Businesses in Muotathal

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Muotathal

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Restaurants	26	—
Corporate management	18	34 years
Other accommodation	11	—
Construction of buildings	11	48 years
Shopping other	10	—
Buses and trains	10	—
Shopping	8	—
All food and beverage	8	—
Car repair	8	—
Health and medical	7	—
Public parks	7	—
Clothing stores	7	—
Bars, pubs and taverns	7	—
Fitness centers	6	—
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6	—
Beauty salons	6	—
Financial services	6	—
Furniture stores	6	—
Education	6	—

Muotathal Facts

Area	2.2 km²
Population	741
Male Population	388 (52.4%)
Female Population	353 (47.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-70.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-60.7%
Median Age	38.3 years (Male: 37.9, Female: 38.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$41,671 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Hottingen, Ried (Muotathal)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.97676, 8.76499
Postal Codes	6436

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Muotathal Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,500	1,942	1,887	1,485	741	755	763
Population Density	1,142.9 / km²	887.8 / km²	862.6 / km²	678.9 / km²	338.7 / km²	345.1 / km²	348.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Muotathal Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 60.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Muotathal	-70.4%	-61.8%	-60.7%
Canton of Schwyz	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Muotathal Median Age

Median Age: 38.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Muotathal	38.3 yrs	38.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Canton of Schwyz	41.4 yrs	41.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Muotathal Population Density

Population Density: 339 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Muotathal	741	2.188 km²	339 / km²
Canton of Schwyz	154,501	907.8 km²	170 / 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

Muotathal 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 Muotathal

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Muotathal

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

Muotathal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$49,764	$47,561	$62,281	$58,364	$35,745	$39,056	$38,815	$41,671
Total GDP	$278.8M	$272.2M	$365.8M	$319.5M	$210.2M	$241M	$247.7M	$269.1M

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

Muotathal CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Muotathal	10,532 tn	14.21 tn	4,814.8 tons/km²
Canton of Schwyz	2,184,426 tn	14.14 tn	2,406.3 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

Muotathal CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,532 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,814.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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	8.3 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	56 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	64.9 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	24.9 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	50.3 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	61.9 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	39.2 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	57 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	3 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	72.2 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Muotathal

Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen.

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