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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Schaffhausen (SH)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 298,5
Settlement area in %   10,6
Agricultural area in %   45,0
Forests and copses in %   43,1
Non-productive areas in %<   1,3
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 74527
Per km2   249.7
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   1.1
Through migration   2.2
Through natural increase   -1.1
Foreign nationals in % 2007 21.9
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   22.7
20-64 years   59.5
>64 years   17.8
Private households 2000 31427
Persons per household   2.2
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 87,6
Second in %   Italian 2,6
Third in %   Serbo-croatian 2,5
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   21.4
Upper secondary schools in %   53.7
Higher Education in %   19.2
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 79,8
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 2.2
Employed in primary sector 2005 2264
Employed in secundary sector 2005 13021
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 22251
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 726
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 811
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 2891
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,54
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 39,1
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 4.2
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 1.49
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   24,3
Private car   40,2
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 46,9
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   26.7
CVP   -
SPS   34.2
SVP   39.1
Center parties   -
     
CSP   -
Green   -
Small right-wing parties   -
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   -
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