Population7,925,517 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 15.2% (male 621,785/female 586,205) Median agetotal: 42 years Population growth rate0.92% (2012 est.) Birth rate10.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate8.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 74% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationZurich 1.143 million; BERN (capital) 346,000 (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.17 years Total fertility rate1.53 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.4% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS18,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 100 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Nationalitynoun: Swiss (singular and plural) Ethnic groupsGerman 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% ReligionsRoman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census) LanguagesGerman (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 16 years Education expenditures5.2% of GDP (2007) Maternal mortality rate8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Health expenditures11.3% of GDP (2009) Physicians density4.07 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density5.31 beds/1,000 population (2008) Obesity - adult prevalence rate8.2% (2007) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |