This article is about the demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein, including population density,

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. Its population is primarily ethnic

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, although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,https://www.llv.li/files/as/bevolkerungsstatistik-30-juni-2019.pdf primarily

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speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, and the Swiss Confederation, other

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, Italians, and Turks. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners. The official language is

; most speak

, a

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highly divergent from

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, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. In Triesenberg a quite distinct dialect promoted by the municipality is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population is

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, of which 76% adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, while about 7% are Protestant. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is

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- 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.

Population

2019

Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019. 66.2% are Liechtensteiners, the rest are foreigners.

Vital statistics since 1901

Ethnic groups

Alemannic Germans 86%, Italians, Turks, Albanians, Yugoslavs, and others 14%.

Languages

Religions

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

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, unless otherwise indicated. Age structure:
''0–14 years:'' 16.1% (male 2,809/female 2,856)
''15–64 years:'' 69% (male 11,970/female 12,326)
''65 years and over:'' 15% (male 2,304/female 2,971) (2011 est.) Sex ratio:
''at birth:'' 1.26 male(s)/female
''under 15 years:'' 1.09 male(s)/female
''15–64 years:'' 1 male(s)/female
''65 years and over:'' 0.81 male(s)/female
''total population:'' 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) Life expectancy at birth:
( 14 in the world) ''total population:'' 81.5 years
''male:'' 79.37 years
''female:'' 84.19 years (2011 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman (2011 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: N/A% HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: N/A HIV/AIDS - deaths: N/A Nationality:
''noun:'' Liechtensteiner(s)
''adjective:'' Liechtenstein Languages: German (official), Italian, Turkish, English (Spoken, not official) Literacy:
(1 in the world) ''definition:'' age 10 and over can read and write
''total population:'' 100%
''male:'' 100%
''female:'' 100%

References

External links

Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Office of Economic Affairs)
{{Demographics of Europe Geography of Liechtenstein