Of the 49.000 people living on the islands, Farer people make up the majority. Icelanders are the largest group of foreigners there, followed by Norwegians, Filipinos, Thais, and British. In total, people from 77 countries live on the islands.
It is assumed that the Faroese are one of the most genetically homogeneous peoples in the North Atlantic. The Faroese Genetics Biobank, established there in 2005, has been running the FarGen project since 2011, which allows scientists to study how genes, environment, and lifestyle affect the health of Faroese people.
