Bad Ragaz - Demographics

Demographics

Bad Ragaz has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 5,499. As of 2007, about 25.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 122 are from Germany, 144 are from Italy, 508 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 59 are from Austria, 1 person is from Turkey, and 312 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (84.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 4.3%) and Italian being third ( 2.9%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 4,184 speak German, 30 people speak French, 141 people speak Italian, and 45 people speak Romansh.

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Bad Ragaz is; 503 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 626 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 591 people or 12.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 810 people or 16.4% are between 30 and 39, 756 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 640 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 476 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 318 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 174 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 35 people or 0.7% who are between 90 and 99.

In 2000 there were 765 persons (or 15.5% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 1,181 (or 24.0%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 2,390 (or 48.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 290 (or 5.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 36 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 35 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 208 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.4%), the FDP (13.7%) and the SP (12.7%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bad Ragaz about 68.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Out of the total population in Bad Ragaz, as of 2000, the highest education level completed by 1,070 people (21.7% of the population) was Primary, while 1,975 (40.1%) have completed Secondary, 558 (11.3%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 175 (3.6%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.

The historical population is given in the following table: