Liechtenstein People - 2024

Population

39,993 (2023 est.)

note: immigrants make up 67% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)

Nationality

noun: Liechtensteiner(s)

adjective: Liechtenstein

Ethnic groups

Liechtensteiner 65.6%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 5.8%, German 4.5%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.4% (2021 est.)

note: data represent population by nationality

Languages

German 91.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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German audio sample:

Religions

Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%, Protestant Reformed 6.3%, Muslim 5.9%, Christian Orthodox 1.3%, Lutheran 1.2%, other Protestant 0.7%, other Christian 0.3%, other 0.8%, none 7%, unspecified 3.3% (2015 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.27% (male 3,389/female 2,718)

15-64 years: 64.38% (male 12,800/female 12,947)

65 years and over: 20.35% (2023 est.) (male 3,738/female 4,401)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 50.2

youth dependency ratio: 21.8

elderly dependency ratio: 28.3

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021)

Median age

total: 44.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.3 years

female: 46 years

Population growth rate

0.7% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

10.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River

Urbanization

urban population: 14.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.25 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.25 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

31.3 years (2017)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.5 years

female: 85.6 years

Total fertility rate

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.75 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0% of population (2020)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

65.2% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2020)