Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Frutigen

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management5843 years
Construction of buildings4848 years
Other accommodation35
Shopping3341 years
Restaurants26
Health and medical24
Car repair2055 years
Education19
All food and beverage16
Other construction15
Beauty salons14
Hardware store14

Frutigen Facts

Area2.2 km²
Population5,179
Male Population2,488 (48.0%)
Female Population2,691 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-11.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-6.9%
Median Age40.5 years (Male: 40.1, Female: 40.8)
NeighborhoodsRied (Frutigen), Breitenrain
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.58782, 7.64751
Postal Codes3714

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Frutigen Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population5,8455,5355,5625,2155,179
Population Density2,672 / km²2,530.3 / km²2,542.6 / km²2,384 / km²2,367.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Frutigen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 6.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Frutigen-10.8%-5.8%-6.2%
Canton of Bern+7.5%+9.5%+7.1%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Frutigen Median Age

Median Age: 40.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Frutigen40.5 yrs40.8 yrs40.1 yrs
Canton of Bern43.1 yrs44.2 yrs41.9 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Frutigen Population Density

Population Density: 2,368 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Frutigen5,1792.188 km²2,368 / km²
Canton of Bern1 million5,959.3 km²168 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Frutigen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Frutigen

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Frutigen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Frutigen

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

Frutigen CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Frutigen59,633 tn11.51 tn27,261 tons/km²
Canton of Bern11,545,399 tn11.5 tn1,937.4 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 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
Frutigen CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)59,633 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)27,261 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
LandslideMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.149.8 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
10/24/162:44 PM4.419.3 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM331.3 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.433 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.538.5 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
11/8/062:19 PM345.7 km0 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/25/068:18 AM3.163.6 km10,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/18/0610:49 PM343.5 km3,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/19/052:56 PM347.1 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/12/044:47 PM347 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Frutigen

Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.

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