NUTS 3

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Region of Switzerland · NUTS code CH053

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Appenzell Ausserrhoden vs national value

Population

Population density
232.9 /km²
+1.9 vs 2023
14th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · +3%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
3.7 ‰
−9.4 vs 2023
25th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · -54%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
4.6 ‰
−8.9 vs 2023
26th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · -38%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.9 years
+0.1 vs 2024
9th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.7 %
+0.5 vs 2024
10th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +11%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
3,379 per 1,000
16th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · -51%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

For Ostschweiz

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Appenzell Ausserrhoden belongs to.

Population
1,250,159
+12,690 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
83.9 years
+0.2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.3 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
84.8 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
34 per mn
−8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
40.8 %
+1.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.36
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.5 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
356 per 100k
+6 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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