Demographics of Liechtenstein
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Demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein includepopulation density,ethnicity,education level, health of the populace, economic status,religious affiliationsand other aspects of the population.
Liechtensteinis the fourth smallest country of Europe, after theVatican City,Monaco,andSan Marino.Its population is primarily ethnicAlemannic,although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,[1]primarilyGermanspeakers from theFederal Republic of Germany,Austria,and theSwiss Confederation,otherSwiss,Italians,andTurks.Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.
The official language isGerman;most speakAlemannic,aGerman dialecthighly divergent fromStandard German,but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. InTriesenberga quite distinct dialect promoted by the municipality is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population isChristian,of which 76% adhere to theRoman Catholicfaith, while about 7% areProtestant.The religious affiliation for most of the remainder isIslam- 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, andno religion- 2.8%.[2]
Population[edit]
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2019[edit]
Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019.[1]
Municipality/district | Resident population |
---|---|
Vaduz | 5,668 |
Triesen | 5,230 |
Balzers | 4,628 |
Triesenberg | 2,643 |
Schaan | 5,998 |
Planken | 478 |
Eschen | 4,459 |
Mauren | 4,404 |
Gamprin | 1,663 |
Ruggell | 2,295 |
Schellenberg | 1,091 |
Liechtenstein | 38,557 |
66.2% are Liechtensteiners, the rest are foreigners.[1]
Vital statistics since 1901[edit]
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 1.63 |
2000 | 32,673 | 420 | 239 | 181 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.58 |
2001 | 33,104 | 401 | 220 | 181 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.53 |
2002 | 33,678 | 395 | 215 | 180 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.49 |
2003 | 34,022 | 347 | 217 | 130 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.36 |
2004 | 34,477 | 372 | 198 | 174 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.46 |
2005 | 34,734 | 381 | 215 | 166 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.51 |
2006 | 35,010 | 361 | 220 | 141 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.45 |
2007 | 35,322 | 351 | 227 | 124 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.44 |
2008 | 35,446 | 350 | 205 | 145 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.45 |
2009 | 35,789 | 406 | 229 | 177 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.71 |
2010 | 36,010 | 329 | 238 | 91 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.40 |
2011 | 36,281 | 395 | 248 | 147 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 1.69 |
2012 | 36,636 | 357 | 224 | 133 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.51 |
2013 | 36,942 | 339 | 246 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.45 |
2014 | 37,215 | 372 | 268 | 104 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.59 |
2015 | 37,468 | 325 | 252 | 73 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.40 |
2016 | 37,686 | 378 | 271 | 107 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.61 |
2017 | 37,877 | 338 | 249 | 89 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.44 |
2018 | 38,111 | 378 | 274 | 104 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.58 |
2019 | 38,378 | 356 | 263 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.47 |
2020 | 39,055 | 353 | 319 | 34 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.46 |
2021 | 39,182 | 375 | 271 | 104 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.53 |
2022 | 39,494 | 364 | 279 | 85 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.47 |
Structure of the population[edit]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 19 368 | 19 687 | 39 055 | 100 |
0–4 | 964 | 933 | 1 897 | 4.86 |
5–9 | 1 017 | 870 | 1 887 | 4.83 |
10–14 | 1 018 | 893 | 1 911 | 4.89 |
15–19 | 1 004 | 962 | 1 966 | 5.03 |
20–24 | 1 064 | 1 089 | 2 153 | 5.51 |
25–29 | 1 189 | 1 141 | 2 330 | 5.97 |
30–34 | 1 230 | 1 237 | 2 467 | 6.32 |
35–39 | 1 273 | 1 270 | 2 543 | 6.51 |
40–44 | 1 319 | 1 278 | 2 597 | 6.65 |
45–49 | 1 364 | 1 467 | 2 831 | 7.25 |
50–54 | 1 629 | 1 640 | 3 269 | 8.37 |
55–59 | 1 565 | 1 600 | 3 165 | 8.10 |
60–64 | 1 355 | 1 403 | 2 758 | 7.06 |
65-69 | 1 085 | 1 141 | 2 226 | 5.70 |
70-74 | 967 | 989 | 1 956 | 5.01 |
75-79 | 701 | 789 | 1 490 | 3.82 |
80-84 | 392 | 518 | 910 | 2.33 |
85-89 | 175 | 303 | 478 | 1.22 |
90-94 | 54 | 125 | 179 | 0.46 |
95-99 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 0.09 |
100-104 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.01 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 2 999 | 2 696 | 5 695 | 14.58 |
15–64 | 12 992 | 13 087 | 26 079 | 66.78 |
65+ | 3 377 | 3 904 | 7 281 | 18.64 |
Ethnic groups[edit]
Alemannic Germans 86%, Italians, Turks, Albanians, Yugoslavs, and others 14%.
Nationality | 2017[8] | 2016 |
---|---|---|
Liechtensteiners | 66.2% | 66.2% |
Swiss | 9.5% | 9.5% |
Austrians | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Germans | 4.2% | 4.1% |
Italians | 3.1% | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Turks | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Kosovar Albanians | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Spaniards | 1.0% | 0.9% |
Others | 5.6% | 5.5% |
Languages[edit]
Main language | Year 2020[9] | |
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
German | 36,088 | 92.4 |
Italian | 494 | 1.3 |
Portuguese | 390 | 1.0 |
Turkish | 362 | 0.9 |
Spanish | 324 | 0.8 |
Serbo-Croatian | 288 | 0.7 |
Albanian | 207 | 0.5 |
English | 199 | 0.5 |
French | 79 | 0.2 |
Other languages | 624 | 1.6 |
Religions[edit]
In 2020, 88.76% of the population had aChristianbackground, 6% wereMuslimand 5% had no religious beliefs.[10]
Religion[11][12] | 2015 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholics | 73.4% | 75.9% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
Protestants | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% |
Christian-Orthodox Churches | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Other Christian Churches | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Muslims | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% |
Other religions | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
No religion | 7.0% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
Undeclared | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics[edit]
The following demographic statistics are from theCIA World Factbook,[13]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.)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Liechtenstein_-diff.png/300px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Liechtenstein_-diff.png)
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), Italian, Turkish, English (Spoken, not official)
Literacy:
(1 in the world)
definition:age 10 and over can read and write
total population:100%
male:100%
female:100%
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^The World Religion Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^Statistisches Jahrbuch Liechtensteins 2020Llv.li, p. 80
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