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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Schwyz (SZ)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 908,3
Settlement area in %   5,4
Agricultural area in %   40,9
Forests and copses in %   33,7
Non-productive areas in %<   20,0
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 141024
Per km2   155.3
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   12.7
Through migration   9.0
Through natural increase   4.2
Foreign nationals in % 2007 17.2
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   25.6
20-64 years   61.4
>64 years   12.9
Private households 2000 50089
Persons per household   2.5
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 89,9
Second in %   Serbo-croatian 2,1
Third in %   Albanian 1,9
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   26.8
Upper secondary schools in %   50.2
Higher Education in %   17.4
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 80,5
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 1.5
Employed in primary sector 2005 5085
Employed in secundary sector 2005 18073
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 36237
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 1898
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 1861
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 5677
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,61
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 44,2
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 10.1
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 0.72
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   12,5
Private car   49,3
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 51,8
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   16.7
CVP   20.1
SPS   13.9
SVP   45.0
Center parties   -
     
CSP   0.9
Green   3.4
Small right-wing parties   -
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   -
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