Liechtenstein
Country in Europe
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 41K (2025). World rank 207 of 216; in Europe, 45 of 48. Area: 160 km². World rank 224 of 249; in Europe, 46 of 52. GDP per person: $220,167 (2024). World rank 2 of 210 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: population 37.5K → 41K. Better than all its neighbours (Austria and Switzerland): GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Principality of Liechtenstein
- Local name
- Liechtenstein
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Region
- Europe
- Form of government
- Constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Hans-Adam II
- Head of government
- Brigitte Haas
- Independence
- July 12, 1806
- Women in parliament
- 32% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 41,024 2025
- Area
- 160 km²
- GDP
- $8.9B 2024
- GDP per person
- $220,167 2024
- Life expectancy
- 84.2 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- German
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
- Time zones
- UTC+2
- Calling code
- +423
- Emergency numbers
- 112, 117, 118, 144
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, J
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Landlocked
- Coastline, km
- 0
- Neighbours
- Austria, Switzerland
- Agricultural land
- 32.3% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Grauspitz, 2,599 m
- Lowest point
- Ruggeller Riet, 430 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 4
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 14°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, -6°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 256.4 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +1.4% 2025
- Living in cities
- 14.6% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +194 2025
- Born in another country
- 69.4% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 14.2% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 64.4% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 21.4% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 86.3 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 82.2 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.4 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 8.4 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.5 2024
Society
- Religions
- Catholic 73.4%, Protestant 8.2%, no religion 7%, Muslim 5.9%, and Orthodox 1.3% (2015)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 86.8 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 83.4 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 85.8 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 82.1 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 82.3 2025
Size and growth
- GDP growth per year
- -1.2% 2009
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $116,380 2009
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 0.2% 2023
- Industry, share of GDP
- 39.1% 2023
- Services, share of GDP
- 57.4% 2023
Trade and finance
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- -1,303% 2018
Education
- Primary school enrolment
- 102% 2021
- Secondary school enrolment
- 119% 2021
- Higher education enrolment
- 46% 2021
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 2.6% 2011
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 5.7% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $11,495 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 19.7% 2023
Public health
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 7.2% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 100% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 5.1 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 92.4 2025
- Natural hazards
- landslides and avalanches
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 36.8% 2024
- Protected areas
- 44.8% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 98.3% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 129 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 50 2024
- Internet domain
- .li
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 56.9% 2022
Transport
- Railways, km
- 9 2018
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 6% 2023
- Researchers per million people
- 18,130 2023
- Scientific articles per year
- 51 2023