Datasheet NUTS-3 regions
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Herisau and the  Alpstein Mountains (Säntis 2.502m)  (Image: Gemeindeverwaltung Herisau (Schweiz))
Appenzell Ausserrhoden <> Bozen/Bolzano
POPULATION
Population (End of the year 2005) 52561 482650
Population change 1995-2005 -2.9% +7.6%
 
Population density
Inhabitants per km² 2005 216.5 65.2
Inhabitants per km² of permanent settled areas 2005 338.2 404.6
 
Age Structure population pyramid population pyramid
Children and juveniles per 100 seniors 2005 99.5 102.6
Seniors per 100 adults 2005 20.6 20.0
 
ECONOMY
Economic structure
Percentage of agricultural jobs 10.2% 9.4%
Percentage of industrial jobs 36.1% 25.8%
Percentage of service-jobs 53.7% 64.8%
 
Gross domestic product (GDP)
GDP per capita (2002) 37906€ 32279€
GDP in power purchasing parities per capita (2002) 26492 33783
 
Unemployment
Unemployment rate (2005) 2.2% 2.7%
 
TOURISM
Overnight stays (2005) 237212 25698308
Maximum of present persons in % of the resident population 2005 111.9% 144.6%