| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Liechtenstein is projected at 38.2 thousand, down by 0.31% compared with 38.1 in 2020. Liechtenstein is ranked 217th in terms of population and 177th in terms of population growth rate.
5.63 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 14.47% of Liechtenstein population. Liechtenstein is ranked 228th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13,752 | - |
| 1955 | 14,824 | 1.76 |
| 1960 | 16,501 | 2.36 |
| 1965 | 18,642 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 21,268 | 2.42 |
| 1975 | 23,436 | 1.96 |
| 1980 | 25,881 | 1.64 |
| 1985 | 27,286 | 0.95 |
| 1990 | 28,790 | 1.2 |
| 1995 | 30,884 | 1.54 |
| 2000 | 33,184 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 34,718 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | 35,996 | 0.76 |
| 2015 | 37,465 | 0.66 |
| 2016 | 37,655 | 0.51 |
| 2017 | 37,805 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 37,918 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 38,020 | 0.27 |
| 2020 | 38,137 | 0.31 |
| 2021 | 38,254 | 0.31 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 2,735 | 11,023 | - | 19.881 |
| 1955 | 3,019 | 11,812 | 2.34 | 20.356 |
| 1960 | 3,371 | 13,124 | 2.34 | 20.437 |
| 1965 | 3,631 | 15,018 | 1.54 | 19.471 |
| 1970 | 3,924 | 17,341 | 1.32 | 18.453 |
| 1975 | 4,294 | 19,138 | 1.92 | 18.324 |
| 1980 | 4,727 | 21,139 | 1.59 | 18.274 |
| 1985 | 4,802 | 22,455 | 0.10 | 17.619 |
| 1990 | 4,866 | 23,881 | 0.39 | 16.928 |
| 1995 | 5,082 | 25,751 | 1.03 | 16.482 |
| 2000 | 5,036 | 28,250 | -0.51 | 15.130 |
| 2005 | 5,137 | 29,715 | 0.37 | 14.739 |
| 2010 | 5,208 | 30,795 | 0.29 | 14.464 |
| 2015 | 5,350 | 32,053 | 0.68 | 14.303 |
| 2020 | 5,571 | 33,074 | 0.94 | 14.416 |
| 2021 | 5,628 | 33,260 | 1.02 | 14.471 |