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Switzerland People - 1990 https://theodora.com/wfb1990/switzerland/switzerland_people.html SOURCE: 1990 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population: 6,742,461 (July 1990), growth rate 0.6% (1990) Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population (1990) Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1990) Net migration rate: 3 migrants/1,000 population (1990) Infant mortality rate: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (1990) Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 83 years female (1990) Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1990) Nationality: noun--Swiss (sing. & pl.); adjective--Swiss Ethnic divisions: total population--65% German, 18% French, 10% Italian, 1% Romansch, 6% other; Swiss nationals--74% German, 20% French, 4% Italian, 1% Romansch, 1% other Religion: 49% Roman Catholic, 48% Protestant, 0.3% Jewish Language: total population--65% German, 18% French, 12% Italian, 1% Romansch, 4% other; Swiss nationals--74% German, 20% French, 4% Italian, 1% Romansch, 1% other Literacy: 99% Labor force: 3,220,000; 841,000 foreign workers, mostly Italian; 42% services, 39% industry and crafts, 11% government, 7% agriculture and forestry, 1% other (1988) Organized labor: 20% of labor force
NOTE: The information regarding Switzerland on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Switzerland People 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Switzerland People 1990 should be addressed to the CIA. |