Kandersteg - Demographics

Demographics

Kandersteg has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 1,220. As of 2007, 17.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (89.9%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.8%) and English being third ( 1.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.7%), the FDP (16.6%) and the Green Party (7.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kandersteg about 75% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Kandersteg has an unemployment rate of 3.02%. As of 2005, there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 86 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 543 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 82 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: