Businesses in Rapperswil

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rapperswil

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Corporate management	111	29 years
Shopping	23	—
Health and medical	23	—
Restaurants	17	—
All food and beverage	14	—
Cafes	14	—
Wholesale of machinery	13	—
Wholesale of construction supplies	12	—
Real estate	12	—
Construction	11	—
Other construction	11	—
Architects	9	—
Beauty salons	9	—
Travel and transportation	8	—

Rapperswil Facts

Area	2.3 km²
Population	10,937
Male Population	5,330 (48.7%)
Female Population	5,607 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+57.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+54.4%
Median Age	41.8 years (Male: 40.7, Female: 43)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$98,013 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Rapperswil, Affoltern, Rapperswil SG
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.22557, 8.82228
Postal Codes	8640

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Rapperswil Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,926	6,936	7,084	7,473	10,937	11,215	11,417
Population Density	2,995 / km²	2,999.4 / km²	3,063.4 / km²	3,231.6 / km²	4,729.5 / km²	4,849.7 / km²	4,937.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Rapperswil Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 54.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rapperswil	+57.9%	+57.7%	+54.4%
Canton of St. Gallen	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Rapperswil Median Age

Median Age: 41.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rapperswil	41.8 yrs	43 yrs	40.7 yrs
Canton of St. Gallen	40.5 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Rapperswil Population Density

Population Density: 4,730 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rapperswil	10,937	2.313 km²	4,730 / km²
Canton of St. Gallen	493,582	2,025.6 km²	244 / 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

Rapperswil 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.

Neighborhoods in Rapperswil

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Rapperswil

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rapperswil

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Rapperswil

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rapperswil

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

Rapperswil Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$76,639	$57,580	$59,310	$59,070	$83,019	$93,739	$91,710	$98,013
Total GDP	$2.4B	$2B	$2.1B	$2.2B	$3.3B	$4B	$4.1B	$4.5B

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

Rapperswil CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rapperswil	124,339 tn	11.37 tn	53,768.2 tons/km²
Canton of St. Gallen	5,642,940 tn	11.43 tn	2,785.8 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

Rapperswil CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	124,339 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	53,768.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
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	35 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	54.3 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	43.4 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	22.5 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	41.1 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	37.7 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	56.2 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	69.9 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	30.9 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	56 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rapperswil

Rapperswil (Swiss German: [ˈrɑpːərʃˌʋiːl] or [ˈrɑpːərsˌʋiːl]; short: Rappi) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switz..

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