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Switzerland:
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Other pages in this profile of Switzerland:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 7,581,520 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 190.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 15.8% (male 623,213/female 577,430) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 2,605,044/female 2,562,354) 65 years and over: 16% (male 501,699/female 711,780) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 40.7 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.329% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 4.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 80.74 years male: 77.91 years female: 83.71 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.44 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.4% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 13,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss |
Ethnic groups |
Definition German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census) |
Languages |
Definition German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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