NUTS 3

Obwalden

Region of Switzerland · NUTS code CH064

Over time

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

Obwalden vs national value

Population

Population density
82.6 /km²
+1.0 vs 2023
22nd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · -63%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
9.9 ‰
−4.8 vs 2023
10th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +22%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
9.3 ‰
−4.6 vs 2023
10th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · +26%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.2 years
+0.2 vs 2024
6th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.4 %
+0.5 vs 2024
12th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
26,200 per 1,000
2nd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · +282%
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 Obwalden 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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