Businesses in Vitznau

Categories in Vitznau

Scenic Spot Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Hair Salon Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Corporate Entities & Offices Holiday Apartment Real Estate Agency Public parks Electric Vehicle Charging Station Hotels Hotels and motels Mountain Cable Car Observation Deck Train Station Travel Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vitznau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	17
Other accommodation	15
Corporate management	10
Hotels and motels	10
Travel agencies	9
Buses and trains	7
Construction of buildings	6
Real estate	6
Public parks	5

Vitznau Facts

Area	13.4 km²
Population	1,411
Male Population	712 (50.5%)
Female Population	699 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+84.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+33.7%
Median Age	43.5 years (Male: 42.6, Female: 44.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$68,170 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Oberstrass
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.01014, 8.48420

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Vitznau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	764	910	1,055	1,355	1,411	1,454	1,485
Population Density	56.9 / km²	67.7 / km²	78.5 / km²	100.8 / km²	105 / km²	108.2 / km²	110.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Vitznau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 33.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vitznau	+84.7%	+55.1%	+33.7%
Canton of Lucerne	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Vitznau Median Age

Median Age: 43.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Vitznau	43.5 yrs	44.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Canton of Lucerne	40.5 yrs	41.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Vitznau Population Density

Population Density: 105 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Vitznau	1,411	13.4 km²	105 / km²
Canton of Lucerne	394,269	1,493.5 km²	264 / 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

Vitznau 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 Vitznau

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Vitznau

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

Vitznau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$58,335	$54,188	$56,687	$59,035	$54,661	$59,450	$63,007	$68,170
Total GDP	$715.6M	$712.5M	$767.3M	$827.2M	$814.5M	$949.4M	$1.1B	$1.2B

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

Vitznau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vitznau	16,545 tn	11.73 tn	1,231.3 tons/km²
Canton of Lucerne	4,625,783 tn	11.73 tn	3,097.2 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

Vitznau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,545 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.73 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,231.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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	27.6 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	78.1 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	15.9 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	69 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	72.8 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	59.9 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	22.7 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	58.6 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/22/05	3:13 PM	3	13.8 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/10/05	6:44 PM	3.1	45.7 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Vitznau

Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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