Switzerland

The Esri Swiss datasets are sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH.

Data source

Release:	February 2023.
Vintage:	2022
Data:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2022 based on © Bundesamt für Statistik, Eurostat.
Boundaries:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2022. Data source for Digital Boundaries: 2022 Michael Bauer Research GmbH based on © Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo. All sources modified and enhanced by Michael Bauer Research GmbH, utilization only with authorization.
Settlement points:	These settlement points were created using November 2022 OpenStreetMap (OSM) Building Footprints. Esri is a supporter of the OSM project, www.OpenStreetMap.org. The buildings were constrained to include only residential housing units. The buildings were verified and improved upon using building footprint data from the latest Esri imagery, Geonames, and HERE (Esri StreetMap Premium Layers (LandArea).

Dataset information

Switzerland
Three-letter ISO country code	CHE
Currency	Swiss Franc
Three-letter currency code	CHF
Number of attributes available	123
Number of geography levels	9

Geography levels

Geography levels	Available for Switzerland	Available through ArcGIS.com maps	Feature count
Country	X	X	1
Postcodes1	X	--	9
Cantons	X	X	26
Postcodes2	X	--	83
Districts	X	X	143
Postcodes3	X	--	576
Municipalities	X	X	2151
Postcodes4	X	--	3182
Postcodes6	X	--	4062

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about how data apportionment works.

Threshold upper bound	Aggregation method	Level of geography
150 km	Block Apportion	CH.Postcodes6
250 km	Centroids in Polygon	CH.Postcodes6
400 km	Centroids in Polygon	CH.Postcodes6
more	Centroids in Polygon	CH.Municipalities

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the variables and data categories available for this region. See the reference documents for the full list of available variables and sample report.

Data type	Year	Description
Total Population	2022	Count of total population by regional boundaries.
Population Density	2022	Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers/miles.
Population per Mill	2022	Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.
Total population by gender	2022	Count of regional male and female population.
Total Households	2022	Count of total number of households within regional boundaries.
Average Household Size	2022	Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the number of persons living in households by the total number of households.
Total population by age and gender	2022	Count of regional total, male, and female population grouped by age.
Households by Income	2022	Count of regional households grouped by reported annual household income.
Marital Status	2022	Count of regional adult population grouped by marital status type: single, married, etc.
Unemployed Population	2021	Count of regional unemployed population.
Purchasing Power	2022	Regional purchasing power. Data provided includes: Purchasing Power: Total—Total regional disposable income of private households. Purchasing Power: Per Mill—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population and multiplied by 1,000. Purchasing Power: Per Capita—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population. Purchasing Power: Index—A measure that compares the regional disposable income (income after taxes) to the national average, which has an index value of 100. For example, if a region's purchasing power index is 89, it has 11% less disposable income than the national average; if the region's index is 117, it has 17% more purchasing power than average.
Consumer Spending	2022	Total consumer spending for specific product and service categories. Data provided includes: Total expenditures—Total regional amount spent on the product or service category. For example, the total amount spent in this region on Alcoholic Beverages. Spending Per Mill—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population and multiplied by 1,000. Spending Per Capita—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population. Consumer Spending Index—A measure that compares regional spending on the product or service category to national spending. The national index value is 100. If a region's spending index is 89, the region spends 11% less than the national average on this category; if the regional index is 117, it spends 17% more than the national average.

Reference documents

• Release notes (PDF)
• Variable list (CSV)
• Sample report (PDF)
• ArcGIS Living Atlas maps