Population:
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7,450,867 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.8% (male 647,362; female 602,333)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 2,555,089; female 2,503,331)
65 years and over: 15.3% (male 466,615; female 676,137) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.5 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 40.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.54% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.31 years
male: 77.51 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.42 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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19,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss
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Ethnic groups:
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German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
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Languages:
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German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch (official) 0.6%, other 8.9%
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female:
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