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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year St. Gallen (SG)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 2'025,6
Settlement area in %   8,7
Agricultural area in %   47,9
Forests and copses in %   30,6
Non-productive areas in %<   12,8
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 465937
Per km2   230.0
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   5.0
Through migration   2.4
Through natural increase   2.2
Foreign nationals in % 2007 20.9
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   25.6
20-64 years   60.0
>64 years   14.4
Private households 2000 183750
Persons per household   2.4
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 88,0
Second in %   Serbo-croatian 2,5
Third in %   Italian 2,3
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   25.1
Upper secondary schools in %   51.1
Higher Education in %   17.7
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 79,4
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 2.0
Employed in primary sector 2005 13816
Employed in secundary sector 2005 82094
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 142921
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 5217
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 5617
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 17238
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,56
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 38,7
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 4.6
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 1.48
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   16,0
Private car   42,9
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 48,7
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   13.6
CVP   21.4
SPS   14.7
SVP   35.8
Center parties   -
     
CSP   2.0
Green   6.4
Small right-wing parties   1.7
Small left-wing parties   3.1
Other   1.2
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