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Among 7 NUTS 2 regions of Switzerland, Ostschweiz ranks best in
unemployment (2nd) and lowest in high-tech jobs (7th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Ostschweiz vs national value
Population
Population
1,250,159
+12,690 vs 2024
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 9,124,288 · -86%
Life expectancy
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 83.5 years
Population density
7th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · -51%
Population change
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +26%
Net migration
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · +34%
Median age
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +2%
Aged 65+
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +6%
Fertility
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 1.29 · +5%
Doctors
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 466 per 100k · -24%
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 4.9 % · -33%
Employment
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 82.4 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
7th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6.9 % · -35%
Society
Tourist nights
9,908 per 1,000
+101 vs 2024
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · +45%
Road deaths
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 28 per mn · +21%
Tertiary educated
7th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 46.2 % · -12%
Other regions in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
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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