Historical Population
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population | Swiss Nationals | % German Speaking | % Italian Speaking | % Romansh Speaking | % Protestant | % Roman Catholic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1411 | ca. 2,300–2,900 | ||||||
| about 1500 | ca. 3,000–4,000 | ||||||
| 1680 | ca. 6,000 | ||||||
| 1766 | ca. 8,350 | ||||||
| 1809 | 8,118 | ||||||
| 1837 | 9,430 | ||||||
| 1850 | 17,858 | 16,529 | 50.4% | 49.3% | |||
| 1870b | 26,398 | 23,805 | 49.8% | 49.9% | |||
| 1888 | 43,296 | 34,168 | 97.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 49.0% | 49.7% |
| 1900 | 53,796 | 40,342 | 94.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 46.8% | 52.1% |
| 1910 | 75,482 | 50,582 | 88.7% | 9.5% | 0.8% | 43.5% | 54.2% |
| 1930 | 63,947 | 52,679 | 95.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 48.5% | 49.0% |
| 1950 | 68,011 | 61,009 | 95.4% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 49.3% | 47.8% |
| 1970 | 80,852 | 66,270 | 86.3% | 8.6% | 0.8% | 42.1% | 55.1% |
| 1990 | 75,237 | 58,300 | 82.4% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 35.1% | 50.8% |
| 2000 | 72,626 | 53,132 | 83.0% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 28.9% | 44.0% |
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