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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Obwalden (OW)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 490,5
Settlement area in %   3,2
Agricultural area in %   37,9
Forests and copses in %   40,2
Non-productive areas in %<   18,7
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 33997
Per km2   69.3
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   6.8
Through migration   3.8
Through natural increase   2.8
Foreign nationals in % 2007 11.9
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   26.7
20-64 years   59.3
>64 years   14.1
Private households 2000 12445
Persons per household   2.5
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 92,3
Second in %   Albanian 1,4
Third in %   Serbo-croatian 1,2
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   26.3
Upper secondary schools in %   51.7
Higher Education in %   16.6
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 80,5
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 1.1
Employed in primary sector 2005 2050
Employed in secundary sector 2005 5794
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 8319
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 801
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 427
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 1160
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,61
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 46,8
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 5.3
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 0.92
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   7,6
Private car   47,1
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 42,8
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   -
CVP   32.5
SPS   11.6
SVP   32.9
Center parties   -
     
CSP   -
Green   -
Small right-wing parties   -
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   23.0
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