Switzerland Demographics Profile 2003

Population

7,318,638 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.6% (male 623,428; female 591,709)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 2,519,302; female 2,439,560)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 470,257; female 674,382) (2003 est.)

Median age

total: 40.2 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 41.2 years (2002)

Population growth rate

0.21% (2003 est.)

Birth rate

9.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate

8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate

1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.99 years
male: 77.11 years
female: 83.02 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.48 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

19,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 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 (official) 0.6%, other 8.9%

Literacy

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