Businesses in Gais

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gais

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Corporate management	30	36 years
Construction of buildings	28	—
Restaurants	21	—
Alternative medicine	20	—
Shopping	17	—
Other accommodation	15	—
Health and medical	15	—
Real estate	14	—
Scientific and technical services	14	—
Electronics stores	13	—
Shopping other	11	—
Education	9	—
All food and beverage	9	—
Architects	9	—

Gais Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	1,318
Male Population	667 (50.6%)
Female Population	651 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-34.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-36.5%
Median Age	41.8 years (Male: 40.5, Female: 43.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$38,425 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Saatlen
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.36150, 9.45356

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Gais Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,998	1,986	2,075	1,994	1,318	1,328	1,324
Population Density	968.7 / km²	962.9 / km²	1,006.1 / km²	966.8 / km²	639 / km²	643.9 / km²	641.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Gais Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 36.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gais	-34%	-33.6%	-36.5%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Gais Median Age

Median Age: 41.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gais	41.8 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	42.7 yrs	43.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Gais Population Density

Population Density: 639 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gais	1,318	2.063 km²	639 / km²
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	52,321	242.8 km²	216 / 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

Gais 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gais

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

Gais Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$44,090	$38,503	$46,530	$46,000	$34,516	$37,707	$38,114	$38,425
Total GDP	$528.5M	$476.6M	$568.5M	$556.7M	$425.5M	$478.8M	$490.4M	$494.6M

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

Gais CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gais	15,219 tn	11.55 tn	7,378.9 tons/km²
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	603,162 tn	11.53 tn	2,484 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

Gais CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,219 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,378.9 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
2/1/18	1:47 AM	3.8	40.3 km	5,000 m	4km N of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
1/17/18	7:07 PM	4	42.4 km	10,000 m	2km NE of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	34.2 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	12.1 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	21.9 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	21.6 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	66 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	66.5 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	34.8 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/27/05	5:22 PM	3.6	40.3 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gais

Gais is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is 21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi). 1977 Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The village square, the ..

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