Sils Im Engadin/Segl - Demographics

Demographics

Sils im Engadin/Segl has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 805. As of 2008, 29.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. From 1999 to 2009, the population grew at a rate of 19.7%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Sils im Engadin/Segl is; 64 children or 8.5% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 35 teenagers or 4.7% are 10 to 14, and 40 teenagers or 5.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 135 people or 18.0% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 164 people or 21.8% are 30 to 39, 117 people or 15.6% are 40 to 49, and 88 people or 11.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 57 people or 7.6% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 36 people or 4.8% are 70 to 79, there are 13 people or 1.7% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 to 99.

In the 2007, federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (29.3%), the FDP (26.6%) and the CVP (7.2%).

In Sils im Engadin/Segl, about 70.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Sils im Engadin/Segl has an unemployment rate of 2.93%. As of 2005, there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 177 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 671 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 58 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table: