Population: 6,783,961 (July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)

Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 83 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Swiss (sing. & pl.); 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%

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

Language: total population--German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%; Swiss nationals--German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Literacy: 99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

Labor force: 3,310,000; 904,095 foreign workers, mostly Italian; services 50%, industry and crafts 33%, government 10%, agriculture and forestry 6%, other 1% (1989)

Organized labor: 20% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Switzerland on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Switzerland People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Switzerland People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.