Suisse

Interesting Facts About Suisse

• Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh, with German spoken natively by 62% of the population.
• Swiss German is the most commonly spoken language at home among permanent residents, used by 59.4% of those aged 15 and older.
• Switzerland's population of around 9 million is concentrated on the Swiss Plateau, which hosts major cities like Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Winterthur, and Lucerne.
• As of 2023, resident foreigners made up 26.3% of Switzerland's population, with Italy providing the largest single group at 14.7% of the foreign population.
• Switzerland has one of the world's oldest populations, with an average age of 44.5 years and a fertility rate close to replacement level.
• In 2021, approximately 39.5% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over had an immigrant background, with 38% of that group holding Swiss citizenship.

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