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Austria vs. Liechtenstein

Demographics

AustriaLiechtenstein
Population8,884,864 (July 2021 est.)39,425 (July 2021 est.)

note: immigrants make up 67% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Age structure0-14 years: 14.01% (male 635,803/female 605,065)

15-24 years: 10.36% (male 466,921/female 451,248)

25-54 years: 41.35% (male 1,831,704/female 1,831,669)

55-64 years: 14.41% (male 635,342/female 641,389)

65 years and over: 19.87% (male 768,687/female 991,621) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 3,259/female 2,688)

15-24 years: 11.29% (male 2,238/female 2,181)

25-54 years: 40.22% (male 7,869/female 7,872)

55-64 years: 14.41% (male 2,711/female 2,930)

65 years and over: 18.88% (male 3,403/female 3,986) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 44.5 years

male: 43.1 years

female: 45.8 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.7 years

male: 42 years

female: 45.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.32% (2021 est.)0.73% (2021 est.)
Birth rate9.48 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)7.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)4.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.26 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.21 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.07 years

male: 79.42 years

female: 84.85 years (2021 est.)
total population: 82.36 years

male: 80.11 years

female: 85.19 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.5 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.69 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2017 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Austrian(s)

adjective: Austrian
noun: Liechtensteiner(s)

adjective: Liechtenstein
Ethnic groupsAustrian 80.8%, German 2.6%,  Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth
Liechtensteiner 65.8%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 5.9%, German 4.4%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.2% (2019 est.)

note: data represent population by nationality
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS7,400 (2017 est.)NA
ReligionsCatholic 57%, Eastern Orthodox 8.7%, Muslim 7.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.3%, other/none/unspecified 23.1% (2018 est.)

note:  data on Muslim is a 2016 estimate; data on other/none/unspecified are from 2012-2018 estimates
Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%, Protestant Reformed 6.3%, Muslim 5.9%,  Christian Orthodox 1.3%, Lutheran 1.2%, other Protestant .7%, other Christian .3%, other .8%, none 7%, unspecified 3.3% (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2017 est.)NA
LanguagesGerman (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)

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German 91.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Education expenditures5.4% of GDP (2017)2.6% of GDP (2011)
Urbanizationurban population: 59% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 14.5% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 98% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017)
Major cities - population1.945 million VIENNA (capital) (2021)5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)
Mother's mean age at first birth29.7 years (2019 est.)31.3 years (2017)

Source: CIA Factbook