Population:
7,623,438 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 616,561/female 571,610)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 2,609,673/female 2,567,245)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 16.3% (male 514,761/female 724,617) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 41.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 40.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 42.4 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.223% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
9.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 73% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.054 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 4.58 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.97 years
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 78.14 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 83.95 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.46 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
25,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

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

Ethnic groups:
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

Religions:
Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)

Languages:
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 15 years (2008)

Education expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]