Businesses in Emmetten

Categories in Emmetten

Roofing contractor Restaurants Business Management Consultant Corporate Entities & Offices Management Consultant Firm Holiday Apartment Real Estate Agency Hotels and motels Mountain Cable Car

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Emmetten

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	20
Corporate management	18
Construction of buildings	12
Hotels and motels	9
Restaurants	8
Real estate	7
Shopping other	6
Churches	6
Hardware store	5
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	5

Emmetten Facts

Area	33.5 km²
Population	1,258
Male Population	670 (53.3%)
Female Population	588 (46.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+20.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+8.9%
Median Age	46.8 years (Male: 46.9, Female: 46.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$47,116 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.95658, 8.51467
Postal Codes	6376

Map of Emmetten

Interactive Map

Emmetten Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,042	1,089	1,155	1,300	1,258	1,280	1,311
Population Density	31.1 / km²	32.5 / km²	34.5 / km²	38.8 / km²	37.6 / km²	38.2 / km²	39.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Emmetten Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Emmetten	+20.7%	+15.5%	+8.9%
Nidwalden	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Emmetten Median Age

Median Age: 46.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Emmetten	46.8 yrs	46.7 yrs	46.9 yrs
Nidwalden	43 yrs	43.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Emmetten Population Density

Population Density: 37.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Emmetten	1,258	33.5 km²	37.6 / km²
Nidwalden	42,503	275.8 km²	154 / 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

Emmetten Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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 Emmetten

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Emmetten

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

Emmetten Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$58,268	$54,020	$78,214	$84,456	$42,596	$50,009	$44,279	$47,116
Total GDP	$405.3M	$399.3M	$592.4M	$665.9M	$358.4M	$450.3M	$416M	$446.6M

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

Emmetten CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Emmetten	16,767 tn	13.33 tn	500.5 tons/km²
Nidwalden	561,755 tn	13.22 tn	2,036.5 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

Emmetten CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,767 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.33 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	500.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	23.5 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	79.9 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	21.2 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	68.7 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	75.3 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	55.6 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	74.1 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	19.5 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	64.9 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/22/05	3:13 PM	3	10.8 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Emmetten

Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Emmetten Wikipedia Page

About Our Data

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk.