Statistical Data on Switzerland 2006 Swiss Federal Statistical Offi ce Espace de l’Europe 10, CH-2010 Neuchâtel OFS BFS SFSO Information: Telephone 032 713 60 11 Contents Fax 032 713 60 12 Ordering of publications: Telephone 032 713 60 60 Geography 2 Fax 032 713 60 61 Internet: http://www.statistics.admin.ch Environment 3 Legend: Population 4 A dash (–) instead of a figure means that nothing Labour 8 occurs (absolutely zero). Wages and Prices 9 A nought (0 or 0.0 etc.) instead of another figure signifies an amount that is less than GDP, Balance of Payments 10 half of the smallest unit used (but more than abolutely zero). National Income by Canton 11 Three dots (...) instead of a figure mean that it Company and Branch Structures 12 is not available or has been omitted for other reasons. Industry and Foreign Trade 13 In some graphs or tables, abbreviations for Agriculture 14 names of cantons are used. They are explained in the table on page 4. Energy 15 Published by: Switzerland and Europe 16 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Tourism 18 Dissemination, Publications Section April 2006. Published in German, French, Transport 19 Italian, Romansh and English. Construction and Housing 20 Concept and editing: Bernhard Morgenthaler Private Consumption 21 Grafics: Public Finances 22 Sylviane Pochon-Risse, Zsuzsanna Regli Research and organization: Banks, Insurance 23 Verena Hirsch, Elisabeth Willen Social Security 24 Translation: From German, by SFSO Linguistic services Media 25 Layout: Health 26 Valérie Béguelin Education and Science 28 Cover photo: © XL Digitale Fotos Politics 30 Order number: Crime 32 025 -0600 ISBN: Switzerland and its Cantons 33 3-303-00328-9 Welcome aboard! The «Statistical Data on Switzerland» brochure a vital source of statisti- cal information slips right into any jacket pocket. The most important data are arranged according to general topics that are covered at length in other SFSO publications and information sources. The brochure is available in five languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh and English. Topics are covered at greater length in another SFSO publication entitled «Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland 2006». One chapter is devoted exclusively to international and regional disparities and sustainable development. The remainder of the publication covers a set of 20 different topics, ranging from the Swiss population to prices and standard of living. Key statistical informa- tion is available for the first time in English and Italian and a DVD is included with the hardcopy publication. This DVD contains an electronic version of the «Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland» plus tables containing regional statistics and map themes taken the «Atlas of Switzerland». Finally, there are special features such as a detailed presentation of the Swiss education landscape. If you are looking for the latest statistical information, visit the SFSO’s «Swiss Statistics» Web site www.statistik.admin.ch, a modern and attractive interface offering a wide range of statistical information on the most important areas of life. All information is arranged according to topics appearing in the Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland publication. The SFSO has so many different resources to offer. I hope that your experi- ence discovering them will be both pleasant and enjoyable. Dr. Adelheid Bürgi-Schmelz, Director General, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO) Other information sources: • Press releases in the form of a newsletter: You can take out a subscription to SFSO press releases and have them e-mailed to you as they are issued or grouped together in the form of a newsletter. The service is quick and free of charge. (Subscriptions: www.news-stat.admin.ch). You can also receive information about the latest SFSO publications or an- nouncements relating to chosen topics (topic-based newsletters). • For more specific queries, contact the SFSO’s Statistical Information Service at: Tel: 032 713 60 11 or E-mail: [email protected]. Swiss Federal Statistical Office 1 Geography Climate data 2005 Weather station Average temperature Annual rainfall Sunshine °C Dev.¹ mm Index² hrs. Index² Lugano (alt. 273 m) 12.6 1.0 952 62 2240 111 Basel (316) 10.4 0.8 706 91 1704 107 Geneva (420) 10.7 0.9 746 77 2097 124 Neuchâtel (485) 10.0 0.7 729 78 1845 119 Sion (482) 9.8 0.6 500 84 2217 111 Zurich (556) 9.2 0.7 1042 96 1765 119 Berne (565) 8.8 0.6 859 84 1883 115 St Gall (779) 8.1 0.7 1217 97 1658 119 Davos (1590) 3.0 0.2 923 85 1770 105 Surface3 %-age Largest lakes km CH Highest mountains Canton Alt. m. Lake Geneva 581 59.7 Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) VS 4,634 Lake Constance 541 32.0 Dom (Mischabel) VS 4,545 Lake Neuchâtel 217 100.0 Weisshorn VS 4,506 Lago Maggiore 212 19.9 Matterhorn (Mont Cervin) VS 4,478 Length Flow rate5 Longest rivers km2 m3/s Borders with neighbouring states7 km Rhine4 375 1,053 Italy 734.2 Aare 295 560 France 571.8 Rhone4 264 342 Germany 345.7 Reuss 159 140 Austria 165.1 Liechtenstein 41.1 Land use6 km2 % Forest, woods 12,716 30.8 Cultivated land 9,873 23.9 Mountain farming 5,378 13.0 Coordinates Settlements 2,791 6.8 Latitude N 47048’ at Oberbargen SH Rivers/lakes 1,740 4.2 Longitude E 10030’ at Piz Chavalatsch GR other unprod. areas 8,787 21.3 Latitude S 45049’ at Chiasso TI Total area 41,285 100.0 Longitude W 5057’ at Chancy GE Expansion of settled area According to SFSO land use statistics, the settlements and urban areas have ex- panded by roughly 13% since the early 1980s, mainly at the expense of agricultural land. This means that, every second, just under one square metre of farming land was developed. Built-up land accounts for half the settled area, and transport infra- structure for one third (the rest consists of industrial sites, parks and recreational areas, landfills, etc.). Woods/forests have also expanded, mainly in fringe areas (brushwood encroaching on isolated alpine pastures). 1 Deviation from long-term median in oC 5 Long-term median, status 2004 2 100 = average of long-term set of measurements 6 Land use statistics 1992–97 3 Surface area of lakes, without islands 7 Not including enclaves 4 Length as far as Swiss border Sources: Meteo Swiss, FOEN, SFSO, swisstopo 2 Environment Pollutant emissions1 (Index 1960=100) 300 NOX (2005: 90 764 t) 250 CO2 (2005: 41.4 Mio. t) 200 CO (2005: 374 100 t) 150 100 50 0 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2005 p Environmental expenditure2 Consumption (index 1990=100) 250 Index 1990=100 Residential 110 surface 200 Confederation 100 150 Energy Switzerland Cantons Consumer expenditure3 90 100 Municipalities Drinking water 50 80 1990 1995 2000 2003 1990 1995 2000 2004 Settlement waste (in mio. t) 5 Recycling (alum., PET, tin, textiles) 4 Glass Paper 3 2 Organic waste 1 Settlement wastenot re-used (incinerated / dumped) 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 1 Corrected emission factors for transport from 1990. p Provisional figures 2 Net expenditures by the public sector, at current prices 3 Private households at constant prices, per person Source: FOEN, SFSO, FOE Swiss Federal Statistical Office 3 Population Population in cantons and cities (at year-end: in ‘000) Cantons 1980 1990 2000 2004 Foreigners in % 2004 Zurich (ZH) 1,120.8 1,150.5 1,211.6 1,261.8 22.2 Bern (BE) 911.0 945.6 943.7 955.4 12.4 Lucerne (LU) 294.4 319.5 347.2 354.7 15.4 Uri (UR) 33.5 33.7 35.2 35.1 8.4 Schwyz (SZ) 96.6 110.5 130.2 136.0 16.2 Obwalden (OW) 25.7 28.8 32.4 33.2 11.2 Nidwalden (NW) 28.3 32.6 38.0 39.5 9.5 Glarus (GL) 36.1 37.6 38.5 38.3 20.3 Zug (ZG) 75.7 84.9 99.4 105.2 20.3 Fribourg (FR) 184.5 207.8 236.3 250.4 15.3 Solothurn (SO) 216.6 226.7 244.0 247.4 17.8 Basel-City (BS) 203.6 191.8 187.7 186.8 29.3 Basel-Country (BL) 219.0 230.1 260.0 265.3 17.7 Schaffhausen (SH) 69.0 71.7 73.3 73.8 20.7 Appenzell A.Rh. (AR) 47.2 51.5 53.5 52.8 13.2 Appenzell I.Rh. (AI) 12.8 13.6 15.0 15.0 9.7 St.Gallen (SG) 389.0 420.3 449.4 458.8 20.4 Graubünden (GR) 161.3 170.4 186.7 187.8 14.0 Aargau (AG) 450.8 496.3 544.3 565.1 19.9 Thurgau (TG) 182.7 205.9 227.3 233.0 19.5 Ticino (TI) 265.6 286.7 310.2 319.9 25.0 Vaud (VD) 522.3 583.6 620.3 647.4 28.3 Valais (VS) 217.8 248.3 276.2 288.0 17.6 Neuchâtel (NE) 157.1 160.6 165.7 167.9 22.9 Geneva (GE) 349.6 376.0 408.8 427.4 37.8 Jura (JU) 64.3 65.7 68.8 69.1 11.9 Switzerland 6,335.2 6,750.7 7,204.1 7,415.1 20.6 Biggest cities Zurich 370.1 341.3 337.9 345.2 29.6 Basel 181.9 171.0 166.0 165.0 31.1 Geneva 156.6 167.2 175.0 178.5 43.4 Berne 146.8 134.6 122.5 122.3 22.8 Lausanne 126.3 123.2 114.9 117.4 37.9 An aging society There are now many more elderly people than 50 years ago.