Liechtenstein: People & Society#

Population37,937 (July 2016 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Liechtensteiner(s)
adjective: Liechtenstein
Ethnic groupsLiechtensteiner 66.3%, other 33.7% (2013 est.)
LanguagesGerman 94.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.1%, other 4.3% (2010 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic (official) 75.9%, Protestant Reformed 6.5%, Muslim 5.4%, Lutheran 1.3%, other 2.9%, none 5.4%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 15.38% (male 3,141/female 2,694)
15-24 years: 11.71% (male 2,214/female 2,229)
25-54 years: 42.13% (male 7,983/female 8,001)
55-64 years: 13.82% (male 2,553/female 2,690)
65 years and over: 16.95% (male 2,954/female 3,478) (2016 est.)
Median agetotal: 42.9 years
male: 41.7 years
female: 44.1 years (2016 est.)
Population growth rate0.82% (2016 est.)
Birth rate10.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Death rate7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Net migration rate5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Population distributionmost of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River
Urbanizationurban population: 14.3% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 0.48% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - populationVADUZ (capital) 5,000 (2014)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.26 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.9 years
male: 79.7 years
female: 84.6 years (2016 est.)
Total fertility rate1.69 children born/woman (2016 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expenditures2.6% of GDP (2011)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years
male: 16 years
female: 13 years (2014)