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Population - Key figures

Main indicators

 2010
Resident permanent population at year-end (in 1000)7870.1
Women (in %)50.7
Men (in %)49.3
Age groups (in %) 
0-19 years20.9
20-39 years26.7
40-64 years35.6
65+ years16.8
Foreigners (in %)22.4
Population growth (in %)1.0
No. of children per woman1.54
Life expectancy at birth (in years) 
Male80.2
Female84.6
No. of divorces per 100 marriages54.4
Households1 
Single-person households (in 1000)1268.3
Family households with children (in 1000)1084.3
Average size of private households (no. of persons)2.18

Source: STATPOP, VITSTAT, ESPOP, SCENARIO

1) Data for 2009: households from estimates

Last updated: 09.12.2011
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