Demographics
Fahy has a population (as of December 2011) of 373. As of 2008, 5.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -12.4%. Migration accounted for -6.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (369 or 95.6%) as their first language, German is the second most common (7 or 1.8%) and Italian is the third (6 or 1.6%).
As of 2008, the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The population was made up of 165 Swiss men (46.0% of the population) and 12 (3.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 176 Swiss women (49.0%) and 6 (1.7%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 186 or about 48.2% were born in Fahy and lived there in 2000. There were 110 or 28.5% who were born in the same canton, while 23 or 6.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 55 or 14.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.8%.
As of 2000, there were 152 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 198 married individuals, 20 widows or widowers and 16 individuals who are divorced.
As of 2000, there were 149 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 30 households that consist of only one person and 14 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 139 apartments (78.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 26 apartments (14.7%) were seasonally occupied and 12 apartments (6.8%) were empty. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 1.11%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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