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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein / LI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Liechtenstein in numbers.

Area160 kmยฒWorld # 206 โ†’Population41KWorld # 206 โ†’Population density256.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 51 โ†’Life expectancy84.2 yearsWorld # 6 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 220,167World # 2 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Liechtenstein across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area160 kmยฒWorld # 206 / 2023 โ†’Population41KWorld # 206 / 2025 โ†’Population density256.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 51 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,719World # 173 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.4%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 182 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’Median age44.2 yearsWorld # 23 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+21.4%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.2%World # 193 / 2025 โ†’Urban population14.6%World # 215 / 2025 โ†’Net migration194World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate4.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 25 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share69.4%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84.2 yearsWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 220,167World # 2 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 8.9BWorld # 158 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growthNo dataNo rank โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 161 / 2011 โ†’Researchers per million people18,129.8 per million peopleWorld # 1 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)6%World # 2 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area41.9%World # 72 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.3 tWorld # 104 / 2024 โ†’Internet use98.3%World # 10 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions128.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate5.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 64 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament32%World # 64 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals58.4KWorld # 182 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2015 / 83.2%Main languageGermanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMost mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal149 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGermanLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencySwiss FrancCHFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresHouse of Liechtenstein