Matten Bei Interlaken - Demographics

Demographics

Matten bei Interlaken has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 3,757. As of 2007, 13.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (90.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.3%), the FDP (15.9%) and the Green Party (10.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Matten bei Interlaken about 75.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Matten bei Interlaken has an unemployment rate of 2.75%. As of 2005, there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 162 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 803 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 97 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: