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Population | 39,425 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 67% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Nationality | noun: Liechtensteiner(s) adjective: Liechtenstein |
Ethnic groups | Liechtensteiner 65.8%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 5.9%, German 4.4%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.2% (2019 est.) note: data represent population by nationality |
Languages | German 91.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.) major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
Religions | Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%, Protestant Reformed 6.3%, Muslim 5.9%, Christian Orthodox 1.3%, Lutheran 1.2%, other Protestant .7%, other Christian .3%, other .8%, none 7%, unspecified 3.3% (2015 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.2% (male 3,259/female 2,688) 15-24 years: 11.29% (male 2,238/female 2,181) 25-54 years: 40.22% (male 7,869/female 7,872) 55-64 years: 14.41% (male 2,711/female 2,930) 65 years and over: 18.88% (male 3,403/female 3,986) (2020 est.) |
Median age | total: 43.7 years male: 42 years female: 45.3 years (2020 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.73% (2021 est.) |
Birth rate | 10.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Death rate | 7.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Net migration rate | 4.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Population distribution | most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River |
Urbanization | urban population: 14.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major cities - population | 5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.26 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.21 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 31.3 years (2017) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.36 years male: 80.11 years female: 85.19 years (2021 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.69 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 98% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Education expenditures | 2.6% of GDP (2011) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 16 years female: 14 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021