Ethnic group
Faroese Danes
Føroyskir danir |
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21,687 (2006) |
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Copenhagen, Aalborg |
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Faroese, Danish |
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Lutheran |
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Faroese Islanders, Icelanders, Norwegians, Swedes, Germans, Danes, Shetlanders, Orcadians, Irish, Scottish Other Germanic or Celtic ethnic groups |
Faroese people in Denmark (also known as Faroese Danes) are residents of Denmark with a Faroese ethnic background.
Statistics
In 2006, 21,687 people of Faroese descent were recorded in Denmark, a figure almost half the population of the Faroe Islands.[1]
On average each year, not fewer than 240 Faroese move to Denmark from Faroe Islands, which is about 0.5% of the Faroese population.[citation needed]
See also
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