NUTS 3

Valais / Wallis

Region of Switzerland · NUTS code CH012

Over time

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

Valais / Wallis vs national value

Population

Population density
71.0 /km²
+1.4 vs 2023
23rd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · -69%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
14.8 ‰
−8.9 vs 2023
3rd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +83%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
14.5 ‰
−8.9 vs 2023
2nd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · +96%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
43.8 years
0 vs 2024
16th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
20.9 %
+0.3 vs 2024
14th of 26 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
23,427 per 1,000
3rd of 26 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · +242%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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For Région lémanique

Profile

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

Population
1,757,496
+21,372 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
84.6 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
7.8 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
76.8 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
29 per mn
−7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
46.4 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.25
−0.05 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.7 %
−0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
500 per 100k
+4 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Région lémanique

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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