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People Stats: compare key data on Australia & Liechtenstein

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  • Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
  • Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
  • Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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    • Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
  • Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
  • Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Cities > Cities larger than the capital: Cities larger than the capital.

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  • Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
  • Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
  • Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Migration > Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
  • Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
  • Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
  • Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Urban apartments with 10+ rooms per million people: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Housing > Owner occupier households: Number of households owned by one or several members of the household.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
  • Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
    Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
    Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
    Basic Groupings
       Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
       Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
        Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
  • Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
  • Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms per million people: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
  • International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
  • Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
  • Migration > Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
  • Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
  • Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
  • Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
  • Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
  • Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total population > Age 45-49: Total population - Age 45-49, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Total population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Rural houses with 10+ rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
  • Housing > Number of rooms > Rural apartments with 2 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
  • Total population > Age 40-44: Total population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
  • Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 40 to 59: Percent widowed in age group.
  • Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada, share of Canadian population: Country of birth of Canadian residents (in percent).
  • Female population > Age 10-14: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total: Total population - Age 40-44 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 25-29 per 1000: Total population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Urban and rural > Females living in urban agglomerations: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Female population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Structure > Population > Total: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates."
  • Male population > Age 35-39 per 1000: Male population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Female population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Note: Country people note.
  • Female population > Age 45-49 per 1000: Female population - Age 45-49, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 35-39 per 1000: Female population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
STAT Australia Liechtenstein HISTORY
Age structure > 0-14 years 18.1%
Ranked 168th. 14% more than Liechtenstein
15.9%
Ranked 189th.

Age structure > 65 years and over 14.7%
Ranked 44th.
15.4%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Australia

Birth rate 12.23 births/1,000 population
Ranked 162nd. 15% more than Liechtenstein
10.67 births/1,000 population
Ranked 182nd.

Death rate 7.01 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 132nd. 2% more than Liechtenstein
6.89 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 135th.

Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 6.58
Ranked 133th.
6.8
Ranked 125th. 3% more than Australia

Ethnic groups white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% Liechtensteiner 65.6%, other 34.4%
Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th.
2.37
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Australia

Nationality > Noun Australian(s) Liechtensteiner(s)
Population 22.26 million
Ranked 55th. 602 times more than Liechtenstein
37,009
Ranked 211th.

Population > Population growth, past and future 0.114
Ranked 55th.
-0.087
Ranked 90th.

Population growth 0.114%
Ranked 55th.
-0.087%
Ranked 90th.

Population growth rate 1.11%
Ranked 106th. 37% more than Liechtenstein
0.81%
Ranked 134th.

Population in 2015 22,250 thousand
Ranked 54th. 601 times more than Liechtenstein
37 thousand
Ranked 205th.
Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman
Ranked 156th. 5% more than Liechtenstein
1.69 children born/woman
Ranked 168th.

Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 30.3 million
Ranked 4th. 5795 times more than Liechtenstein
5,229
Ranked 49th.

Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th. 562 times more than Liechtenstein
87
Ranked 35th.

Cities > Urban population 95,896
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Liechtenstein
34,582
Ranked 209th.

Nationality > Adjective Australian Liechtenstein
Sex ratio > Total population 1.01 male(s)/female
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Liechtenstein
0.98 male(s)/female
Ranked 135th.

Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 63th.
1.26 male(s)/female
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Australia

Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th. 658 times more than Liechtenstein
185
Ranked 50th.

Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Liechtenstein
5.05
Ranked 28th.

Migration > Net migration rate 6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 populati
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Liechtenstein
4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 populati
Ranked 25th.

Median age > Total 38.1 years
Ranked 57th.
42.1 years
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Australia

Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.98 years
Ranked 10th. About the same as Liechtenstein
81.59 years
Ranked 12th.

Urban and rural > Urban population 18.39 million
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 84th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women 29.7
Ranked 5th. About the same as Liechtenstein
29.6
Ranked 9th.
Age structure > 15-64 years 67.5%
Ranked 85th.
69.1%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Australia

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 45th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia

Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men 31.6
Ranked 5th.
32.7
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Australia
Population > CIA Factbook 21.01 million
Ranked 54th. 609 times more than Liechtenstein
34,498
Ranked 208th.

Population density 2.79
Ranked 195th.
222.68
Ranked 41st. 80 times more than Australia

Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 91st.
1.09 male(s)/female
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Australia

Infant mortality rate > Total 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 189th. 3% more than Liechtenstein
4.36 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 190th.

Age structure > 25-54 years 42%
Ranked 92nd.
43.6%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Australia
Urban and rural > Rural population 3.93 million
Ranked 31st. 109 times more than Liechtenstein
36,149
Ranked 79th.
Age structure > 15-24 years 13.4%
Ranked 175th. 15% more than Liechtenstein
11.7%
Ranked 205th.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people 823.76
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 83th.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman 1.87
Ranked 136th. 11% more than Liechtenstein
1.69
Ranked 155th.

Age structure > 55-64 years 11.8%
Ranked 56th.
13.4%
Ranked 19th. 14% more than Australia
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Liechtenstein
18
Ranked 105th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total 20 years
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Liechtenstein
15 years
Ranked 50th.

Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 13.29
Ranked 140th. 22% more than Liechtenstein
10.9
Ranked 168th.

Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.03
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Liechtenstein
1
Ranked 120th.

Cities > Cities larger than the capital Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , Adelaide , Gold Coast , Newcastle Schaan
Population density > People per sq. km of land area 2.91 sq. km
Ranked 209th.
227.43 sq. km
Ranked 47th. 78 times more than Australia

Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19 1%
Ranked 29th.
1.5%
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Australia

Life expectancy at birth > Female 84.54 years
Ranked 13th. About the same as Liechtenstein
84.29 years
Ranked 15th.

Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people 176.24
Ranked 62nd.
1,000.8
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Urbanization 91
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Liechtenstein
22
Ranked 187th.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.85 male(s)/female
Ranked 73th. 5% more than Liechtenstein
0.81 male(s)/female
Ranked 102nd.

Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 22,548
Ranked 44th. 248 times more than Liechtenstein
91
Ranked 130th.

Population, total 22.68 million
Ranked 52nd. 619 times more than Liechtenstein
36,656
Ranked 208th.

Gender ratio > Whole population 101.1%
Ranked 109th.
103.1%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Australia

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Australia

Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper 140,872
Ranked 21st. 52 times more than Liechtenstein
2,701
Ranked 46th.

Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita 0.996 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
2.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Australia

Life expectancy at birth > Male 79.55 years
Ranked 9th. About the same as Liechtenstein
79.45 years
Ranked 11th.

Migration > Refugees 64,100
Ranked 36th. 6410 times more than Liechtenstein
10
Ranked 110th.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19 0.4%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Liechtenstein
0.1%
Ranked 17th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total None None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male None None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper 139,833
Ranked 18th. 55 times more than Liechtenstein
2,528
Ranked 46th.

Urban and rural > Female rural population 1.94 million
Ranked 26th. 106 times more than Liechtenstein
18,263
Ranked 69th.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita 0.982
Ranked 124th. 1% more than Liechtenstein
0.97
Ranked 144th.

Languages English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% German (official), Alemannic dialect
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total 20 years
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Liechtenstein
15 years
Ranked 50th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Liechtenstein
0.2
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 10 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 5.1% of GDP
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Liechtenstein
2.1% of GDP
Ranked 67th.

GDP per capita > Current US$ $67,555.76
Ranked 6th.
$134,617.38
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Australia

Cities > Urban population per thousand people 4e-06
Ranked 143th.
0.000396
Ranked 33th. 99 times more than Australia

Density and urbanisation > Urban population 19.45 million
Ranked 35th. 3798 times more than Liechtenstein
5,120.91
Ranked 195th.

Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms 1,100
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Liechtenstein
139
Ranked 8th.
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization None None
Infant mortality rate > Female 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 186th. 4% more than Liechtenstein
4 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 192nd.

Housing > Number of rooms > Urban apartments with 10+ rooms per million people 2.37
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 22 Aug 1990 30 Sep 1990
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 67.9%
Ranked 61st.
69.8%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Australia

Urban and rural > Male urban population 9.1 million
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 73th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population 9.29 million
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 73th.
Urban and rural > Male rural population 2 million
Ranked 26th. 112 times more than Liechtenstein
17,886
Ranked 69th.
Median age > Both sexes 37.5
Ranked 51st.
41.4
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Australia
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 2.02 million
Ranked 73th. 699 times more than Liechtenstein
2,892
Ranked 208th.

Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 1.27 million
Ranked 30th. 645 times more than Liechtenstein
1,964
Ranked 201st.

Housing > Owner occupier households 59,133
Ranked 7th. 14783 times more than Liechtenstein
4
Ranked 17th.
Urbanization > Urban population None None
Major cities > Population Sydney 4.429 million; Melbourne 3.853 million; Brisbane 1.97 million; Perth 1.599 million; CANBERRA (capital) 399,000 VADUZ (capital) 5,000
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total 21 years
Ranked 1st. 75% more than Liechtenstein
12 years
Ranked 127th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 52nd.
100%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia

Infant mortality rate > Male 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th. 3% more than Liechtenstein
4.64 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 191st.

Total Population per capita 0.994
Ranked 121st. 2% more than Liechtenstein
0.978
Ranked 145th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000 94.56
Ranked 152nd. 16% more than Liechtenstein
81.28
Ranked 174th.

Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 13.3%
Ranked 44th. The same as Liechtenstein
13.3%
Ranked 45th.

Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations 162,292
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants 0.3%
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 195th.
Religions Protestant 27.4% (Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%), Catholic 25.8%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% Roman Catholic (official) 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2%
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male 19 years
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Liechtenstein
16 years
Ranked 23th.
Median age > Male 37.3 years
Ranked 51st.
41.1 years
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Australia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 20 years
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Liechtenstein
14 years
Ranked 37th.

Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Liechtenstein
0.1
Ranked 32nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female 20 years
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Liechtenstein
14 years
Ranked 37th.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population 2.42 million
Ranked 96th. 79 times more than Liechtenstein
30,790.09
Ranked 178th.

Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 18.8%
Ranked 165th. 11% more than Liechtenstein
16.9%
Ranked 180th.

Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000 329.15
Ranked 80th.
342.31
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Australia

Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000 71.44
Ranked 45th.
73.91
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Australia

Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 1.53 million
Ranked 30th. 581 times more than Liechtenstein
2,630
Ranked 199th.

Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room 390,125
Ranked 2nd. 798 times more than Liechtenstein
489
Ranked 12th.
Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms 15
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Female population > Age 15-19 680,723
Ranked 66th. 671 times more than Liechtenstein
1,014
Ranked 210th.
Median age > Female 38.8 years
Ranked 57th.
43.1 years
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Australia

Housing > Number of rooms > Apartments with 8 rooms per million people 0.672
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Cities > Rate of urbanization 1.2%
Ranked 148th. 2 times more than Liechtenstein
0.5%
Ranked 183th.
International migrant stock, total per 1000 213.52
Ranked 31st.
347.12
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Australia

International migrant stock, total 4.71 million
Ranked 12th. 376 times more than Liechtenstein
12,538
Ranked 183th.

Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 78
Ranked 17th.
86
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Australia
Migration > Refugees per 1000 3.76
Ranked 44th. 11 times more than Liechtenstein
0.348
Ranked 78th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39 0.2%
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Liechtenstein
0.1%
Ranked 20th.

Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000 59.21
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Liechtenstein
55.2
Ranked 40th.

Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 1.92 million
Ranked 73th. 656 times more than Liechtenstein
2,927
Ranked 208th.

Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada 18,165
Ranked 62nd. 330 times more than Liechtenstein
55
Ranked 196th.
Total Population > Female 10.18 million
Ranked 53th. 583 times more than Liechtenstein
17,450
Ranked 210th.
Migration > International migrant stock > Total 4.34 million
Ranked 12th. 365 times more than Liechtenstein
11,881
Ranked 172nd.

Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000 33.38
Ranked 163th. 14% more than Liechtenstein
29.19
Ranked 186th.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000 35.88
Ranked 95th. 6% more than Liechtenstein
33.77
Ranked 129th.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000 34.98
Ranked 164th. 16% more than Liechtenstein
30.25
Ranked 188th.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000 68.36
Ranked 163th. 15% more than Liechtenstein
59.44
Ranked 187th.
Male population > Age 25-29 684,704
Ranked 57th. 660 times more than Liechtenstein
1,038
Ranked 211th.
Female population > Age 25-29 659,521
Ranked 58th. 644 times more than Liechtenstein
1,024
Ranked 212th.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000 33.44
Ranked 153th. 10% more than Liechtenstein
30.45
Ranked 168th.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000 68.49
Ranked 152nd. 14% more than Liechtenstein
59.93
Ranked 175th.
Total population > Age 45-49 1.47 million
Ranked 37th. 530 times more than Liechtenstein
2,768
Ranked 208th.
Total population > Age 80-84 per 1000 35.87
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Liechtenstein
17.93
Ranked 49th.
Housing > Number of rooms > Rural houses with 10+ rooms 746
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Liechtenstein
114
Ranked 6th.
Housing > Number of rooms > Rural apartments with 2 rooms 4,679
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Total population > Age 40-44 1.5 million
Ranked 42nd. 520 times more than Liechtenstein
2,879
Ranked 208th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 40 to 59 0.9%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Liechtenstein
0.8%
Ranked 16th.

Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada, share of Canadian population 0.1%
Ranked 57th.
0.0
Ranked 189th.
Female population > Age 10-14 681,950
Ranked 69th. 645 times more than Liechtenstein
1,058
Ranked 211th.
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 7.39
Ranked 61st.
8.47
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Australia
Total population > Age 25-29 per 1000 65.91
Ranked 168th. 11% more than Liechtenstein
59.36
Ranked 184th.
Urban and rural > Females living in urban agglomerations 81,556
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 20th.
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.4
Ranked 41st.
3.02
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Australia
Structure > Population > Total 21.87 million
Ranked 47th. 609 times more than Liechtenstein
35,911
Ranked 193th.

Male population > Age 35-39 per 1000 37.63
Ranked 62nd.
40.33
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Australia
Female population > Age 80-84 per 1000 22.58
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Liechtenstein
12.03
Ranked 46th.
Note Australia's aboriginal people are now in the minority Triesenberg, overlooking the Rhine valley
Female population > Age 45-49 per 1000 35.9
Ranked 42nd.
40.18
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Australia
Female population > Age 35-39 per 1000 37.03
Ranked 57th.
41.88
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Australia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 19 years
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Liechtenstein
16 years
Ranked 23th.

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