Country profile

Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein · Western Europe

👥 Population

41,024

World Bank · 2025

🏛 Capital

Vaduz

🗺 Area

160 km²

💹 GDP (nominal)

$8.91B

World Bank · 2024

📈 HDI

0.938

UNDP · 2023

📍 Pop. density

256 /km²

💱 Currency

CHF

Swiss franc

🗣 Languages

German

About Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (officially Principality of Liechtenstein) is a country in Western Europe, with Vaduz as its capital. It is home to roughly 41.02 thousand people, giving a population density of about 256 people per square kilometre. The country covers 160 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $8.91B in nominal GDP (2024), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.938. The official currency is the Swiss franc (CHF), and the main language is German.

Development profile (each axis 0–100%, higher is stronger)

Key indicators

Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.

💹 Economy

GDP growth

-1.2%

👥 People

Life expectancy

84.2 yrs

Fertility rate

1.37

Pop. growth

1.4%

Urban population

14.6%

🌍 Quality of Life

Internet users

98.3%

Renewable energy

56.9%

Liechtenstein's GDP over time (nominal, US$)

Travel & practical

Capital

Vaduz

Currency

CHF

Dialing code

+423

Internet TLD

.li

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Fun facts about Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is the 187th most populous country in the world, with about 41.02 thousand people.
By land area it is the 190th-largest country in the world, covering 160 km².
It has the world's 153rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($8.91B).
Liechtenstein shares land borders with 2 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.938.
Liechtenstein has a population density of about 256 people per square kilometre.

Neighbouring countries

Austria

Switzerland

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