Demographics of Liechtenstein
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein, including 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, 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%.
Population
2019
Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019.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.
Vital statistics since 1901
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Natural change | 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 | - |
2000 | 32,673 | 420 | 239 | 181 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | - |
2001 | 33,104 | 401 | 220 | 181 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | - |
2002 | 33,678 | 395 | 215 | 180 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | - |
2003 | 34,022 | 347 | 217 | 130 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | - |
2004 | 34,477 | 372 | 198 | 174 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | - |
2005 | 34,734 | 381 | 215 | 166 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | - |
2006 | 35,010 | 361 | 220 | 141 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | - |
2007 | 35,322 | 351 | 227 | 124 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.42 |
2008 | 35,446 | 350 | 205 | 145 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.48 |
2009 | 35,789 | 406 | 229 | 177 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 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 | 356 | 224 | 132 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 1.51 |
2013 | 36,942 | 339 | 246 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.45 |
2014 | 37,215 | 370 | 246 | 124 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.59 |
2015 | 37,468 | 325 | 252 | 73 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 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 | 38,111 | 378 | 274 | 104 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.58 |
2019 | 38,378 | 356 | 262 | 94 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 |
Ethnic groups
Alemannic Germans 86%, Italians, Turks, Albanians, Yugoslavs, and others 14%.Nationality | 2017 | 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% |
Kosovars | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Spaniards | 1.0% | 0.9% |
Others | 5.6% | 5.5% |
Religions
Religion | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 |
Catholics | 75.9% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
Protestants | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% |
Christian-Orthodox Churches | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Other Christian Churches | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Muslims | 5.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% |
Other religions | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
No religion | 5.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
Undeclared | 2.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.Age structure:
0–14 years: 16.1%
15–64 years: 69%
65 years and over: 15%
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.26 male/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male/female
15–64 years: 1 male/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male/female
total population: 0.98 male/female
Infant mortality rate: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.5 years
male: 79.37 years
female: 84.19 years
Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: N/A%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: N/A
HIV/AIDS - deaths: N/A
Nationality:
noun: Liechtensteiner
adjective: Liechtenstein
Languages: German, Italian, Turkish, English
Literacy:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%