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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Solothurn (SO)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 790,7
Settlement area in %   12,4
Agricultural area in %   43,4
Forests and copses in %   43,2
Non-productive areas in %<   1,0
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 250240
Per km2   316.5
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   3.6
Through migration   2.7
Through natural increase   0.3
Foreign nationals in % 2007 18.7
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   23.4
20-64 years   60.5
>64 years   16.1
Private households 2000 102584
Persons per household   2.3
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 88,3
Second in %   Italian 3,1
Third in %   Albanian 1,6
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   23.8
Upper secondary schools in %   52.8
Higher Education in %   18.2
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 80,3
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 2.4
Employed in primary sector 2005 5561
Employed in secundary sector 2005 39197
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 70464
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 1843
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 2684
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 8243
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,56
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 46,8
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 3.4
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 1.83
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   14,7
Private car   49,1
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 63,2
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   21.0
CVP   20.4
SPS   19.5
SVP   27.1
Center parties   -
     
CSP   1.8
Green   10.0
Small right-wing parties   0.4
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   -
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