Switzerland: People

The World Factbook 1993: Switzerland People

Population: 6,986,621 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.83% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 12.37 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.24 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.99 years male: 74.6 years female: 81.54 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss Ethnic divisions: total population: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% Swiss nationals: German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 47.6%, Protestant 44.3%, other 8.1% (1980)

Languages: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%

note: these are figures for Swiss nationals only - German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%

Labor force: 3.31 million (904,095 foreign workers, mostly Italian)

by occupation: services 50%, industry and crafts 33%, government 10%, agriculture and forestry 6%, other 1% (1989)