Social Indicators 2009 | IS | LI | NO | CH | EFTA | EU 27 | Japan | US |
|---|
| Population (on 1 January, in 1 000) |
| 1960 |
173.86 |
16.27 |
3 568 |
5 296 |
9 053 |
402 607 |
94 000 |
186 000 |
| 1980 |
226.95 |
25.81 |
4 079 |
6 304 |
10 635 |
457 053 |
117 000 |
231 000 |
| 2000 |
279.05 |
32.43 |
4 478 |
7 164 |
11 954 |
482 768 |
127 000 |
285 000 |
| 2009 [1] |
319.37 |
35.59 |
4 799 |
7 702 |
12 856 |
497 445 |
127 650 |
307 007 |
| 2030 |
na |
na |
5 506 |
8 631 |
14 138 |
519 942 |
117 424 |
369 981 |
| 2050 |
na |
na |
5 898 |
9 096 |
14 994 |
515 303 |
101 659 |
403 932 |
| Population growth rate (in %) |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth - women [2] |
83.3 |
85.4 |
83.1 |
84.4 |
na |
82.2 |
86.2 |
81.4 |
| Life expectancy at birth - men [2] |
79.7 |
80.0 |
78.6 |
79.8 |
na |
76.1 |
79 |
76.9 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) [1][2][3][4][5] |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
na |
4.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
| Employment rate (in %) - women [2] |
76.5% |
62.7% |
74.4% |
73.8% |
na |
58.6% |
59.8% |
63.4% |
| Employment rate (in %) - men [2] |
80.0% |
81.0% |
78.3% |
84.5% |
na |
70.7% |
80.2% |
72.0% |
| Expenditure on social protection (in % of GDP)[6] |
21.5% |
na |
22.8% |
27.3% |
na |
26.2 |
na |
na |
Sources: EUROSTAT, UN and National Statistical Offices
[1] EU-27 figures are from 2008.
[2] Liechtenstein figures are from 2008.
[3] EU-27 figures are from 2006.
[4] UN data for Japan and the United States.
[5] Liechtenstein five-year average from 2004-2007.
[6] EFTA and EU-27 figures are from 2008. Japan and the United States do not have the same definition of expenditure on social protection.