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

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is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the

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, and

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. Its population is primarily ethnic Alemannic, although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,https://www.llv.li/files/as/bevolkerungsstatistik-30-juni-2019.pdf primarily

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speakers from the

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, and the Swiss Confederation, other

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, and Turks. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners. The official language is

; most speak Alemannic, a

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highly divergent from

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

Triesenberg Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,636. Its area of makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of . History Triesenberg is noted for its distinct di ...

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

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, of which 76% adhere to the

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faith, while about 7% are

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. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is

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- 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.

Population

2019

Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019. 66.2% are Liechtensteiners, the rest are foreigners.

Vital statistics since 1901

Ethnic groups

Alemannic Germans 86%, Italians, Turks, Albanians, Yugoslavs, and others 14%.

Languages

Religions

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

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, unless otherwise indicated. Age structure:
''0–14 years:'' 16.1% (male 2,809/female 2,856)
''15–64 years:'' 69% (male 11,970/female 12,326)
''65 years and over:'' 15% (male 2,304/female 2,971) (2011 est.) Sex ratio:
''at birth:'' 1.26 male(s)/female
''under 15 years:'' 1.09 male(s)/female
''15–64 years:'' 1 male(s)/female
''65 years and over:'' 0.81 male(s)/female
''total population:'' 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) Life expectancy at birth:
( 14 in the world) ''total population:'' 81.5 years
''male:'' 79.37 years
''female:'' 84.19 years (2011 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman (2011 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), Italian, Turkish, English (Spoken, not official) Literacy:
(1 in the world) ''definition:'' age 10 and over can read and write
''total population:'' 100%
''male:'' 100%
''female:'' 100%

References

External links

Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Office of Economic Affairs)
{{Demographics of Europe Geography of Liechtenstein