Age structure:
0-14 years:
17% (male 637,782; female 605,626)
15-64 years:
68% (male 2,498,540; female 2,421,802)
65 years and over:
15% (male 444,627; female 653,995) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.3% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.4 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.75 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
79.6 years
male:
76.73 years
female:
82.63 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective:
Swiss
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%, Romansh 0.6%, other 8.9%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
- See also : Switzerland