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| Population | 3,198 (2016 est.) note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census |
| Nationality | noun: Falkland Islander(s) adjective: Falkland Island |
| Ethnic groups | Falkland Islander 48.3%, British 23.1%, St. Helenian 7.5%, Chilean 4.6%, mixed 6%, other 8.5%, unspecified 2% (2016 est.) note: data represent population by national identity |
| Languages | English 89%, Spanish 7.7%, other 3.3% (2006 est.) |
| Religions | Christian 57.1%, other 1.6%, none 35.4%, unspecified 6% (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.01% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.) |
| Net migration rate | NA |
| Population distribution | a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley |
| Urbanization | urban population: 78.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.53% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2,000 STANLEY (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2016 est.) note: sex ratio is somewhat skewed by the high proportion of males at the Royal Air Force station, Mount Pleasant Airport (MPA); excluding MPA, the sex ratio of the total population would be 1.04 |
| Infant mortality rate | total: NA (2018) male: NA female: NA |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.9 male: 75.6 female: 79.6 (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 78.2% of population total: 92% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 21.8% of population total: 5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 95% of population rural: 78% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 5% of population rural: 22% of population total: 0% of population (2017) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
