Population growth in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Population growth was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Liechtenstein, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Liechtenstein is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 114.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Liechtenstein peaked at 3.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1980.
That places Liechtenstein 74th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +29.0% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -35.5% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +32.8% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -63.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -77.7% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +711.5% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -47.0% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +78.9% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +49.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -111.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -355.1% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +256.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -67.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +86.5% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +116.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +69.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 4.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +711.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| 1981 | +355.1% | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | +256.3% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -0.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.1463 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 9.96 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Liechtenstein?
- Population growth in Liechtenstein was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1980.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for population growth?
- Liechtenstein ranks 74th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.