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Demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein includepopulation 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 theVatican City,Monaco, andSan Marino. Its population is primarily ethnicAlemannic, although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,[1] primarilyGerman speakers 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 dialect highly divergent fromStandard German, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. InTriesenberg a 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 Catholic faith, while about 7% areProtestant. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder isIslam - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, andno religion - 2.8%.[2]
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 |
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]
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 | 38,201 | 378 | 274 | 104 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.58 |
2019 | 38,557 | 356 | 263 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.47 |
2020 | 38,896 | 353 | 319 | 34 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.46 |
2021 | 39,151 | 375 | 271 | 104 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.53 |
2022 | 39,444 | 364 | 279 | 85 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.47 |
2023 | 39,790 | 361 | 270 | 91 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.45 |
2024 | 289 |
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% |
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 |
In 2020, 88.76% of the population had aChristian background, 6% wereMuslim and 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% |