Businesses in Sigriswil

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sigriswil

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	18
Restaurants	17
Other accommodation	15
Construction of buildings	10
Travel agencies	8
Education	7
Other construction	7
Public parks	7
Hotels and motels	6
Other membership organizations	6
Buses and trains	6
Car repair	6

Sigriswil Facts

Area	65.4 km²
Population	4,311
Male Population	2,087 (48.4%)
Female Population	2,224 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+34.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+20.8%
Median Age	49.8 years (Male: 48.1, Female: 51.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$70,500 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.71656, 7.71335
Postal Codes	3655, 3657

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Sigriswil Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,196	3,403	3,569	4,007	4,311	4,341	4,421
Population Density	48.8 / km²	52 / km²	54.5 / km²	61.2 / km²	65.9 / km²	66.3 / km²	67.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Sigriswil Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 20.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sigriswil	+34.9%	+26.7%	+20.8%
Canton of Bern	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Sigriswil Median Age

Median Age: 49.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sigriswil	49.8 yrs	51.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Canton of Bern	43.1 yrs	44.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Sigriswil Population Density

Population Density: 65.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sigriswil	4,311	65.4 km²	65.9 / km²
Canton of Bern	1 million	5,959.3 km²	168 / 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

Sigriswil 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 Sigriswil

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Sigriswil

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sigriswil

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

Sigriswil Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$44,763	$41,827	$42,407	$42,277	$56,349	$69,238	$66,226	$70,500
Total GDP	$263.1M	$253.9M	$253.2M	$247.8M	$332M	$419.5M	$411.4M	$440.6M

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

Sigriswil CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sigriswil	49,639 tn	11.51 tn	758.6 tons/km²
Canton of Bern	11,545,399 tn	11.5 tn	1,937.4 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

Sigriswil CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	49,639 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	758.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
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
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	34.5 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	46.2 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	48.2 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/17/08	7:48 PM	3.5	53 km	4,800 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	59.8 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/25/06	8:18 AM	3.1	51.1 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/18/06	10:49 PM	3	58.6 km	3,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/19/05	2:56 PM	3	62.3 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/12/05	1:38 AM	4.2	64.9 km	25,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/8/05	2:29 PM	3.1	64.9 km	25,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sigriswil

Sigriswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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