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SWITZERLAND

Area :

Population

Pop.

Canton

sq. miles

, — ,

per square

Dec. 1, 1910

Dee. 1, 19-20

mile, 1920

Zurich (Zurich) (1351).

666

503,915

535,634

819

Bern (Berne) (1353).

2,657

645,877

669,966

252

Luzern (Lucerne) (1332).

579

167,223

176,189

304

Uri(1291) ....

415

22,113

23,843

57

Schwyz (1291) ....

351

58,428

59,475

169

Obwalden (Unterwalden-le-

Haut)(1291)

183

17,161

17,461

95

Nidwalden (Unterwalden-le-

Bas) (1291) ....

112

13,788

13,966

124

Glarus (Glaris) (1352)

267

33,316

33,689

125

Zug (Zoug) (1352).

92

28,156

31,439

341

Fribourg (Freiburg) (1481)

644

139,654

142,297

220

Solothurn (Soleure) (1481)

302

117,040

130,230

431

Basel-Stadt (Bale-V.) (1501).

14

135,918

140,112

10,008

Basel-Land (Bale-C.) (1501)

163

76,488

82,033

503

Schaffhausen (SchafFhouse) (1501)

114

46,097

50,238

440

Appenzell A.-Rh. (Ext.) (1513)

101

57,973

55,113

545

Appenzell I.-Rh. <Int.) (1513).

61

14,659

14,542

238

St. Gallen (St. Gall) (1803)

779

302,896

294,028

377

Graubiinden (Grisons) (1803)

2,773

117,069

118,263

42

Aargau (Argovie) (1803).

542

230,634

239,777

442

Thurgau (Thurgovie) (1803).

381

134,917

135,153

354

Ticino (Tessin) (1803)

1,088

156,166

168,457

141

Vaud (Waadt) (1803)

1,244

317,457

315,326

253

Valais (Wallis) (1815)

2,027

128,381

128,274

63

Neuchatel (Neuenburg) (1815).

312

133,061

130,671

418

Geneve (Genf) (1815)

108

154,^06

170,332

1,577

Total

15,976

3,753,293

3,861,508

241

The German language is spoken by the majority of inhabitants in 19 of the 25 cantons, the French in five (Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Neuchatel and Geneve), the Italian in one (Ticino). In 1910, 2,594,298 spoke German, 793,264 French, 302,578 Italian, 40,122 Romansch, and 23,031 other languages.

The number of foreigners resident in Sw itz er l and in 1920 was 412,306.

II. Movement of Population.

Years

Total Dirt lis

rr.Mi

76,880 74,185

71.884 74,208

Stillbirths

2,888 2,835 2,060 2,230 2,080

Marriages 19,527

28,85]

26, i ! : 30,78]

Deatha tad Stillbirth!

58,912

02,848

77,860 67.012

Surplus of Births oyer Deaths

I'.iU. 1916' 1917 1918

191H

•2-1,019 •23.037 18,759 -2,376 17.193

In 1918 the illegitimate births numbered 3,439 number of divorces was 1,609.

The number of emigrants in five years was: — 1916, 1918, 304 ; 1919, 3,063 ; 1920, 9,276.

or 4 "4 per cent. The 1,464 ; 1917, 656;