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Switzerland People 1996

Population:

7,084,984 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

17% (female 594,565; male 622,436)

15-64 years:

68% (female 2,375,792; male 2,448,213)

65 years and over:

15% (female 623,136; male 420,842) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.57% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

12.04 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

9.16 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.36 years

male:

74.99 years

female:

81.88 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.6 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Swiss (singular and plural)

adjective:

Swiss

Ethnic divisions:

total population:

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

Swiss nationals:

German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 47.6%, Protestant 44.3%, other 8.1% (1980)

Languages:

German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%

note:

figures for Swiss nationals only - German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

total population:

99%

Labor force:

3.48 million (900,000 foreign workers, mostly Italian)

by occupation:

services 50%, industry and crafts 34%, government 10%, agriculture and forestry 6% (1992)

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