| Population: |
7,283,274 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
16.97% (male 634,030; female 601,929)
15-64 years:
67.73% (male 2,505,450; female 2,427,408)
65 years and over:
15.3% (male 453,366; female 661,091) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.27% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
10.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
79.73 years
male:
76.85 years
female:
82.76 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.46% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
17,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
150 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective:
Swiss
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| Ethnic groups: |
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
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| Languages: |
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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