Switzerland vs. Germany
Demographics
| Switzerland | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,453,550 (July 2021 est.) | 79,903,481 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.34% (male 664,255/female 625,252) 15-24 years: 10.39% (male 446,196/female 426,708) 25-54 years: 42.05% (male 1,768,245/female 1,765,941) 55-64 years: 13.48% (male 569,717/female 563,482) 65 years and over: 18.73% (male 699,750/female 874,448) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863) 15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471) 25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417) 55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024) 65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.7 years male: 41.7 years female: 43.7 years (2020 est.) | total: 47.8 years male: 46.5 years female: 49.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.65% (2021 est.) | -0.21% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 83.03 years male: 80.71 years female: 85.49 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.3 years male: 78.93 years female: 83.8 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020) | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss | noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Ethnic groups | Swiss 69.3%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovo 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.6% (2019 est.) note: data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth | German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.) note: data represent population by nationality |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 17,000 (2020) note: estimate does not include children | 93,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 1.6%, none 29.5%, unspecified 0.8% (2019 est.) | Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, other 1%, none 38.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <200 (2020) note: estimate does not include children | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%, English 5.7%, Portuguese 3.5%, Albanian 3.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.9%; note - German, French, Italian, and Romansh are all national and official languages; shares sum to more than 100% because respondents could indicate more than one main language (2019 est.) major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) L'Almanacco dei fatti del mondo, l'indispensabile fonte per le informazioni di base. (Italian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 17 years female: 16 years (2018) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2017) | 4.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 74% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 77.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.408 million Zurich, 434,000 BERN (capital) (2021) | 3.567 million BERLIN (capital), 1.789 million Hamburg, 1.553 million Munich, 1.129 million Cologne, 785,000 Frankfurt (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 11.9% (2018) | 11.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 4.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.5% (2016) | 22.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.7 years (2019 est.) | 29.8 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 71.6% (2017) | 67% (2018) note: percent of women aged 18-49 |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 51.6 youth dependency ratio: 22.7 elderly dependency ratio: 29 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
