1320
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;
