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 1. SWITZERLAND IN KEY FIGURES

Evolution of the Swiss Population 2001 - 2003

  2001 2002 2003
  Number % Number % Number %
Switzerland 7'261'210   7'317'900 +7.8 7'364'100 +6.3
             
Sex            
Male 3 549 089 48.9 3 578 699 48.9 3 601 500 48.9
Female 3 712 121 51.1 3 739 174 51.1 3 762 600 51.1
             
Age group            
0-19 years 1 664 865 22.9 1 662 135 22.71 1 641 800

22.3
20-39 years 2 078 962 28.6 2 074 794 28.35 2 072 600 28.1
40-64 years 2 393 244 33.0 2 444 959 33.41 2 493 000 33.9
65-79 years 824 247 11.4 830 134 11.35 837 200 11.6
80 years and up 299 892 4.1 305 851 4.18 319 600 4.1
             
Density population 174 h/km2          
             
Foreigner     1 477 000 20.1 1 500 900 20.38
Source : Federal Office of Statistics

Industry and Employment
  Year Number Value
Businesses1
Institutions1 		1998
2002 		nombre
nombre		 312'000
382'979

  Year Number Value
Raw Interior Products3
 
 
Raw Interior Product per capita3
 
 		 2001
2002
2003
2000
2001
2002		 Billions of CHF
Billions of CHF
Billions of CHF
in CHF
in CHF
in CHF 		422.85
431.06
433.37
57'460
57'829
57'329

       
Employed Population1
 
Unemployment Rate (OFDE)2
 		 January 2002
January 2003
January 2002
January 2003 		number
number
%
% 		4 180 000
4 175 000
2.5
3.7
Sources :
1 Swiss census on the active population (ESPA)
2 Federal Office for the Economic Development and Employment
3 SECO : State Secretary of the Economy
1. Switzerland in key figures 2. Western Switzerland - key information
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 2. WESTERN SWITZERLAND - KEY INFORMATION
   
Demography
Value
2001
.
.
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  • Population
  • Economic and cultural base for greater area with one million people
  • Recruiting and subcontracting covers also neighbouring areas
  • Impressive growth
  • High percentage young people and strong foreign international presence
  • Attractive internal migration from eastern to Western Switzerland
Vaud 639'200
Vallis 276'170
Neuchâtel 168'000
Jura 69'100
Total population 1'152'400

Surface
Vaud 3'212
Vallis 5'225
Neuchâtel 803
Jura 838
Total surface in km2 10'078

Number of enterprises
Vaud 38'152
Vallis 15'157
Neuchâtel 9'532
Jura 3'571
Total number 66'232

Labour forces
Vaud 289'785
Vallis 119'053
Neuchâtel 67'770
Jura 30'622
Total labour 507'160

Agriculture
Vaud 21'734
Vallis 4'000
Neuchâtel 3'406
Jura 1'228
Total number 30'368

Services
Vaud 207'776
Vallis 72'378
Neuchâtel 31'701
Jura 16'513
Total services 328'368

(Source of the data : OFS)
   
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