| Population | 8,453,550 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 51.6 youth dependency ratio: 22.7 elderly dependency ratio: 29 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.7 years male: 41.7 years female: 43.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.65% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement |
| Urbanization | urban population: 74% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.408 million Zurich, 434,000 BERN (capital) (2021) |
| 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.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 83.03 years male: 80.71 years female: 85.49 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 71.6% (2017) |
| 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.) |
| Health expenditures | 11.9% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 4.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| 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.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 17,000 (2020) note: estimate does not include children |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <200 (2020) note: estimate does not include children |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.5% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 17 years female: 16 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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