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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.
St. Gallen vs national value
Population
Population density
12th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · +22%
Population change
11th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +14%
Net migration
18th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · +11%
Median age
20th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years
Aged 65+
19th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 %
Society
Tourist nights
18th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · -55%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger
region St. Gallen belongs to.
Population
1,250,159
+12,690 vs 2024
Other regions in Ostschweiz
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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