Population: 7,040,119 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.7% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 12.23 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 9.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.17 years
male: 74.8 years
female: 81.71 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss

Ethnic divisions:
total population: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Swiss nationals: German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 47.6%, Protestant 44.3%, other 8.1% (1980)

Languages: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%
note: figures for Swiss nationals only - German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 3.31 million (904,095 foreign workers, mostly Italian)
by occupation: services 50%, industry and crafts 33%, government 10%, agriculture and forestry 6%, other 1% (1989)

NOTE: The information regarding Switzerland on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Switzerland People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Switzerland People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.