Short facts about people of Switzerland

Population:

7,283,274 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  16.97% (male 634,030; female 601,929) 15-64 years:  67.73% (male 2,505,450; female 2,427,408) 65 years and over:  15.3% (male 453,366; female 661,091) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.27% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.69 male(s)/female total population:  0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  79.73 years male:  76.85 years female:  82.76 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.46% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

17,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

150 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Swiss (singular and plural) adjective:  Swiss

Ethnic groups:

German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)

Languages:

German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% (1980 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook