Oberhofen Am Thunersee - Demographics

Demographics

Oberhofen has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 2,368. As of 2007, 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.1%) and French being third ( 0.9%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (21.2%), the SPS (17.5%) and the Green Party (14.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 15.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 23.6%. In Oberhofen about 86.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Oberhofen has an unemployment rate of 1.65%. As of 2005, there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 92 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 440 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 84 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: