# Demographics of Liechtenstein

Demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. Its population is primarily ethnic Alemannic, although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals, primarily German speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, and the Swiss Confederation, other Swiss, Italians, and Turks. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.
The official language is German; most speak Alemannic, a German dialect highly divergent from Standard German, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. In Triesenberg a quite distinct dialect promoted by the municipality is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population is Christian, of which 76% adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, while about 7% are Protestant. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is Islam - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.

## Population size and structure
### Age structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 19 368 | 19 687 | 39 055 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 964 | 933 | 1 897 | 4.86 |
| 5–9 | 1 017 | 870 | 1 887 | 4.83 |
| 10–14 | 1 018 | 893 | 1 911 | 4.89 |
| 15–19 | 1 004 | 962 | 1 966 | 5.03 |
| 20–24 | 1 064 | 1 089 | 2 153 | 5.51 |
| 25–29 | 1 189 | 1 141 | 2 330 | 5.97 |
| 30–34 | 1 230 | 1 237 | 2 467 | 6.32 |
| 35–39 | 1 273 | 1 270 | 2 543 | 6.51 |
| 40–44 | 1 319 | 1 278 | 2 597 | 6.65 |
| 45–49 | 1 364 | 1 467 | 2 831 | 7.25 |
| 50–54 | 1 629 | 1 640 | 3 269 | 8.37 |
| 55–59 | 1 565 | 1 600 | 3 165 | 8.10 |
| 60–64 | 1 355 | 1 403 | 2 758 | 7.06 |
| 65-69 | 1 085 | 1 141 | 2 226 | 5.70 |
| 70-74 | 967 | 989 | 1 956 | 5.01 |
| 75-79 | 701 | 789 | 1 490 | 3.82 |
| 80-84 | 392 | 518 | 910 | 2.33 |
| 85-89 | 175 | 303 | 478 | 1.22 |
| 90-94 | 54 | 125 | 179 | 0.46 |
| 95-99 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 0.09 |
| 100-104 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.01 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 2 999 | 2 696 | 5 695 | 14.58 |
| 15–64 | 12 992 | 13 087 | 26 079 | 66.78 |
| 65+ | 3 377 | 3 904 | 7 281 | 18.64 |

### 2019

Resident population by municipalities as of 30 June 2019.
| Municipality/district | Resident population |
| Vaduz | 5,668 |
| Triesen | 5,230 |
| Balzers | 4,628 |
| Triesenberg | 2,643 |
| Schaan | 5,998 |
| Planken | 478 |
| Eschen | 4,459 |
| Mauren | 4,404 |
| Gamprin | 1,663 |
| Ruggell | 2,295 |
| Schellenberg | 1,091 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,557 |
66.2% are Liechtensteiners, the rest are foreigners.

## Vital statistics since 1901

| | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Fertility rate |
| 1901 | 7,500 | 283 | 169 | 114 | 37.9 | 22.6 | 15.3 |
| 1902 | 7,600 | 264 | 168 | 96 | 34.8 | 22.1 | 12.6 |
| 1903 | 7,700 | 273 | 166 | 107 | 35.4 | 21.5 | 13.9 |
| 1904 | 7,800 | 256 | 175 | 81 | 32.7 | 22.4 | 10.4 |
| 1905 | 7,900 | 248 | 181 | 67 | 31.2 | 22.8 | 8.4 |
| 1906 | 8,100 | 253 | 131 | 122 | 31.4 | 16.3 | 15.1 |
| 1907 | 8,200 | 231 | 147 | 84 | 28.3 | 18.0 | 10.3 |
| 1908 | 8,300 | 240 | 145 | 95 | 29.0 | 17.5 | 11.5 |
| 1909 | 8,400 | 226 | 145 | 81 | 26.9 | 17.3 | 9.6 |
| 1910 | 8,500 | 266 | 152 | 114 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 13.4 |
| 1911 | 8,600 | 239 | 153 | 86 | 27.7 | 17.7 | 10.0 |
| 1912 | 8,700 | 238 | 141 | 97 | 27.4 | 16.2 | 11.1 |
| 1913 | 8,700 | 243 | 135 | 108 | 27.9 | 15.5 | 12.4 |
| 1914 | 8,700 | 264 | 150 | 114 | 30.2 | 17.2 | 13.1 |
| 1915 | 8,700 | 213 | 139 | 74 | 24.4 | 15.9 | 8.5 |
| 1916 | 8,800 | 183 | 141 | 42 | 20.9 | 16.1 | 4.8 |
| 1917 | 8,800 | 200 | 116 | 84 | 22.8 | 13.2 | 9.6 |
| 1918 | 8,800 | 211 | 200 | 11 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 1.3 |
| 1919 | 8,800 | 220 | 119 | 101 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 11.5 |
| 1920 | 8,800 | 262 | 141 | 121 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 13.7 |
| 1921 | 8,800 | 253 | 122 | 131 | 28.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| 1922 | 8,900 | 247 | 131 | 116 | 27.7 | 14.7 | 13.0 |
| 1923 | 9,000 | 222 | 151 | 71 | 24.6 | 16.7 | 7.9 |
| 1924 | 9,100 | 249 | 109 | 140 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 15.3 |
| 1925 | 9,300 | 200 | 128 | 72 | 21.6 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
| 1926 | 9,400 | 226 | 112 | 114 | 24.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| 1927 | 9,500 | 215 | 141 | 74 | 22.6 | 14.8 | 7.8 |
| 1928 | 9,600 | 202 | 111 | 91 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 9.4 |
| 1929 | 9,800 | 206 | 106 | 100 | 21.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
| 1930 | 9,900 | 199 | 104 | 95 | 20.1 | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| 1931 | 10,000 | 207 | 130 | 77 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 7.7 |
| 1932 | 10,100 | 196 | 106 | 90 | 19.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 |
| 1933 | 10,200 | 240 | 119 | 121 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| 1934 | 10,300 | 229 | 102 | 127 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
| 1935 | 10,400 | 226 | 130 | 96 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
| 1936 | 10,500 | 225 | 121 | 104 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| 1937 | 10,600 | 226 | 145 | 81 | 21.3 | 13.7 | 7.6 |
| 1938 | 10,700 | 213 | 136 | 77 | 19.9 | 12.7 | 7.2 |
| 1939 | 10,800 | 255 | 136 | 119 | 23.6 | 12.6 | 11.0 |
| 1940 | 10,900 | 281 | 119 | 162 | 25.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 |
| 1941 | 11,000 | 249 | 117 | 132 | 22.6 | 10.6 | 12.0 |
| 1942 | 11,200 | 284 | 141 | 143 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| 1943 | 11,500 | 301 | 128 | 173 | 26.2 | 11.1 | 15.1 |
| 1944 | 11,700 | 342 | 120 | 222 | 29.1 | 10.2 | 18.9 |
| 1945 | 12,000 | 324 | 148 | 176 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1946 | 12,300 | 351 | 139 | 212 | 28.6 | 11.3 | 17.3 |
| 1947 | 12,600 | 314 | 174 | 140 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 11.2 |
| 1948 | 12,900 | 366 | 135 | 231 | 28.4 | 10.5 | 17.9 |
| 1949 | 13,300 | 311 | 131 | 180 | 23.5 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
| 1950 | 13,600 | 275 | 105 | 170 | 20.2 | 7.7 | 12.5 |
| 1951 | 13,900 | 290 | 114 | 176 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 12.7 |
| 1952 | 14,100 | 303 | 132 | 171 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 12.1 |
| 1953 | 14,300 | 317 | 137 | 180 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 12.6 |
| 1954 | 14,500 | 316 | 127 | 189 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 13.0 |
| 1955 | 14,800 | 300 | 125 | 175 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 |
| 1956 | 15,000 | 317 | 133 | 184 | 21.2 | 8.9 | 12.3 |
| 1957 | 15,200 | 351 | 127 | 224 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 14.7 |
| 1958 | 15,600 | 372 | 142 | 230 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 14.8 |
| 1959 | 16,000 | 345 | 127 | 218 | 21.5 | 7.9 | 13.6 |
| 1960 | 16,500 | 380 | 123 | 257 | 23.1 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
| 1961 | 16,900 | 359 | 131 | 228 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 13.5 |
| 1962 | 17,400 | 360 | 166 | 194 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
| 1963 | 18,100 | 398 | 146 | 252 | 22.0 | 8.1 | 13.9 |
| 1964 | 18,800 | 386 | 148 | 238 | 20.6 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
| 1965 | 19,200 | 395 | 156 | 239 | 20.6 | 8.1 | 12.5 |
| 1966 | 19,600 | 370 | 152 | 218 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
| 1967 | 20,200 | 411 | 158 | 253 | 20.4 | 7.8 | 12.5 |
| 1968 | 20,800 | 431 | 148 | 283 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 13.6 |
| 1969 | 21,100 | 420 | 168 | 252 | 19.9 | 8.0 | 12.0 |
| 1970 | 21,100 | 422 | 163 | 259 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 12.3 |
| 1971 | 21,600 | 350 | 186 | 164 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| 1972 | 22,100 | 359 | 149 | 210 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 9.5 |
| 1973 | 22,800 | 403 | 178 | 225 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| 1974 | 23,500 | 326 | 147 | 179 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| 1975 | 23,800 | 306 | 179 | 127 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| 1976 | 24,100 | 347 | 178 | 169 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| 1977 | 24,400 | 309 | 148 | 161 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
| 1978 | 25,000 | 313 | 163 | 150 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| 1979 | 25,600 | 370 | 173 | 197 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 1980 | 25,500 | 393 | 175 | 218 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| 1981 | 25,700 | 369 | 161 | 208 | 14.4 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| 1982 | 26,300 | 384 | 167 | 217 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| 1983 | 26,400 | 348 | 151 | 197 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 7.4 |
| 1984 | 26,600 | 405 | 177 | 228 | 15.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 |
| 1985 | 26,900 | 373 | 171 | 202 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 1986 | 27,200 | 351 | 188 | 163 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| 1987 | 27,600 | 365 | 180 | 185 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| 1988 | 27,900 | 416 | 195 | 221 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
| 1989 | 28,300 | 373 | 172 | 201 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| 1990 | 28,700 | 379 | 195 | 184 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 1991 | 29,200 | 416 | 187 | 229 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
| 1992 | 29,600 | 375 | 180 | 195 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
| 1993 | 30,100 | 415 | 178 | 237 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
| 1994 | 30,500 | 358 | 206 | 152 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| 1995 | 30,800 | 425 | 225 | 200 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 31,000 | 405 | 230 | 175 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 31,200 | 435 | 230 | 205 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| 1998 | 31,700 | 382 | 208 | 174 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 32,200 | 430 | 206 | 224 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | 32,673 | 420 | 239 | 181 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.58 |
| 2001 | 33,104 | 401 | 220 | 181 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.53 |
| 2002 | 33,678 | 395 | 215 | 180 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.49 |
| 2003 | 34,022 | 347 | 217 | 130 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.36 |
| 2004 | 34,477 | 372 | 198 | 174 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.46 |
| 2005 | 34,734 | 381 | 215 | 166 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.51 |
| 2006 | 35,010 | 361 | 220 | 141 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.45 |
| 2007 | 35,322 | 351 | 227 | 124 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.44 |
| 2008 | 35,446 | 350 | 205 | 145 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.45 |
| 2009 | 35,789 | 406 | 229 | 177 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.71 |
| 2010 | 36,010 | 329 | 238 | 91 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.40 |
| 2011 | 36,281 | 395 | 248 | 147 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 1.69 |
| 2012 | 36,636 | 357 | 224 | 133 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.51 |
| 2013 | 36,942 | 339 | 246 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.45 |
| 2014 | 37,215 | 372 | 268 | 104 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.59 |
| 2015 | 37,468 | 325 | 252 | 73 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.40 |
| 2016 | 37,686 | 378 | 271 | 107 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.61 |
| 2017 | 37,877 | 338 | 249 | 89 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.44 |
| 2018 | 38,201 | 378 | 274 | 104 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.58 |
| 2019 | 38,557 | 356 | 263 | 93 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 38,896 | 353 | 319 | 34 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 39,151 | 375 | 271 | 104 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.53 |
| 2022 | 39,444 | 364 | 279 | 85 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.47 |
| 2023 | 39,790 | 361 | 270 | 91 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.45 |
| 2024 | | | 289 | | | | | |

### Life expectancy
## Nationality

| Nationality | 2017 | 2016 |
| Liechtensteiners | 66.2% | 66.2% |
| Swiss | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Austrians | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Germans | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Italians | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Portuguese | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Turks | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Kosovar Albanians | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Spaniards | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Others | 5.6% | 5.5% |

## Religion

In 2020, 88.76% of the population had a Christian background, 6% were Muslim and 5% had no religious beliefs.
| Religion | 2015 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 |
| Catholics | 73.4% | 75.9% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
| Protestants | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% |
| Christian-Orthodox Churches | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Other Christian Churches | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Muslims | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% |
| Other religions | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| No religion | 7.0% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Undeclared | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |