▁total ▁Swiss ▁population ▁change ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( from ▁all ▁sources , ▁including ▁moves ▁across ▁municipal ▁borders ) ▁was ▁a ▁decrease ▁of ▁ 8 ▁and ▁the ▁non - Sw iss ▁population ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 1 ▁people . ▁ ▁This ▁represents ▁a ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁of ▁- 6 . 2 %. ▁ ▁The ▁age ▁distribution , ▁, ▁in ▁L ovat ens ▁is ; ▁ 1 7 ▁children ▁or ▁ 1 1 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁between ▁ 0 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁te en agers ▁or ▁ 1 2 . 6 % ▁are ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁adult ▁population , ▁ 1 6 ▁people ▁or ▁ 1 1 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁or ▁ 1 0 . 5 % ▁are ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 9 , ▁ 2 7 ▁people ▁or ▁ 1 8 . 9 % ▁are ▁between ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 4 9 , ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁people ▁or ▁ 9 . 8 % ▁are ▁between ▁ 5 0 ▁and ▁ 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁senior ▁population ▁distribution ▁is ▁ 1 6 ▁people ▁or ▁ 1 1 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁between ▁ 6 0 ▁and ▁ 6 9 ▁years ▁old , ▁ 1 2 ▁people ▁or ▁ 8 . 4 % ▁are ▁between ▁