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Swiss Statistics

Key Data

  year Zug (ZG)
Area    
Area in km2 2006 238,8
Settlement area in %   12,2
Agricultural area in %   44,8
Forests and copses in %   27,7
Non-productive areas in %<   15,3
Population    
Residents 31.12.2007 109141
Per km2   457.2
Percentage growth in the last 10 years   14.8
Through migration   10.0
Through natural increase   5.0
Foreign nationals in % 2007 22.0
Age distribution in % 2000  
0-19 years   23.0
20-64 years   64.6
>64 years   12.3
Private households 2000 40819
Persons per household   2.3
Languages 2000  
First spoken language in %   German 85,1
Second in %   Serbo-croatian 2,7
Third in %   Italian 2,5
Educational attainment (25-64 years) 2000  
Without post-mandatory education in %   18.8
Upper secondary schools in %   48.8
Higher Education in %   27.0
Employment    
Rate of employment (15-64 years) 2000 80,8
Unemployment rate in % (annual average) 2007 1.9
Employed in primary sector 2005 2147
Employed in secundary sector 2005 19135
Employed in tertiary sector 2005 50485
Business establishments in the primary sector 2005 700
Business establishments in the secundary sector 2005 1242
Business establishments in the tertiary sector 2005 7694
Housing    
Residents per room 2000 0,60
Ratio of owner-occupied housing 2000 32,6
New housing units per 1000 residents 2007 7.1
Rate of vacant housing units 2008 0.27
Mobility    
Percentage of the economically active population getting to work using the following means of transportation: 2000  
Public transportation   21,8
Private car   42,5
Commuters in % of economically active residents 2000 58,4
Political parties    
Percentage of voters (National Council Election) 2007  
FDP   21.5
CVP   23.3
SPS   9.1
SVP   29.1
Center parties   -
     
CSP   -
Green   17.0
Small right-wing parties   -
Small left-wing parties   -
Other   -
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