Guggisberg Facts

Area64.6 km²
Population1,757
Male Population882 (50.2%)
Female Population875 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-33.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-11.1%
Median Age44.2 years (Male: 43.5, Female: 44.8)
NeighborhoodsBümpliz-Oberbottigen
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.76756, 7.32946

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Guggisberg Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population2,6562,2321,9761,7531,757
Population Density41.1 / km²34.5 / km²30.6 / km²27.1 / km²27.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Guggisberg Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 11.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Guggisberg-34%-21.5%-11.3%
Canton of Bern+7.5%+9.5%+7.1%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Guggisberg Median Age

Median Age: 44.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Guggisberg44.2 yrs44.8 yrs43.5 yrs
Canton of Bern43.1 yrs44.2 yrs41.9 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Guggisberg Population Density

Population Density: 27.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Guggisberg1,75764.6 km²27.2 / km²
Canton of Bern1 million5,959.3 km²168 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Guggisberg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Guggisberg

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

Guggisberg CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Guggisberg20,231 tn11.51 tn313.1 tons/km²
Canton of Bern11,545,399 tn11.5 tn1,937.4 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 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
Guggisberg CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)20,231 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)313.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
LandslideMedium (6)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.136.8 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
10/24/162:44 PM4.442.9 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM355.5 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.453.2 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.549.6 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/25/068:18 AM3.144.2 km10,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/29/069:49 AM3.638.9 km4,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/18/0610:49 PM363.3 km3,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/19/052:56 PM363.3 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/12/044:47 PM352.9 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Guggisberg

Guggisberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.

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