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Worb Facts

Area8.6 km²
Population8,355
Male Population4,042 (48.4%)
Female Population4,313 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+19.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+18.9%
Median Age44.3 years (Male: 43.1, Female: 45.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)$85,147 (2022)
NeighborhoodsVielbringen Bei Worb
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.92984, 7.56306
Postal Codes3076

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Worb Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,0026,9157,0277,5978,3558,2668,119
Population Density811.8 / km²801.7 / km²814.7 / km²880.8 / km²968.7 / km²958.4 / km²941.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Worb Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 18.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Worb+19.3%+20.8%+18.9%
Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Worb Median Age

Median Age: 44.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Worb44.3 yrs45.5 yrs43.1 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)

Worb Population Density

Population Density: 969 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Worb8,3558.6 km²969 / 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

Worb 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 Worb

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Worb

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

Worb Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$55,137$56,426$58,679$62,167$77,934$81,054$80,104$85,147
Total GDP$951.3M$953M$956.8M$1B$1.3B$1.4B$1.4B$1.4B
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

Worb CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Worb95,906 tn11.48 tn11,119.6 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
Worb CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)95,906 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.48 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)11,119.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. 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
10/24/162:44 PM4.456.6 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM369.3 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.469.5 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.570.1 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/2/073:54 AM3.672.4 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/16/0712:09 AM3.672.3 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/6/077:19 AM3.472.3 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/8/068:19 PM372.3 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/8/064:48 PM3.972.3 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/25/068:18 AM3.125.1 km10,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Worb

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

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