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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Glarus (GL)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 685,2
Settlement area in %   2,6
Agricultural area in %   30,5
Forests and copses in %   30,2
Non-productive areas in %<   36,7
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 38237
Per km2   55.8
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   -1.3
Through migration   -1.4
Through natural increase   -0.7
Foreign nationals in % 2007 19.1
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   25.0
20-64 years   58.0
>64 years   17.0
Private households 2000 15382
Persons per household   2.4
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 85,8
Second in %   Italian 4,4
Third in %   Albanian 2,5
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   31.1
Upper secondary schools in %   50.5
Higher Education in %   13.9
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 82,1
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 1.6
Employed in primary sector 2005 1243
Employed in secundary sector 2005 7500
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 9175
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 490
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 531
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 1438
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,55
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 49,7
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 3.7
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 2.16
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   11,7
Private car   42,1
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 54,0
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   -
CVP   -
SPS   55.5
SVP   35.1
Center parties   -
     
CSP   -
Green   -
Small right-wing parties   -
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   9.4
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