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Bowil Facts

Area	16.9 km²
Population	1,311
Male Population	677 (51.6%)
Female Population	634 (48.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+8.3%
Median Age	41.2 years (Male: 40.8, Female: 41.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$97,539 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.89304, 7.69757

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Bowil Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,339	1,259	1,210	1,223	1,311	1,289	1,277
Population Density	79.1 / km²	74.3 / km²	71.4 / km²	72.2 / km²	77.4 / km²	76.1 / km²	75.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bowil Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bowil	-2.1%	+4.1%	+8.3%
Canton of Bern	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bowil Median Age

Median Age: 41.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bowil	41.2 yrs	41.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Canton of Bern	43.1 yrs	44.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bowil Population Density

Population Density: 77.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bowil	1,311	16.9 km²	77.4 / km²
Canton of Bern	1 million	5,959.3 km²	168 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bowil Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Bowil

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bowil Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$46,538	$47,809	$50,919	$50,364	$89,282	$93,301	$92,811	$97,539
Total GDP	$290.3M	$296M	$303M	$293.6M	$517M	$545.5M	$549.1M	$576.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bowil CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bowil	15,095 tn	11.51 tn	891.2 tons/km²
Canton of Bern	11,545,399 tn	11.5 tn	1,937.4 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Bowil CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,095 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	891.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	53.3 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	65.5 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	66.8 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/17/08	7:48 PM	3.5	69.6 km	4,800 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/2/07	3:54 AM	3.6	76.6 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/16/07	12:09 AM	3.6	76.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/6/07	7:19 AM	3.4	76.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	8:19 PM	3	76.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/25/06	8:18 AM	3.1	32.6 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/12/05	1:38 AM	4.2	45.2 km	25,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bowil

Bowil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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