Net migration rate: 4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.62 years male: 74.58 years female: 80.82 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (1996 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: 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 est.)
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%