Businesses in Walenstadt

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Walenstadt

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Corporate management	36	28 years
Health and medical	27	—
Beauty salons	22	—
Shopping	21	—
Restaurants	21	—
Real estate	16	51 years
Construction of buildings	15	—
Education	14	—
Car repair	12	—
Churches	11	—
Shopping other	11	—
Clothing stores	10	—
Architects	10	40 years
Cafes	10	—
Other accommodation	9	—
Hairdressers	9	—

Walenstadt Facts

Area	2.2 km²
Population	2,504
Male Population	1,232 (49.2%)
Female Population	1,272 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+32.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+7.9%
Median Age	40.7 years (Male: 38.6, Female: 42.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$57,937 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.12411, 9.31194
Postal Codes	8880, 8881

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Walenstadt Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,895	2,150	2,321	2,840	2,504	2,510	2,560
Population Density	866.3 / km²	982.9 / km²	1,061 / km²	1,298.3 / km²	1,144.7 / km²	1,147.4 / km²	1,170.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Walenstadt Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 7.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Walenstadt	+32.1%	+16.5%	+7.9%
Canton of St. Gallen	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

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

Walenstadt Median Age

Median Age: 40.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Walenstadt	40.7 yrs	42.5 yrs	38.6 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)

Walenstadt Population Density

Population Density: 1,145 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Walenstadt	2,504	2.188 km²	1,145 / 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

Walenstadt 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 Walenstadt

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Walenstadt

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Walenstadt

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

Walenstadt Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$38,772	$37,271	$37,543	$40,772	$44,840	$50,798	$54,442	$57,937
Total GDP	$185.6M	$189.5M	$195.5M	$220.7M	$259.7M	$315.1M	$352.5M	$378M

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

Walenstadt CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Walenstadt	28,761 tn	11.49 tn	13,147.9 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

Walenstadt CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	28,761 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.49 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	13,147.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
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
2/1/18	1:47 AM	3.8	46.9 km	5,000 m	4km N of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
1/17/18	7:07 PM	4	47.8 km	10,000 m	2km NE of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	44.5 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	15.7 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	33 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	6.7 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	37.1 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	37.7 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	41.4 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	24.1 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Walenstadt

Walenstadt is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Walen (also known as "Lake Walenstadt").

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