Population
- Population (Mid-2012): 7,994,200
- Density (people per square kilometer): 191
- Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): 8
- Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 10
- Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 8
- Rate of Natural Increase: 0.2%
- Population Growth Rate: 1.0
- Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 3.8
- Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 1.5
- Population Age <15: 15%
- Population Age 65+: 17%
- Dependency Rate: 32%
- Life Expectancy at Birth: 82
- Life Expectancy at Birth (females): 84
- Life Expectancy at Birth (males): 80
- Primary School Completion Rate (females): 95%
- Primary School Completion Rate (males): 93%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net (females): 82%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net (males): 86%
- GNI PPP per capita in US$: $47,100
- Population Living Below US2$ per day: n/a
- Economically Active Females 15+: 61%
- Economically Active Males 15+: 74%
- Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 118
- Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): 568
- Undernourished Population: <2.5%
- Underweight Children Under Age 5: n/a
- HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.4%
Switzerland is in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model. Switzerland has a low birth and a slightly lower death rate. The average life expectancy in Switzerland is around the age of 82. Methods of family planning, health care, access to medical care, and an abundance of food are present in the country. The fertility rate is decently lower at 1.5. The rate of natural increase is very low, and the population growth is slowly rising at a steady pace.