The total population of Switzerland is 8,544,034 people. People in Switzerland speak German, French, Italian and Romansh. The linguistic diversity of Switzerland is quite diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.5441 for Switzerland. The average age is around 42 years. Life expectancy in Switzerland is 83 years. The female birth rate in Switzerland is 1.5. Around 18% of the Swiss population is obese. Ethnic diversity is quite diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.5314 for Switzerland. Details of the language, religion, age, gender distribution and advancement of the people of Switzerland can be found in the sections below, as well as the section on education in the country.

Population

In Switzerland, the population density is 198 people per square kilometer (515 per square mile). Based on these statistics, this country is considered densely populated. The total population of Switzerland is 8,544,034 people. Switzerland has approximately 2,438,702 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Switzerland account for 1 percent of all immigrants worldwide. Immigrants in Switzerland make up 28.9 percent of all immigrants worldwide. According to a fractional scale according to ethnicity, the ethnic diversity of Switzerland is quite diverse. Ethnic Fractionation (EF) deals with the number, size, socioeconomic distribution, and geographic location of diverse cultural groups, usually within a state or some other demarcated area. Specific cultural characteristics can refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. These characteristics are often used for social exclusion and power monopolization. The index of ethnic fractionation in Switzerland is 0.5314. This means that there is a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Switzerland. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group proportions, which reflects the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Below you will find Swiss statistics on the median age and gender distribution in different age groups.

Age

The median age is approximately 42 years. The median age for men is 41, while the median age for women is 42.9.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.08; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.02; sex ratio over 64 - 0.71; total sex ratio - 0.97. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Switzerland is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 81.3% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. The religious diversity of Switzerland is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Switzerland. The index of religious fractionalization in Switzerland is 0.6083. This score means that there are several major religions distributed evenly within Switzerland.

General development

Switzerland is considered to be a developed nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developed nation, Switzerland is able to provide its citizens with social services like public education, healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developed nations enjoy a high standard of living and longer life expectancies than citizens of developing nations. In Switzerland, 85.2 in every 100 people use internet. Switzerland has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.917. Switzerland has a very high HDI score. This indicates that nearly all citizens are able to attain a desirable life because of social and economic support; citizens with a low standard of living receive aid and support and have the opportunity to advance in society. The migration rate in Switzerland is 4.74%. In Switzerland, 7.6% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Switzerland is low, indicating that it has a stable economy. Investors should consider Switzerland to be a safe location for investments and other financial ventures.

Language

People in Switzerland speak the German, French, Italian, and Romansh languages. The linguistic diversity of Switzerland is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Switzerland. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Switzerland is 0.5441. This means that there are several major languages spoken in Switzerland. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.