6.5
6.7
Precipitation, etc.
Normal (1961-1990)
2001
133
109
95
103
132
76
88
84
70
107
61
55
70
77
83
140
128
69
155
163
127
171
142
71
1 284
1 225
89
81
88
77
88
79
87
81
87
85
88
82
89
85
90
88
89
85
89
88
88
77
89
78
88
82
Relative humidity , pct.
Normal (1961-1990)
2001
Dec. All year
Source: Danish Meteorological Institute.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 455
Area in km2 1991
Population:
1 Feb. 1911
31 Dec. 1945
26 Sep. 1960
16 Nov. 1970
22 Sep. 1977
31 Dec. 1987
31 Dec. 1989
31 Dec. 1990
31 Dec. 1995
31 Dec. 2000
31 Dec. 2001
Population per km2
Local government districts
Settlements
Area, population and administrative division of the Faroe Islands
Norderøernes
district
Østerø
district
Strømø
district
Of which
Thorshavn
Municipality
Vågø
district
Sandø
district
Suderø
north
district
Suderø
south
district
Total
240.77
286.33
392.29
11 663
187.89
124.74
96.82
70.01
1 398.85
2 087
3 928
5 086
5 427
5 665
6 044
6 165
6 110
5 632
5 943
5 940
24.7
8
19
4 111
6 811
7 382
8 097
9 008
10 392
10 573
10 452
9 364
10 229
10 405
36.7
13
37
5 049
8 307
11 692
15 296
16 973
19 991
20 610
20 427
19 189
20 964
21 356
54.4
11
30
2 097
4 390
7 447
10 726
13 185
14 286
14 767
14 682
15 276
17 748
18 070
154.9
1
14
1 640
2 377
2 655
2 586
2 814
2 929
2 939
2 884
2 602
2 648
2 737
14.6
5
7
1 296
1 764
1 736
1 632
1 706
1 763
1 782
1 755
1 513
1 448
1 494
12.0
5
8
2 989
2 622
2 742
2 781
2 786
2 756
2 366
2 260
2 352
33.6
4
8
18 000
29 178
34 596
38 612
41 969
47 012
47 946
47 449
43 393
46 196
46 996
33.6
49
116
3 817
5 991
3 056
2 952
3 061
3 112
3 091
3 065
2 723
2 704
2 712
28.0
3
8
Note. The Faroe Islands are between 62° 24' and 61° 20' north 6° 15' and 7° 41' west. 17 islands are inhabited, of which the largest are Strømø (373 km2), Østerø (286
km2), Vågø (178 km2), Suderø (166 km2) and Sandø (112 km2). Mapping in 1955 calculated the length of coastline of the Faroe Islands at 1,117.0 km.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 456
Population by sex, age and marital status in the Faroe Islands 2000
Never married
Total
0-19 years
20-39 years
40-59 years
60-69 years
70 years +
1 Incl.
Married
Widows and
widowers
Total1
Divorced and
separated
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Total
13 793
7 337
4 555
1 369
273
259
10 561
6 941
2 815
558
67
180
8 928
2 001
4 276
1 410
1 241
8 933
8
2 577
4 231
1 210
907
465
2
48
70
345
2 010
15
173
352
1 470
728
86
468
128
46
778
139
471
107
61
23 914
7 337
6 644
6 161
1 881
1 891
22 282
6 949
5 546
5 433
1 736
2 618
46 196
14 286
12 190
11 594
3 617
4 509
persons with unknown marital status.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 457
Fertility and reproduction rates in the Faroe Islands
Age-related fertility quotients
Total
fertility
rate
Gross
reproduction
rate
Net reproduction
rate1
3 906
3 851
3 131
2 635
2 284
2 543
2 712
2 612
2 524
2 533
2 394
2 401
2 585
2 496
2 306
2 329
2 581
1 871
1 895
1 524
1 283
1 100
1 245
1 299
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1 821
1 851
1 490
1 256
1 082
1 223
1 277
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-49 years
1961/65 average
1966/70 average
1971/75 average
1976/80 average
1981/85 average
1986/90 average
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
46.7
77.1
71.3
58.3
40.2
35.4
37.9
26.6
33.2
34.0
31.1
17.1
17.1
19.0
25.0
17.1
18.3
236.8
228.6
192.9
155.2
132.4
134.7
146.6
148.3
128.1
132.6
122.6
98.3
124.2
107.5
97.9
95.5
114.9
207.2
205.2
176.4
153.3
144.1
170.0
176.3
164.1
162.5
162.1
162.1
170.2
187.4
160.8
143.6
160.7
177.6
157.1
136.9
108.2
94.1
90.3
111.3
120.2
124.6
115.0
116.3
101.5
128.8
123.9
128.6
131.2
133.8
127.8
92.9
87.5
54.8
54.0
39.5
47.8
63.3
50.9
56.3
49.2
49.3
52.3
53.1
71.9
50.1
48.4
66.8
37.6
33.0
20.9
11.6
9.7
9.0
15.1
7.9
9.7
12.4
12.1
11.3
11.4
10.7
13.3
9.5
10.6
2.9
1.9
1.7
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.7
0.0
Note: Age-related fertility rates, which up until and including 1980 have been calculated as the total average of each five-year age group, are calculated as the simple
average of rates for each one-year age group of women of child-bearing age from 1981 onward. Thus the effects of changes from year to year in the age distribution of
women within each five-year interval are eliminated. However, calculations of fertility rates in 1981 based on these two methods indicate that results only differ
slightly.
1 The
net reproduction rate indicates the number of live births per 1,000 that women of child-bearing age (15 years to 49 years) will give birth to in the course of a fiveyear period if 1) from the age of 0 years the death rate for the 1,000 women corresponds to the five-year death rate, and 2) the women in each age group give birth to
exactly the same number of children as is listed in the five-year fertility rate. For each calendar year in the periods 1976–80 and 1981–85, the death rate for each of
these five-year periods has been used as one. The death rates from 1981-85 have also been used for 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 458
Elections to the Lagting of the Faroe Islands
November 1984
Votes cast
Parties
Conservative People’s Party
Liberal Unionist Party
Social Democratic Party
Soc. Lib. Autonomy Party
Republican Party
Christian People’s Party1
Socialist Severance Party
Faroese Party
Centre Party
Labour Movement
Liberation Movement
Other
Electoral turnout (per
cent)
November 1988
November 1990
November 1994
April 1998
Seats in Votes cast
Seats in Votes cast
Seats in Votes cast
Seats in Votes cast
Seats in
Parliament
Parliament
Parliament
Parliament
Parliament
25 177
32
28 806
32
28 420
32
25 561
32
27 682
32
5 446
5 330
5 879
2 135
4 921
1 466
•
•
•
•
•
•
7
7
8
2
6
2
•
•
•
•
•
•
6 692
6 116
6 233
2 033
5 520
1 582
•
•
•
•
•
630
8
7
7
2
6
2
•
•
•
•
•
-
6 234
5 367
7 805
2 489
4 178
1 681
666
•
•
•
•
•
7
6
10
3
4
2
•
•
•
•
•
4 093
5 986
3 917
1 437
3 507
1 606
616
1 491
2 421
487
•
6
8
5
2
4
2
2
3
•
5 886
4 995
6 063
2 116
6 584
698
1 125
215
-
8
6
7
2
8
0
1
0
-
86.8
•
87.2
•
87.3
•
81.5
•
87.6
•
Note: Elections are held in accordance with the Lagting Act no. 49 of 20 July 1978 regarding elections to the Lagting of the Faeroe Islands. 27 seats in the Lagting are
divided between 7 constituencies. These seats are allocated by elections in a multi-member constituency, and they may be supplemented by 1-5 supplementary seats if
representation of the parties in the multi-member constituency does not reflect the overall distribution of seats in the Lagting obtained by the election. The right to vote
and age-qualification for elections is 20 years.
1 The
party was formerly called ’The Progress Party’, but in 1978 it changed its name to ‘The Progress and Fisheries Party’ and finally in 1984 to ‘Christian People’s
Party, Faroes’ Progress and Fisheries Party’.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 459
Schools in the Faroe Islands
Number of
Number of students
schools
1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
Number of school leavers
1996/97 1997/98
1998/99
Basic schools
Total
Nursery schools etc.,
1st-7th classes
8th-10th classes
Sec. school, upper level
Higher prep. course
68



7 692
7 898
7 979
...
...
...
3
3
57
4 821
1 877
718
219
57
5 087
1 829
718
207
59
5 253
1 768
696
203
611
232
92
630
...
...
591
...
...
11
1
1
2
1
1
2
2 166
68
133
208
1 148
29
297
...
72
163
...
...
24
...
...
88
178
...
...
24
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
193
27
73
...
27
69
...
21
76
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
62
Schools for further education
Total
Academia Faroensis1
Training college for teachers
Technical schools
Commercial schools
Fishing technical school
Nautical schools
School for marine engineering
Folk high schools
School for nurses
Note: In December 1988 there were 649 teachers in schools for children and 644 in 1999.
1 Academia
Faroensis was established in 1965. The Academy is an independent institution, whose objective is scientific
research and further education. The total number of students is not stated.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 460
Medical personnel and hospitals in the Faroe Islands
Physicians
Dentists
Qualified nurses1
Midwives
Hospitals
Hospital beds, total
Per thousand inhabitants
Hospital bed-days
1 Nurses
1998
1999
2000
84
38
285
19
3
289
6.4
89 834
82
38
320
19
3
296
6.6
86 329
82
38
269
19
3
296
6.4
87 827
at hospitals. Student nurses not included.
Source: Medicine report for the Faroe Islands and the annual accounts of the hospitals.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
Faroe Islands
Table 461
Consumer price index for the Faroe Islands
1 January
1 April
1 July
1 October
157.8
160.1
163.9
172.4
183.1
188.7
...
157.9
164.2
168.5
176.2
184.2
193.8
...
100.5
...
100.0
...
1983=100
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
153.8
157.8
163.1
168.6
176.4
183.9
198.0
155.7
158.5
162.9
170.3
179.9
186.7
197.1
2001
2002
...
99.3
100.0
99.6
April 2001=100
Note: Calculation of the price index is based on the Lagting Price Indices Act. no. 30 of 21 May 1975, as amended by the
Lagting Act no. 29 of 28 March 1983. The index is calculated every first day of the month in every quarter. Up until and
including January 1993 calculation of the index is excl. taxes and duties. From April 1993 calculation of the index includes
taxes and duties. There has been no seasonal adjustment of prices.
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 462
Faroese fishing
1990
1995
2001
thousand tons
Catch of fish
Catch, total
268
288
525
Fish for human consumption
Cod
Haddock
Coal fish
Red fish
Shrimps
Other fish
158
30
13
64
11
10
30
146
44
8
30
14
9
41
162
39
16
46
14
16
31
Herring and mackerel
17
90
59
Fish not for human consumption
93
51
301
100
53
3
12
12
10
10
100
48
15
8
15
4
10
per cent
Catch of fish by fishing area
Total
Near Faroe Islands
Near Island
Norwegian territory
EU-territory
Barents Sea (Norwegian/Russian)
Other fishing areas
100
58
11
3
18
3
7
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 463
Registered Faroese ships of at least 20 GRT
1999
2000
number
Total number
Passenger ships and ferries
Dry cargo ships
Tankers
Fishing vessels
Other
242
11
15
2
183
30
Tonnage, total
Passenger ships and ferries
Dry cargo ships
Tankers
Fishing vessels
Other
89 876
13 154
7 179
1 805
60 318
7 420
247
11
17
2
183
34
GT
97 714
13 154
7 356
1 805
65 992
9 407
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 464
External trade of the Faroe Islands, by country
Imports
2000
Exports
2001*
2000
2001*
DKK mio.
Country of origin/destination
Total
4 306
4 147
3 821
4 279
EU countries, total
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
France, Monaco
Belgium, Luxembourg
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Ireland
Greece
Portugal
Spain
Austria
2 103
1 050
200
28
98
37
51
276
57
224
26
2
20
27
8
2 388
1 224
247
35
121
34
65
330
65
179
25
2
22
31
8
2 853
918
55
2
301
33
36
285
108
771
8
8
1
327
0
3 386
1 097
45
2
425
28
34
323
138
762
1
13
2
508
6
Non EU countries, total
Iceland
Norway
Switzerland
Russian Federation
United States
Canada
Greenland
Japan
Other countries
2 203
178
1 229
13
97
60
3
102
84
435
1 758
264
961
14
49
109
3
2
100
257
968
65
156
4
17
300
91
175
73
86
894
53
366
11
4
121
90
58
107
82
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 465
Exports from the Faroe Islands, by commodity groups and country of
destination 2001*
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
1 096 999
139 282
122 232
17 050
197 429
9 654
457
89 073
70 083
213 342
204 558
366 939
361 696
3 035
12 834
14 810
56 011
2 844
1 399
366 219
254 552
215 780
38 772
47 607
16 211
1 558
1 558
21 399
21 399
1 391
2 431
1 742
14 092
3 000
384
1 854
45 320
8 398
6 380
2 018
27 554
4 466
122
4 766
1 920
1 724
2 682
2 682
1
Iceland
EU
countries
Non EU
countries
Total
3 385 732
499 776
451 669
48 107
938 690
195 292
106 882
637 983
341 478
330 456
304 145
622 871
616 993
104 484
33 848
15 668
193 733
1 270
3 682
3 270
893 552
313 402
221 153
92 249
177 535
37 532
61 860
61 885
472
33 897
14 096
108 052
62 206
6 465
77 149
9 996
28 741
56 700
15 070
4 661
4 279 284
813 179
672 823
140 356
1 116 225
232 824
168 742
699 869
341 950
364 353
318 241
730 923
679 199
110 949
110 997
25 664
222 473
57 970
18 753
7 930
DKK thousands
Exports, total
Fish, chilled and frozen
Of which chilled
Of which frozen
Fish fillets, chilled and frozen
Of which cod, frozen
Of which haddock, frozen
Fish, salted
Of which cod
Shellfish and molluscs
Of which prawns
Salmon and trout
Of which salmon
Fisk, processed
Industrial fish
Fish offal
Fish meal and fish oil
Fishing vessels
Other vessels
Fishing equipment
Other products
53 487
8 324
3 377
4 947
3 069
58
3
1 909
62
1 339
1 339
1 119
1 119
406
31 609
4 651
76
180
806
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 466
Imports into the Faroe Islands, by end-use
2000
2001*
DKK mio.
Imports, total
4 306
4 147
299
292
681
508
408
993
790
940
48
368
342
723
488
589
457
218
1 013
49
4 169
137
4 030
117
Intermediate goods for agriculture and horticulture
Intermediate goods for construction
Intermediate goods for other industries
Fuels, lubricants, and electric current
Machinery and other capital equipment
Transport equipment
Of which ships and aircraft
Intermediate goods for household consumption
Goods n.e.s.
Total goods, excl. fish and salt
Fish and salt
Note: The classifications above are based on the international BEC (Broad Economic Categories).
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 467
Imports into the Faroe Islands, by commodity groups and countries of
origin 2001*
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
EU
countries
Non EU All countries
countries
DKK thousands
Imports, total
Intermediate goods for agriculture and
horticulture
Intermediate goods for construction
Intermediate goods for other industries
Fuels, lubricants, and electric current
Machinery and other capital equipment
Transport equipment
Of which ships and aircraft
Intermediate goods for household
consumption
Goods n.e.s.
1 223 980
961 326
247 459
263 907
2 388 417
1 758 326
4 146 743
51 258
166 264
252 961
10 245
164 253
36 892
19 433
269 493
34 054
59 846
417 072
106 710
36 494
32 291
3 426
43 518
48 148
48 890
29 591
30 764
-
23 094
6 369
29 678
49
38 387
93 880
93 874
65 480
283 491
557 561
70 076
370 348
199 115
23 636
302 911
58 178
165 071
418 176
219 133
258 333
194 640
368 089
341 670
722 633
488 252
589 481
457 449
218 276
507 775
28 970
26 977
943
41 939
1 180
26 409
186
784 015
42 524
228 996
6 527
1 013 010
49 051
Total goods, excl. fish and salt
Fish and salt
1 218 616
5 364
951 591
9 735
247 455
4
218 050
45 857
2 372 910
15 507
1 656 727
101 599
4 029 637
117 106
Note: The classifications above are based on the international BEC (Broad Economic Categories).
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 468
The Faroese balance of payments
1995
1996
1997
DKK millions
Current accounts
Exports, excl. vessels, fob
Exports of vessels
Exports of stamps
Receipts, total
State transfers
Danmarks Nationalbank
Insurance
Receipts registered, total
1 992
35
30
2 055
1 208
28
15
3 308
2 302
116
32
2 450
1 233
25
34
3 890
2 479
88
29
2 596
1 266
24
26
3 912
Imports, excl. vessels, cost, insurance, freight
Imports of vessels
Expenditure
State transfers
Insurance
Expenditure registered, total
1 756
10
1 766
134
77
1 977
2 044
103
2 147
136
80
2 363
2 243
120
2 363
136
51
2 550
Exports fob – imports, cif
Exports- imports of vessels
Stamps
Balance of trade
State transfers, net
Danmarks Nationalbank, net
Insurance, net
Net receipts registered, total
236
25
30
291
1 083
28
-62
1 340
257
13
32
302
1 095
25
-46
1 376
236
-32
29
233
1 130
24
-25
1 362
330
650
-320
-200
375
675
-300
-200
385
635
-250
824
1 162
881
Interest income, estimate
Interest expenditure, estimate
Net interest expenditure, estimate
Residual items
Total current account
Source: Statistics Faroe Islands
Statistical Yearbook 2002
The Faroe Islands
Table 469
Public accounts for the Faroe Islands
Accounts
2000
Appropriations
accounts of the
“Lagting” 2002
DKK thousands
Revenue, total
Income taxes
Customs, excise and production duties
Interest, dividends
Share of net profit of Danmarks Nationalbank
Transfers from the Danish Government
Other revenue
3 931 235
1 566 642
1 147 828
110 066
21 015
995 442
90 242
3 626 539
1 571 000
1 270 500
90 000
21 000
629 039
45 000
Expenditure, total
of which investment
The “Lagting”
Central government
Financial matters
Fishing, shipping etc.
Economic services
Education and research, culture
Health and social welfare
Quarrying
Autonomy affairs
Interest paid and other expenditure
3 234 069
180 102
27 959
26 364
191 532
149 863
294 816
596 378
1 527 093
20 220
12 188
207 554
3 505 343
249 850
31 561
31 514
200 294
169 803
351 409
647 063
1 584 690
24 584
14 853
199 722
697 166
121 196
Overall surplus
Source: Landskassens Regnskab 2000, Finanslagtingslov 2001.
Statistical Yearbook 2002
Faroe Islands