NUTS 3

Nidwalden

Region of Switzerland · NUTS code CH065

Over time

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

Nidwalden vs national value

Population

Population density
187.5 /km²
+1.9 vs 2023
17th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · -17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
7.3 ‰
−6.0 vs 2023
19th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · -10%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
7.2 ‰
−6.9 vs 2023
21st of 26 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · -3%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.1 years
+0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
23.2 %
+0.7 vs 2024
4th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +19%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
9,773 per 1,000
7th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · +43%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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For Zentralschweiz

Profile

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

Population
863,896
+8,974 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
84.6 years
+0.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.0 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
85.6 %
−1.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
24 per mn
−4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
46.4 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.37
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.7 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
329 per 100k
+6 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Zentralschweiz

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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