Demographics of Liechtenstein
Demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein include population density , ethnicity , 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 Alemannic , although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,[ 1] primarily German speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany , Austria , and the Swiss Confederation , other Swiss , Italians , and Turks . Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.
The official language is German ; most speak Alemannic , a German dialect highly divergent from Standard German , 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 Christian , of which 76% adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, while about 7% are Protestant . The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is Islam - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.[ 2]
Population size and structure
Administrative divisions of Liechtenstein.
Age structure of the population
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):
[ 3]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
19 368
19 687
39 055
100
0–4
964
933
1 897
4.86
5–9
1 017
870
1 887
4.83
10–14
1 018
893
1 911
4.89
15–19
1 004
962
1 966
5.03
20–24
1 064
1 089
2 153
5.51
25–29
1 189
1 141
2 330
5.97
30–34
1 230
1 237
2 467
6.32
35–39
1 273
1 270
2 543
6.51
40–44
1 319
1 278
2 597
6.65
45–49
1 364
1 467
2 831
7.25
50–54
1 629
1 640
3 269
8.37
55–59
1 565
1 600
3 165
8.10
60–64
1 355
1 403
2 758
7.06
65-69
1 085
1 141
2 226
5.70
70-74
967
989
1 956
5.01
75-79
701
789
1 490
3.82
80-84
392
518
910
2.33
85-89
175
303
478
1.22
90-94
54
125
179
0.46
95-99
1
36
37
0.09
100-104
2
3
5
0.01
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
2 999
2 696
5 695
14.58
15–64
12 992
13 087
26 079
66.78
65+
3 377
3 904
7 281
18.64
2019
Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019.[ 1]
Municipality/district
Resident population
Vaduz
5,668
Triesen
5,230
Balzers
4,628
Triesenberg
2,643
Schaan
5,998
Planken
478
Eschen
4,459
Mauren
4,404
Gamprin
1,663
Ruggell
2,295
Schellenberg
1,091
Liechtenstein
38,557
66.2% are Liechtensteiners, the rest are foreigners.[ 1]
Vital statistics since 1901
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Average population
Live births
Deaths
Natural change
Crude birth rate (per 1000)
Crude death rate (per 1000)
Natural change (per 1000)
Fertility rate
1901
7,500
283
169
114
37.9
22.6
15.3
1902
7,600
264
168
96
34.8
22.1
12.6
1903
7,700
273
166
107
35.4
21.5
13.9
1904
7,800
256
175
81
32.7
22.4
10.4
1905
7,900
248
181
67
31.2
22.8
8.4
1906
8,100
253
131
122
31.4
16.3
15.1
1907
8,200
231
147
84
28.3
18.0
10.3
1908
8,300
240
145
95
29.0
17.5
11.5
1909
8,400
226
145
81
26.9
17.3
9.6
1910
8,500
266
152
114
31.2
17.8
13.4
1911
8,600
239
153
86
27.7
17.7
10.0
1912
8,700
238
141
97
27.4
16.2
11.1
1913
8,700
243
135
108
27.9
15.5
12.4
1914
8,700
264
150
114
30.2
17.2
13.1
1915
8,700
213
139
74
24.4
15.9
8.5
1916
8,800
183
141
42
20.9
16.1
4.8
1917
8,800
200
116
84
22.8
13.2
9.6
1918
8,800
211
200
11
24.0
22.8
1.3
1919
8,800
220
119
101
25.0
13.5
11.5
1920
8,800
262
141
121
29.7
16.0
13.7
1921
8,800
253
122
131
28.6
13.8
14.8
1922
8,900
247
131
116
27.7
14.7
13.0
1923
9,000
222
151
71
24.6
16.7
7.9
1924
9,100
249
109
140
27.2
11.9
15.3
1925
9,300
200
128
72
21.6
13.8
7.8
1926
9,400
226
112
114
24.1
11.9
12.1
1927
9,500
215
141
74
22.6
14.8
7.8
1928
9,600
202
111
91
21.0
11.5
9.4
1929
9,800
206
106
100
21.1
10.9
10.2
1930
9,900
199
104
95
20.1
10.5
9.6
1931
10,000
207
130
77
20.7
13.0
7.7
1932
10,100
196
106
90
19.4
10.5
8.9
1933
10,200
240
119
121
23.5
11.7
11.9
1934
10,300
229
102
127
22.2
9.9
12.3
1935
10,400
226
130
96
21.7
12.5
9.2
1936
10,500
225
121
104
21.4
11.5
9.9
1937
10,600
226
145
81
21.3
13.7
7.6
1938
10,700
213
136
77
19.9
12.7
7.2
1939
10,800
255
136
119
23.6
12.6
11.0
1940
10,900
281
119
162
25.7
10.9
14.8
1941
11,000
249
117
132
22.6
10.6
12.0
1942
11,200
284
141
143
25.3
12.6
12.7
1943
11,500
301
128
173
26.2
11.1
15.1
1944
11,700
342
120
222
29.1
10.2
18.9
1945
12,000
324
148
176
27.0
12.3
14.7
1946
12,300
351
139
212
28.6
11.3
17.3
1947
12,600
314
174
140
25.0
13.9
11.2
1948
12,900
366
135
231
28.4
10.5
17.9
1949
13,300
311
131
180
23.5
9.9
13.6
1950
13,600
275
105
170
20.2
7.7
12.5
1951
13,900
290
114
176
20.9
8.2
12.7
1952
14,100
303
132
171
21.5
9.4
12.1
1953
14,300
317
137
180
22.2
9.6
12.6
1954
14,500
316
127
189
21.7
8.7
13.0
1955
14,800
300
125
175
20.3
8.5
11.9
1956
15,000
317
133
184
21.2
8.9
12.3
1957
15,200
351
127
224
23.1
8.4
14.7
1958
15,600
372
142
230
23.9
9.1
14.8
1959
16,000
345
127
218
21.5
7.9
13.6
1960
16,500
380
123
257
23.1
7.5
15.6
1961
16,900
359
131
228
21.3
7.8
13.5
1962
17,400
360
166
194
20.6
9.5
11.1
1963
18,100
398
146
252
22.0
8.1
13.9
1964
18,800
386
148
238
20.6
7.9
12.7
1965
19,200
395
156
239
20.6
8.1
12.5
1966
19,600
370
152
218
18.9
7.8
11.1
1967
20,200
411
158
253
20.4
7.8
12.5
1968
20,800
431
148
283
20.7
7.1
13.6
1969
21,100
420
168
252
19.9
8.0
12.0
1970
21,100
422
163
259
20.0
7.7
12.3
1971
21,600
350
186
164
16.2
8.6
7.6
1972
22,100
359
149
210
16.2
6.7
9.5
1973
22,800
403
178
225
17.7
7.8
9.9
1974
23,500
326
147
179
13.9
6.3
7.6
1975
23,800
306
179
127
12.8
7.5
5.3
1976
24,100
347
178
169
14.4
7.4
7.0
1977
24,400
309
148
161
12.6
6.1
6.6
1978
25,000
313
163
150
12.5
6.5
6.0
1979
25,600
370
173
197
14.5
6.8
7.7
1980
25,500
393
175
218
15.4
6.9
8.5
1981
25,700
369
161
208
14.4
6.3
8.1
1982
26,300
384
167
217
14.6
6.4
8.3
1983
26,400
348
151
197
13.2
5.7
7.4
1984
26,600
405
177
228
15.2
6.7
8.6
1985
26,900
373
171
202
13.9
6.4
7.5
1986
27,200
351
188
163
12.9
6.9
6.0
1987
27,600
365
180
185
13.2
6.5
6.7
1988
27,900
416
195
221
14.9
7.0
7.9
1989
28,300
373
172
201
13.2
6.1
7.1
1990
28,700
379
195
184
13.2
6.8
6.4
1991
29,200
416
187
229
14.2
6.4
7.8
1992
29,600
375
180
195
12.7
6.1
6.6
1993
30,100
415
178
237
13.8
5.9
7.9
1994
30,500
358
206
152
11.7
6.8
5.0
1995
30,800
425
225
200
13.8
7.3
6.5
1996
31,000
405
230
175
13.1
7.4
5.6
1997
31,200
435
230
205
13.9
7.4
6.6
1998
31,700
382
208
174
12.1
6.6
5.5
1999
32,200
430
206
224
13.3
6.4
7.0
1.63
2000
32,673
420
239
181
12.9
7.3
5.5
1.58
2001
33,104
401
220
181
12.1
6.6
5.5
1.53
2002
33,678
395
215
180
11.7
6.4
5.3
1.49
2003
34,022
347
217
130
10.2
6.4
3.8
1.36
2004
34,477
372
198
174
10.8
5.7
5.0
1.46
2005
34,734
381
215
166
11.0
6.2
4.8
1.51
2006
35,010
361
220
141
10.3
6.3
4.0
1.45
2007
35,322
351
227
124
9.9
6.4
3.5
1.44
2008
35,446
350
205
145
9.9
5.8
4.1
1.45
2009
35,789
406
229
177
11.3
6.4
4.9
1.71
2010
36,010
329
238
91
9.1
6.6
2.5
1.40
2011
36,281
395
248
147
10.9
6.8
4.1
1.69
2012
36,636
357
224
133
9.7
6.1
3.6
1.51
2013
36,942
339
246
93
9.2
6.7
2.5
1.45
2014
37,215
372
268
104
10.0
7.2
2.8
1.59
2015
37,468
325
252
73
8.7
6.7
1.9
1.40
2016
37,686
378
271
107
10.0
7.2
2.8
1.61
2017
37,877
338
249
89
8.9
6.6
2.3
1.44
2018
38,201
378
274
104
9.9
7.2
2.7
1.58
2019
38,557
356
263
93
9.2
6.8
2.4
1.47
2020
38,896
353
319
34
9.0
8.2
0.8
1.46
2021
39,151
375
271
104
9.5
6.9
2.6
1.53
2022
39,444
364
279
85
9.2
7.1
2.1
1.47
2023
39,790
361
270
91
9.1
6.8
2.3
1.45
Life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein
Nationality
Nationality
2017[ 8]
2016
Liechtensteiners
66.2%
66.2%
Swiss
9.5%
9.5%
Austrians
5.8%
5.8%
Germans
4.2%
4.1%
Italians
3.1%
3.2%
Portuguese
1.9%
1.9%
Turks
1.6%
1.8%
Kosovar Albanians
1.1%
1.1%
Spaniards
1.0%
0.9%
Others
5.6%
5.5%
Languages
Religion
In 2020, 88.76% of the population had a Christian background, 6% were Muslim and 5% had no religious beliefs.[ 10]
Religion[ 11] [ 12]
2015
2010
2000
1990
Catholics
73.4%
75.9%
78.4%
84.9%
Protestants
8.2%
8.5%
8.3%
9.2%
Christian-Orthodox Churches
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
Other Christian Churches
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
Muslims
5.9%
5.4%
4.8%
2.4%
Other religions
0.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.2%
No religion
7.0%
5.4%
2.8%
1.5%
Undeclared
3.3%
2.6%
4.1%
0.9%
See also
References
External links
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