Guggisberg - Demographics

Demographics

Guggisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 1,538. As of 2007, 2.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.1%), with English being second most common ( 0.4%) and French being third ( 0.3%)

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 67.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (7.9%), the local small left-wing parties (6.7%) and the SPS (6.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Guggisberg about 58.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Guggisberg has an unemployment rate of 0.76%. As of 2005, there were 375 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 148 businesses involved in this sector. 63 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 187 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: