Liechtenstein Country Overview
Where is Liechtenstein located? Liechtenstein, or officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. On the time zone map, Liechtenstein is located in a world time zone called “Central European Time” (CET) or “Middle European Time” (MEZ). In this time zone there is a time difference of one hour to the coordinated world time (UTC+1). In the summer, the clock is put forward one hour to daylight saving time.
Population Distribution
As of 2023, the latest population of Liechtenstein is 39,137, based on our calculation of the current data from UN (United Nations).
| Total population | 39,137 |
| Population growth rate | 0.75% |
| Birth rate | 10.40 births per 1,000 people |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall | 81.59 years |
| Men | 79.45 years |
| Women | 84.29 years |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.23% |
| 15-64 years | 66.85% |
| 65 years and above | 17.91% |
| Median age | 42.70 years |
| Gender ratio (Male to Female) | 0.98 |
| Population density | 244.61 residents per km² |
| Urbanization | 21.60% |
| Ethnicities | |
| 66% Liechtenstein citizens; Proportion of foreigners in 2015: 33.7% (mainly Swiss, Austrians, Germans, Italians) | |
| Religions | |
| Catholics (Roman Catholic) 76.2%, Protestants 7%, unknown 10.6%, others 6.2 (June 2002) | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | 0.917 |
| HDI ranking | 18th out of 194 |
People in Liechtenstein
37,000 people live in Liechtenstein. 66 out of 100 Liechtensteiners come directly from Liechtenstein, they were also born here. 20 out of 100 come from neighboring countries, where German is also spoken, and three out of 100 from Italy. There are also a few other states. In any case, the population in the small country is quite mixed. So you can count 90 different nations.
Most of the people live in the Rhine valley. The places are called Balzers, Triesen, Vaduz and Schaan. Many people work in industry and in the service sector such as tourism and the financial sector.
Incidentally, no more children have been born in Liechtenstein since 2014, at least not in hospital, because mothers have to go abroad to have a hospital birth, as there is no longer a maternity ward in Liechtenstein itself.
Languages in Liechtenstein
German is spoken in Liechtenstein and German is also the only official language in the whole country. But the people in Liechtenstein speak different dialects, most of which come from Alemannic.
Religions in Liechtenstein
The Roman Catholic Church is a national church, but state and religion are separate. Young people aged 14 and over in Liechtenstein can decide for themselves which religion they want to belong to. And they don’t even have to ask their parents about it. 76 out of 100 Liechtensteiners are Catholic, eight Protestant and six Muslim.