At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Liechtenstein
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2024MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 8.9B in 2024 (series since 1970).
- Record high2024MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 220,167 in 2024 (series since 1970).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 44.2 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation reached a record high of 41,024 people in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Reversal2023MajorGDP growth turned positive in 2023 (3.4 %, after -4.8 % in 2022).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Unemployment of 3.5 % in 2025 is below the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
The fertility rate fell from 1.57 births/woman in 2000 to 1.37 births/woman in 2024.
Liechtenstein's population grew 25.7 % between 2000 and 2025, from 32,645 people to 41,024 people.
Life expectancy gained 7.4 years since 2000, from 76.8 years to 84.2 years in 2024.
98.3 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 80.0 % in 2010.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 76,088 in 2000 to US$ 220,167 in 2024 (+189.4 % in current US dollars).
CO₂ emissions of 3.30 t per person are 1.1× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Life expectancy of 84.2 years ranks 4th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
GDP grew 2.3 % a year on average over 2014–2023.
With a median age of 44.2 years, Liechtenstein ranks 18th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Within Europe & Central Asia, Liechtenstein ranks 1st of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 192,420, 2025).
14.6 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 15.0 % in 2000.
Borders: Austria, Switzerland
Languages: German
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 4.0 points to 32.0 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.3 points to 33.2 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseAge dependency ratio rose 1.5 points to 55.3 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseSeniors (65+) rose 0.6 points to 21.4 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropWorking age (15–64) fell 0.6 points to 64.4 % in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 2.2 points to 44.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.1 points to 31.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseRefugees hosted rose 40.9 % to 841 people in 2024.
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 0.61 points to 1.50 % in 2024.
- Record lowBirth rate, crude fell to a new low of 8.4 per 1,000 in 2024, the first since 2015.
- Record lowExchange rate fell to a new low of 0.880 LCU/US$ in 2024, the first since 2011.
- 2023
- ReversalGDP growth turned positive in 2023 (3.4 %).
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.0 points to 30.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy at birth, female rose 1.6 years to 86.9 years in 2023.
- Sharp riseCurrent health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose 8.5 % to US$ 11,495 in 2023.
- Record highScientific and technical journal articles set a new high of 51 articles in 2023, the first since 2016.
- 2022
- Sharp dropGDP growth fell 22.8 points to -4.8 % in 2022.
- ReversalGDP growth turned negative in 2022 (-4.8 %).
- Sharp riseRefugees hosted rose 294.0 % to 524 people in 2022.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.0 points to 29.8 % in 2022.
- Record highInflation set a new high of 2.8 % in 2022, the first since 2008.
- Sharp dropGreenhouse gas emissions per capita fell 11.5 % to 3.62 t CO₂e in 2022.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from gas fell 16.7 % to 0.0 Mt in 2022.
- Sharp dropTotal greenhouse gas emissions fell 11.3 % to 0.1 Mt CO₂e in 2022.
- Sharp riseRenewable energy rose 3.3 points to 56.9 % in 2022.
- Sharp riseInflation rose 2.3 points to 2.8 % in 2022.
- Record highRefugees hosted set a new high of 524 people in 2022, the first since 2007.
- 2021
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