Demographics
Seelisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 656. As of 2007, 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.1%), with French being second most common (0.8%) and English being third ( 0.5%). As of 2007 the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 93.4% of the vote.
In Seelisberg about 67.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Seelisberg has an unemployment rate of 0.88%. As of 2005, there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 151 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 29 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
---|---|
1970 | 550 |
1980 | 533 |
1990 | 569 |
2000 | 592 |
2005 | 607 |
2007 | 639 |
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