Demographics
Naz has a population (as of 2009) of 137. As of 2008, 13.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 52.2%. It has changed at a rate of 33.3% due to migration and at a rate of 18.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (87 or 95.6%) with the rest speaking German
Of the population in the municipality 29 or about 31.9% were born in Naz and lived there in 2000. There were 35 or 38.5% who were born in the same canton, while 18 or 19.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6 or 6.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In 2008 there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 7 and the non-Swiss population increased by 6 people. This represents a population growth rate of 10.1%.
The age distribution, as of 2009, in Naz is; 30 children or 22.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 19 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 26 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 24 people or 17.6% are between 40 and 49, and 16 people or 11.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 2.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 2.2% are between 70 and 79, there are people or 0.0% who are between 80 and 89.
As of 2000, there were 47 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 41 married individuals, 2 widows or widowers and 1 individuals who are divorced.
As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.63 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 62.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).
As of 2000, there were 26 private households in the municipality, and an average of 3.3 persons per household. There were 4 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 29 households that answered this question, 13.8% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 5 married couples without children, 16 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children.
In 2000 there were 14 single family homes (or 46.7% of the total) out of a total of 30 inhabited buildings. There was 1 multi-family building (3.3%), along with 10 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (33.3%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (16.7%). Of the single family homes 6 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The multi-family building was built between 1996 and 2000.
In 2000 there were 35 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 9. There were 1 single room apartments and 21 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 24 apartments (68.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 6 apartments (17.1%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (14.3%) were empty. As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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