Oberstocken - Demographics

Demographics

Oberstocken has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 277. As of 2007, 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (99.2%), with most of the rest speaking French ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (15.9%), the SPS (10.6%) and the Green Party (9.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.7%. In Oberstocken about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Oberstocken has an unemployment rate of 2.38%. As of 2005, there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 13 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: