Businesses in Airolo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Airolo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	22
Public parks	18
Restaurants	17
Travel agencies	12
Gas station	11
Buses and trains	10
Churches	10
Ski hills	10
Museums	9
Military	8
All food and beverage	7
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Education	6
Beauty salons	5
Bars, pubs and taverns	5

Airolo Facts

Area	2.2 km²
Population	432
Male Population	219 (50.8%)
Female Population	213 (49.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-77.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-58.8%
Median Age	46.3 years (Male: 44, Female: 48.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$31,369 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Magadino
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.52847, 8.60881
Postal Codes	6780

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Airolo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,956	1,527	1,049	818	432	449	445
Population Density	894.2 / km²	698.1 / km²	479.5 / km²	373.9 / km²	197.5 / km²	205.3 / km²	203.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Airolo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 58.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Airolo	-77.9%	-71.7%	-58.8%
Ticino	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Airolo Median Age

Median Age: 46.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Airolo	46.3 yrs	48.5 yrs	44 yrs
Ticino	44.2 yrs	45.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Airolo Population Density

Population Density: 198 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Airolo	432	2.188 km²	198 / km²
Ticino	348,914	2,811.7 km²	124 / 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

Airolo 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 Airolo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Airolo

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

Airolo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$28,721	$31,125	$35,746	$30,782	$34,052	$29,495	$30,164	$31,369
Total GDP	$51.4M	$56.4M	$62.1M	$50.3M	$53.7M	$46.1M	$46.6M	$48.2M

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

Airolo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Airolo	5,079 tn	11.76 tn	2,321.8 tons/km²
Ticino	4,063,588 tn	11.65 tn	1,445.2 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

Airolo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,079 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.76 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,321.8 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
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	45.4 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	80.2 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	89.4 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	68.8 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	80.6 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	91.9 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	54.2 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	69.1 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	48.5 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	79.4 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Airolo

Airolo (Template:Lang-lmb, Romansh: Iriel ) is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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