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 features of the population

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 of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

, including population density

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, ethnicity

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the Vatican City

Vatican City

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, Monaco

Monaco

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, and San Marino

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. Its population is primarily ethnic Alemannic

Alamanni

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, although its resident population is approximately one third foreign-born, primarily German

German language

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 speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany

Germany

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, Austria

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, and the Swiss Confederation

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, other Swiss

Switzerland

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, Italians, and Turks

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. Foreign-born people make up two-thirds of the country's workforce. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.

The official language is German

German language

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; most speak Alemannic

Alemannic German

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, a German dialect  highly divergent from Standard German

Standard German

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, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions.
In Triesenberg

Triesenberg

Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...

 a quite distinct dialect, promoted by the municipality, is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population is Christian

Christian

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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 Islam

Islam

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 - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1% and no religion - 2.8% http://www.llv.li/llv-avw-statistik-volkszaehlung-auswertungen.

Population

2006

Resident population by municipalities
As of December 31, 2006. http://www.llv.li/pdf-llv-avw-statistik-fliz-2008-complete_brochure

Municipality/district	Resident population
Vaduz Vaduz Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....	5,070
Triesen Triesen Triesen is the third largest of Liechtenstein's municipalities. It contains several historic churches dating from the fifteenth century. It also has a weaving mill from 1863 that's considered a historical monument. The population is around 4,600....	4,674
Balzers Balzers Balzers is a village and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.- History and Culture :...	4,450
Triesenberg Triesenberg Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...	2,566
Schaan Schaan Schaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005 it has a population of making it the largest administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and...	5,747
Planken Planken Planken is the least populated of Liechtenstein's municipalities. The entire community of Planken is estimated to have 366 people.-History:Its name is said to derive from a Latin word for rising meadows. Its most notable structure is an eighteenth-century chapel that was redesigned in 1955 under...	387
Upland Upland Upland may refer to:*Highland , an area of higher land*Upland Place namesIn Germany:*Upland - mountain range in the state of Hesse.In Sweden:*Uppland, a province of Sweden In the United States:...	22,894
Eschen Eschen Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. As of 2005 it has a population of 4,150, and covers an area of 10.3 km². It is the fourth largest city in Liechtenstein.-External links:*...	4,141
Mauren Mauren -History:It was first called "Muron" in documents from 1178. It has a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian Peter Kaiser .-External links:**...	3,718
Gamprin Gamprin -Overview:It contains Bendern which is among the most historic of Liechtenstein's communities. Lower Country men swore allegiance to the Prince in 1699 at Bendern. The community of Bendern also had ecclesiastical relevance going back to in least the fifteenth century. They have a church dedicated...	1,463
Ruggell Ruggell Ruggell is the most northerly and low lying of the Liechtenstein communities/municipalities, with population of 1,932 in 2007.-Overview:The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land." Most known for conservation areas and the historic St...	1,920
Schellenberg Schellenberg Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 952 and covers an area of .-Early history:...	1,032
Lowland Lowland In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain of denudation, or...	12,274
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...	35,168

2007

35,365 (December 31, 2007 est.), of which 66% are Liechtensteiners. http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-avw-statistik/llv-avw-statistik-wichtige_zahlen_engl.htm

Vital statistics since 1901

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
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	25,00	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
2000	32,600	420	239	181	12.9	7.3	5.5
2001	33,200	401	220	181	12.1	6.6	5.5
2002	33,700	395	215	180	11.7	6.4	5.3
2003	34,100	347	217	130	10.2	6.4	3.8
2004	34,400	372	198	174	10.8	5.7	5.1
2005	34,800	381	215	166	11.0	6.2	4.8
2006	35,000	361	220	141	10.3	6.3	4.0
2007	35,300	351	227	124	10.0	6.4	3.5
2008	35,500	350	205	145	9.9	5.8	4.1
2009	35,700	406	229	177	11.4	6.4	5.0
2010

Religions

Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, other 6.2%, unknown 10.6% (July 2003) see also

Religion Publication Census 2000 - Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein	2000	1990
Catholics	78.4 %	84.9 %
Reformed Church	7.9%	9.4 %
Christian-orthodox Churches	1.1%	0.7 %
Other Christian Churches	0.4%	0.1 %
Muslims	4.8%	2.4 %
Jews	0.1%	0.0 %
Other religions	0.3%	0.1 %
Undeclared / no religion	7.0 %	2.4 %
Total:	100%	100%

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure:

0–14 years: 17.4% (male 2,922; female 2,988)

15–64 years: 70.2% (male 11,842; female 12,022)

65 years and over: 12.4% (male 1,773; female 2,440) (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 4.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
(14 in the world)
total population: 81.31 years

male: 77.86 years

female: 83.77 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.51 children born/woman (2006 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), Alemannic dialect

Literacy:
(1 in the world)
definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100%

External links

• Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Office of Economic Affairs)