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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Thurgau (TG)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 990,9
Settlement area in %   11,2
Agricultural area in %   53,2
Forests and copses in %   21,5
Non-productive areas in %<   14,1
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 238316
Per km2   240.5
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   5.7
Through migration   3.7
Through natural increase   2.2
Foreign nationals in % 2007 19.9
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   26.5
20-64 years   59.5
>64 years   14.0
Private households 2000 91537
Persons per household   2.4
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 88,5
Second in %   Italian 2,8
Third in %   Albanian 2,2
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   23.7
Upper secondary schools in %   52.8
Higher Education in %   17.5
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 80,7
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 2.0
Employed in primary sector 2005 9775
Employed in secundary sector 2005 37559
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 59180
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 3335
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 3082
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 8369
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,56
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 43,3
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 5.6
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 1.64
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   10,6
Private car   48,2
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 52,6
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   12.1
CVP   15.2
SPS   11.7
SVP   42.3
Center parties   -
     
CSP   2.8
Green   10.2
Small right-wing parties   4.5
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   1.1
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