Demographics of Liechtenstein
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. Its population is primarily ethnic Alemannic, although its resident population is approximately one third foreign-born, primarily German speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, and the Swiss Confederation, other Swiss, Italians, and Turks. Foreign-born people make up two-thirds of the country's workforce. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.
The official language is German; most speak Alemannic, a German dialect highly divergent from Standard German, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. In Triesenberg a quite distinct dialect, promoted by the municipality, is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population is Christian, of which 76% adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, while about 7% are Protestant. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is Islam - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.[1]
Population
2006
Resident population by municipalities, as of 31 December 2006.[2]
Municipality/district | Resident population |
---|---|
Vaduz | 5,070 |
Triesen | 4,674 |
Balzers | 4,450 |
Triesenberg | 2,566 |
Schaan | 5,747 |
Planken | 387 |
Upland | 22,894 |
Eschen | 4,141 |
Mauren | 3,718 |
Gamprin | 1,463 |
Ruggell | 1,920 |
Schellenberg | 1,032 |
Lowland | 12,274 |
Liechtenstein | 35,168 |
2007
35,365 (31 December 2007 est.), of which 66% are Liechtensteiners.[3]
Vital statistics since 1901 [4]
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901 | 7,500 | 283 | 169 | 114 | 37.9 | 22.6 | 15.3 |
1902 | 7,600 | 264 | 168 | 96 | 34.8 | 22.1 | 12.6 |
1903 | 7,700 | 273 | 166 | 107 | 35.4 | 21.5 | 13.9 |
1904 | 7,800 | 256 | 175 | 81 | 32.7 | 22.4 | 10.4 |
1905 | 7,900 | 248 | 181 | 67 | 31.2 | 22.8 | 8.4 |
1906 | 8,100 | 253 | 131 | 122 | 31.4 | 16.3 | 15.1 |
1907 | 8,200 | 231 | 147 | 84 | 28.3 | 18.0 | 10.3 |
1908 | 8,300 | 240 | 145 | 95 | 29.0 | 17.5 | 11.5 |
1909 | 8,400 | 226 | 145 | 81 | 26.9 | 17.3 | 9.6 |
1910 | 8,500 | 266 | 152 | 114 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 13.4 |
1911 | 8,600 | 239 | 153 | 86 | 27.7 | 17.7 | 10.0 |
1912 | 8,700 | 238 | 141 | 97 | 27.4 | 16.2 | 11.1 |
1913 | 8,700 | 243 | 135 | 108 | 27.9 | 15.5 | 12.4 |
1914 | 8,700 | 264 | 150 | 114 | 30.2 | 17.2 | 13.1 |
1915 | 8,700 | 213 | 139 | 74 | 24.4 | 15.9 | 8.5 |
1916 | 8,800 | 183 | 141 | 42 | 20.9 | 16.1 | 4.8 |
1917 | 8,800 | 200 | 116 | 84 | 22.8 | 13.2 | 9.6 |
1918 | 8,800 | 211 | 200 | 11 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 1.3 |
1919 | 8,800 | 220 | 119 | 101 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 11.5 |
1920 | 8,800 | 262 | 141 | 121 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 13.7 |
1921 | 8,800 | 253 | 122 | 131 | 28.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
1922 | 8,900 | 247 | 131 | 116 | 27.7 | 14.7 | 13.0 |
1923 | 9,000 | 222 | 151 | 71 | 24.6 | 16.7 | 7.9 |
1924 | 9,100 | 249 | 109 | 140 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 15.3 |
1925 | 9,300 | 200 | 128 | 72 | 21.6 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
1926 | 9,400 | 226 | 112 | 114 | 24.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
1927 | 9,500 | 215 | 141 | 74 | 22.6 | 14.8 | 7.8 |
1928 | 9,600 | 202 | 111 | 91 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 9.4 |
1929 | 9,800 | 206 | 106 | 100 | 21.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
1930 | 9,900 | 199 | 104 | 95 | 20.1 | 10.5 | 9.6 |
1931 | 10,000 | 207 | 130 | 77 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 7.7 |
1932 | 10,100 | 196 | 106 | 90 | 19.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 |
1933 | 10,200 | 240 | 119 | 121 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
1934 | 10,300 | 229 | 102 | 127 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
1935 | 10,400 | 226 | 130 | 96 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
1936 | 10,500 | 225 | 121 | 104 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 9.9 |
1937 | 10,600 | 226 | 145 | 81 | 21.3 | 13.7 | 7.6 |
1938 | 10,700 | 213 | 136 | 77 | 19.9 | 12.7 | 7.2 |
1939 | 10,800 | 255 | 136 | 119 | 23.6 | 12.6 | 11.0 |
1940 | 10,900 | 281 | 119 | 162 | 25.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 |
1941 | 11,000 | 249 | 117 | 132 | 22.6 | 10.6 | 12.0 |
1942 | 11,200 | 284 | 141 | 143 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
1943 | 11,500 | 301 | 128 | 173 | 26.2 | 11.1 | 15.1 |
1944 | 11,700 | 342 | 120 | 222 | 29.1 | 10.2 | 18.9 |
1945 | 12,000 | 324 | 148 | 176 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
1946 | 12,300 | 351 | 139 | 212 | 28.6 | 11.3 | 17.3 |
1947 | 12,600 | 314 | 174 | 140 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 11.2 |
1948 | 12,900 | 366 | 135 | 231 | 28.4 | 10.5 | 17.9 |
1949 | 13,300 | 311 | 131 | 180 | 23.5 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
1950 | 13,600 | 275 | 105 | 170 | 20.2 | 7.7 | 12.5 |
1951 | 13,900 | 290 | 114 | 176 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 12.7 |
1952 | 14,100 | 303 | 132 | 171 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 12.1 |
1953 | 14,300 | 317 | 137 | 180 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 12.6 |
1954 | 14,500 | 316 | 127 | 189 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 13.0 |
1955 | 14,800 | 300 | 125 | 175 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 |
1956 | 15,000 | 317 | 133 | 184 | 21.2 | 8.9 | 12.3 |
1957 | 15,200 | 351 | 127 | 224 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 14.7 |
1958 | 15,600 | 372 | 142 | 230 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 14.8 |
1959 | 16,000 | 345 | 127 | 218 | 21.5 | 7.9 | 13.6 |
1960 | 16,500 | 380 | 123 | 257 | 23.1 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
1961 | 16,900 | 359 | 131 | 228 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 13.5 |
1962 | 17,400 | 360 | 166 | 194 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
1963 | 18,100 | 398 | 146 | 252 | 22.0 | 8.1 | 13.9 |
1964 | 18,800 | 386 | 148 | 238 | 20.6 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
1965 | 19,200 | 395 | 156 | 239 | 20.6 | 8.1 | 12.5 |
1966 | 19,600 | 370 | 152 | 218 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
1967 | 20,200 | 411 | 158 | 253 | 20.4 | 7.8 | 12.5 |
1968 | 20,800 | 431 | 148 | 283 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 13.6 |
1969 | 21,100 | 420 | 168 | 252 | 19.9 | 8.0 | 12.0 |
1970 | 21,100 | 422 | 163 | 259 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 12.3 |
1971 | 21,600 | 350 | 186 | 164 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
1972 | 22,100 | 359 | 149 | 210 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 9.5 |
1973 | 22,800 | 403 | 178 | 225 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 |
1974 | 23,500 | 326 | 147 | 179 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
1975 | 23,800 | 306 | 179 | 127 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
1976 | 24,100 | 347 | 178 | 169 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
1977 | 24,400 | 309 | 148 | 161 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
1978 | 25,000 | 313 | 163 | 150 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
1979 | 25,600 | 370 | 173 | 197 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
1980 | 25,500 | 393 | 175 | 218 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
1981 | 25,700 | 369 | 161 | 208 | 14.4 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
1982 | 26,300 | 384 | 167 | 217 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
1983 | 26,400 | 348 | 151 | 197 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 7.4 |
1984 | 26,600 | 405 | 177 | 228 | 15.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 |
1985 | 26,900 | 373 | 171 | 202 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
1986 | 27,200 | 351 | 188 | 163 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
1987 | 27,600 | 365 | 180 | 185 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
1988 | 27,900 | 416 | 195 | 221 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
1989 | 28,300 | 373 | 172 | 201 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
1990 | 28,700 | 379 | 195 | 184 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
1991 | 29,200 | 416 | 187 | 229 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
1992 | 29,600 | 375 | 180 | 195 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
1993 | 30,100 | 415 | 178 | 237 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
1994 | 30,500 | 358 | 206 | 152 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
1995 | 30,800 | 425 | 225 | 200 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
1996 | 31,000 | 405 | 230 | 175 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 5.6 |
1997 | 31,200 | 435 | 230 | 205 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
1998 | 31,700 | 382 | 208 | 174 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
1999 | 32,200 | 430 | 206 | 224 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
2000 | 32,600 | 420 | 239 | 181 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
2001 | 33,200 | 401 | 220 | 181 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
2002 | 33,700 | 395 | 215 | 180 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
2003 | 34,100 | 347 | 217 | 130 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 |
2004 | 34,400 | 372 | 198 | 174 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
2005 | 34,800 | 381 | 215 | 166 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
2006 | 35,000 | 361 | 220 | 141 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
2007 | 35,300 | 351 | 227 | 124 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 |
2008 | 35,500 | 350 | 205 | 145 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
2009 | 35,700 | 406 | 229 | 177 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
2010 | 36,000 | 329 | 238 | 91 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
2011 | 36,300 | 395 | 248 | 147 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 4.1 |
2012 | 36,600 |
Ethnic groups
Alemannic Germans 86%, Italian, Turkish, Albanian, Yugoslav, and other 14%.
Religions
Religion[5] | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 |
---|---|---|---|
Catholics | 75.9% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
Protestants | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% |
Christian-Orthodox Churches | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Other Christian Churches | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Muslims | 5.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% |
Other religions | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
No religion | 5.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
Undeclared | 2.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook,[6] unless otherwise indicated.
Age structure:
0–14 years: 16.1% (male 2,809/female 2,856)
15–64 years: 69% (male 11,970/female 12,326)
65 years and over: 15% (male 2,304/female 2,971) (2011 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.26 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
(14 in the world)
total population: 81.5 years
male: 79.37 years
female: 84.19 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: N/A%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: N/A
HIV/AIDS - deaths: N/A
Nationality:
noun: Liechtensteiner(s)
adjective: Liechtenstein
Languages: German (official), Alemannic dialect
Literacy:
(1 in the world)
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Amt für Statistik Liechtenstein
- ↑ Statistisches Jahrbuch Liechtensteins 2014 p. 80
- ↑ "CIA - The World Factbook". The World Factbook. CIA. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.