District · Ticino
Riviera District: municipalities in numbers
Riviera District in Ticino has 2 municipalities and 10,475 residents across 145 km², or 72 people per km². Population: +2.1% between 2015 and 2025.
- 10,475 residents
- 2 municipalities
- 145 km²
- 72 people/km²
All municipalities in Riviera District
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Riviera District compared with the region and the country
Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.
| Indicator | Riviera District | Ticino | Switzerland | Rank among districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,475 | 359,783 | 9,127,125 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Population density | 72.1 people/km² | 137.3 people/km² | 232.4 people/km² | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Area | 145.2 km² | 2,621 km² | 39,266 km² | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Population change over 10 years | 2.1% | 2.2% | 9.6% | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Elevation | 275 m | 412 m | 522 m | ranked 137 of 137 |
| Share of foreign nationals | 33.6% | 29.8% | 27.7% | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 65 and over | 22.6% | 24.3% | 19.8% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Dwellings | 6,463 | 260,627 | 4,927,050 | ranked 129 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built before 1946 | 20.4% | 20.3% | 22.4% | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built since 2001 | 19.0% | 20.4% | 24.6% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Share of single-family houses among residential buildings | 72.7% | 62.1% | 56.9% | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Oil or gas heating systems | 36.1% | 59.8% | 61.7% | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Heat pumps as main heating | 11.1% | 12.4% | 15.5% | ranked 85 of 137 |
| Wood heating systems | 28.2% | 11.5% | 9.3% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| District heating | 1.7% | 1.2% | 7.3% | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Photovoltaic installations | 545 | 16,017 | 329,600 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Installed photovoltaic capacity per 1,000 inhabitants | 1,175 kW | 915.9 kW | 919.4 kW | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar electricity potential | 97.7 GWh/year | 3,370 GWh/year | 64,783 GWh/year | ranked 130 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar potential per inhabitant | 9,325 kWh/inh. | 9,438 kWh/inh. | 7,100 kWh/inh. | ranked 60 of 137 |
| Establishments | 842 | 40,256 | 728,011 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Jobs | 4,959 | 249,351 | 5,679,518 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Jobs per 1,000 inhabitants | 473.4 | 698.3 | 622.5 | ranked 78 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in services | 59.2% | 78.3% | 73.4% | ranked 108 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in industry and construction | 38.3% | 20.2% | 22.0% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Entities listed in the commercial register | 705 | 42,118 | 762,757 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Entities in the commercial register per 1,000 inhabitants | 67.3 | 117.1 | 83.6 | ranked 88 of 137 |
| Share of limited companies (AG, GmbH) among registered entities | 66.8% | 72.1% | 68.6% | ranked 69 of 137 |
| Share of sole proprietorships among registered entities | 26.2% | 23.0% | 26.1% | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A or B (very good or good access) | 15.9% | 29.9% | 38.6% | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A, B or C | 35.2% | 51.5% | 61.6% | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings without public transport quality class | 17.2% | 18.1% | 14.3% | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Shortest public transport travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 62 min | 45 min | 62 min | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Public transport travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 34 min | 27 min | 26 min | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Shortest car travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 39 min | 31 min | 43 min | ranked 98 of 137 |
| Car travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 23 min | 17 min | 17 min | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year (average) | 14.2 | 658.4 | 17,882 | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.36 | 1.83 | 1.96 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Accidents with fatalities over ten years | 6 | 110 | 2,147 | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Share of accidents with fatalities or serious injuries | 24.1% | 28.4% | 21.6% | ranked 56 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving bicycles | 5.5% | 12.7% | 27.1% | ranked 137 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving pedestrians | 9.2% | 12.7% | 11.3% | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving motorcycles | 19.0% | 35.1% | 20.6% | ranked 70 of 137 |
| Share of accidents between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. | 14.6% | 11.0% | 9.4% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Share of accidents on motorways and expressways | 14.9% | 10.1% | 9.5% | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Share of settlement and urban areas | 4.8% | 6.2% | 8.3% | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Share of residential areas (houses and apartment blocks) | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Share of industrial and commercial areas | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Share of transport surfaces (roads, rail, car parks) | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.5% | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Share of recreational and green areas | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Share of agricultural land | 9.0% | 14.2% | 38.2% | ranked 135 of 137 |
| Share of forest | 56.0% | 49.3% | 29.8% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Settlement area per inhabitant | 681 m²/inh. | 463 m²/inh. | 385 m²/inh. | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Residential area per inhabitant | 189 m²/inh. | 192 m²/inh. | 136 m²/inh. | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Birth rate (live births per year, average over the last 3 years) | 6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Death rate (deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants | 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Natural change (births minus deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | −3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | −3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Net migration (population change excluding births and deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Marriage rate (marriages per year, average over the last 3 years) | 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Divorce rate (divorces per year, average over the last 3 years) | 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Hydroelectric power plants | 1 | 49 | 1,295 | ranked 104 of 120 |
| Installed hydroelectric capacity | 431,000 kW | 661,124 kW | 11,328,382 kW | ranked 6 of 120 |
| Electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 1 | 70 | 2,009 | ranked 128 of 133 |
| Installed capacity of electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 431,000 kW | 695,259 kW | 15,348,157 kW | ranked 8 of 133 |
| Average temperature in January | −1.9 °C | 1.1 °C | 0.5 °C | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Mean minimum temperature in January | −5.0 °C | −2.3 °C | −2.4 °C | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Average temperature in July | 14.4 °C | 19.4 °C | 18.4 °C | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Mean maximum temperature in July | 20.0 °C | 24.8 °C | 23.8 °C | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Temperature difference between July and January | 16.3 °C | 18.4 °C | 17.9 °C | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Precipitation in winter (December to February) | 204 mm | 223 mm | 236 mm | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Precipitation in summer (June to August) | 520 mm | 518 mm | 372 mm | ranked 19 of 137 |
| Share of summer in annual precipitation | 32.6% | 29.7% | 31.5% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in winter (share of possible duration) | 58% | 57% | 31% | ranked 4 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in summer (share of possible duration) | 50% | 59% | 52% | ranked 102 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year (average) | 58.0 | 2,006 | 45,384 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 5.54 | 5.62 | 4.98 | ranked 60 of 137 |
| New dwellings built per year as a percentage of the dwelling stock | 0.90% | 0.77% | 0.92% | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 21.1% | 36.6% | 26.2% | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 15.6% | 9.5% | 16.2% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived elsewhere one year earlier | 4.9% | 5.7% | 6.3% | ranked 130 of 137 |
| Residents who lived in another municipality or abroad one year earlier | 513 | 20,457 | 575,222 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 114 | 5,542 | 136,089 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another canton one year earlier | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.4% | ranked 133 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another municipality of the same canton one year earlier | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Share of residents who already lived in the municipality one year earlier | 94.4% | 93.6% | 92.7% | ranked 6 of 137 |
| Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day | 2,500 | 112,265 | 4,050,433 | ranked 112 of 120 |
| Average number of rooms per dwelling | 3.59 | 3.44 | 3.59 | ranked 98 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 19.6% | 24.9% | 22.3% | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 3 or 4 rooms | 61.7% | 57.6% | 54.1% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 18.7% | 17.4% | 23.7% | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Average dwelling floor area | 99.0 m² | 99.9 m² | 99.0 m² | ranked 93 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings under 60 m² | 17.7% | 19.9% | 18.4% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings of 120 m² or more | 28.1% | 27.7% | 27.7% | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1946 and 1980 | 43.1% | 42.4% | 34.7% | ranked 13 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1981 and 2000 | 17.4% | 16.0% | 18.5% | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings in buildings with 10 or more dwellings | 17.8% | 32.9% | 32.7% | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Fixed internet at 100 Mbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 86% | 86% | 92% | ranked 108 of 137 |
| Fixed internet at 1 Gbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 61% | 64% | 80% | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Fibre optic connection (FTTB/FTTH): estimated share of buildings | 10% | 40% | 64% | ranked 127 of 137 |
| 5G coverage by all three operators (outdoors): share of buildings | 54% | 82% | 85% | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a federal nature and landscape inventory | 2.0% | 26.3% | 23.9% | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in the federal landscape inventory (BLN/IFP) | 0.9% | 24.2% | 19.4% | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national mires and mire landscapes | 0.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national floodplains | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national dry meadows and pastures | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | ranked 80 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.2% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a park of national importance | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.1% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals during the year | 266 | 9,594 | 137,186 | ranked 113 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals per 1,000 inhabitants | 25.4 | 26.9 | 15.0 | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric cars among new cars | 8.6% | 10.6% | 21.4% | ranked 132 of 133 |
| Share of plug-in hybrids among new cars | 5.7% | 10.2% | 11.0% | ranked 129 of 133 |
| Share of diesel cars (including non-plug-in hybrids) among new cars | 6.0% | 7.8% | 6.9% | ranked 93 of 133 |
| Agricultural holdings | 48 | 993 | 46,270 | ranked 134 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area of holdings based in the municipality | 599 ha | 13,657 ha | 1,039,811 ha | ranked 135 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area per holding | 12.5 ha | 13.8 ha | 22.4 ha | ranked 129 of 137 |
| People employed in agriculture | 103 | 2,660 | 145,628 | ranked 136 of 137 |
| Share of organic farms | 25.0% | 18.0% | 16.9% | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Share of utilised agricultural area farmed organically | 42.1% | 25.0% | 18.5% | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Share of open arable land in the utilised agricultural area | 10.2% | 8.7% | 26.9% | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Share of permanent crops in the utilised agricultural area | 5.2% | 8.4% | 2.3% | ranked 22 of 137 |
| Cattle | 336 | 10,867 | 1,528,177 | ranked 135 of 137 |
| Cattle per 100 ha of utilised agricultural area | 56.1 | 80.4 | 147.0 | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Sheep | 548 | 10,155 | 355,639 | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Pigs | 6 | 1,453 | 1,257,722 | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Poultry | 674 | 48,780 | 13,499,944 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Passenger cars owned by private individuals | 581.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 546.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 456.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 24 of 137 |
| Motorcycles owned by private individuals | 97.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | 134.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | 85.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric passenger cars | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5.2% | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Share of hybrid passenger cars (plug-in or not) | 11.5% | 15.0% | 12.0% | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Share of conventional diesel passenger cars | 26.3% | 20.6% | 23.9% | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Share of passenger cars owned by legal entities | 10.2% | 12.5% | 13.9% | ranked 99 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings | 11 | 233 | 32,915 | ranked 130 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings per 1,000 dwellings | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6.7 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Average annual temperature (average over the municipality's territory) | 5.9 °C | 10.0 °C | 9.2 °C | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Change in annual temperature compared with 1961-1990 | 1.3 °C | 1.4 °C | 1.3 °C | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory) | 1,543 mm | 1,732 mm | 1,171 mm | ranked 17 of 137 |
| Change in annual precipitation compared with 1961-1990 | −0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration per year (share of possible duration) | 51% | 55% | 44% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Change in relative sunshine duration compared with 1961-1990 (percentage points) | 1.0 percentage points | 1.6 percentage points | 3.9 percentage points | ranked 130 of 137 |
| Turnout in the National Council elections | 44.8% | 47.7% | 46.9% | ranked 91 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SVP | 15.3% | 15.0% | 27.2% | ranked 128 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SP | 12.3% | 12.6% | 19.0% | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: FDP | 23.5% | 21.3% | 14.2% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Centre | 18.7% | 17.5% | 13.5% | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GREENS | 5.3% | 9.0% | 10.0% | ranked 103 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GLP | 0.6% | 1.5% | 7.5% | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Left-wing and green parties | 17.6% | 21.6% | 30.1% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Traditional conservative and right-wing parties | 73.4% | 67.4% | 57.6% | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) | 6 | 185 | 4,129 | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 5.7 per 10,000 inh. | 5.2 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Farm shops (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 22 | 1,931 | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Car sharing stations (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 15 | 1,445 | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Cemeteries (OpenStreetMap) | 7 | 270 | 2,839 | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Parks (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 237 | 4,069 | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.0 per 10,000 inh. | 6.6 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points (OpenStreetMap) | 71 | 1,935 | 23,373 | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 6.77 per 1,000 inh. | 5.23 per 1,000 inh. | 2.54 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Bank branches (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 122 | 2,173 | ranked 128 of 137 |
| Bank branches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 3.4 per 10,000 inh. | 2.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 57 of 137 |
| Petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) | 8 | 239 | 3,708 | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 7.6 per 10,000 inh. | 6.7 per 10,000 inh. | 4.1 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Fire stations (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 21 | 1,259 | ranked 136 of 137 |
| Viewpoints (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 316 | 4,505 | ranked 137 of 137 |
| Tourist attractions (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 139 | 1,660 | ranked 133 of 137 |
| Castles, fortresses and castle ruins (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 5 | 735 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres (OpenStreetMap) | 7 | 124 | 3,520 | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 6.7 per 10,000 inh. | 3.5 per 10,000 inh. | 3.9 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 24 of 137 |
| Fitness centres (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 24 | 949 | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Ice rinks (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 10 | 156 | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 32 | 950 | 28,795 | ranked 129 of 137 |
| Sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 30.5 per 10,000 inh. | 26.4 per 10,000 inh. | 31.6 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Football pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 8 | 258 | 4,820 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 368 | 12,922 | ranked 134 of 137 |
| Playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 4.8 per 10,000 inh. | 10.0 per 10,000 inh. | 14.2 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 135 of 137 |
| Theatres and arts centres (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 35 | 715 | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Hospitals and clinics (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 15 | 296 | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels (OpenStreetMap) | 4 | 443 | 5,436 | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.38 per 1,000 inh. | 1.21 per 1,000 inh. | 0.59 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Campsites (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 41 | 555 | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Museums (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 97 | 1,240 | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Museums per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.0 per 10,000 inh. | 2.7 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Libraries (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 103 | 1,244 | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Libraries per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Places of worship (OpenStreetMap) | 23 | 938 | 6,978 | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Places of worship per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.19 per 1,000 inh. | 2.53 per 1,000 inh. | 0.75 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 22 of 137 |
| Post offices (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 100 | 1,374 | ranked 118 of 137 |
| Post offices per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 2.8 per 10,000 inh. | 1.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 26 of 137 |
| Mountain huts and shelters (OpenStreetMap) | 9 | 123 | 890 | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Aerial lifts and ski lifts (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 67 | 1,961 | ranked 91 of 137 |
| Golf courses (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 5 | 133 | ranked 78 of 137 |
| Named peaks (OpenStreetMap) | 36 | 665 | 7,762 | ranked 53 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes (OpenStreetMap) | 129.7 km | 2,554 km | 46,779 km | ranked 100 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 0.89 km/km² | 0.96 km/km² | 1.19 km/km² | ranked 98 of 137 |
| Marked cycling routes (OpenStreetMap) | 15.5 km | 305.7 km | 10,775 km | ranked 128 of 137 |
| Marked mountain bike routes (OpenStreetMap) | 16.0 km | 496.0 km | 8,123 km | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Alpine ski runs (OpenStreetMap) | 0.0 km | 73.7 km | 4,192 km | ranked 85 of 137 |
| Cross-country ski trails (OpenStreetMap) | 0.0 km | 14.7 km | 2,642 km | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails (OpenStreetMap) | 328.2 km | 6,225 km | 53,025 km | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 2.26 km/km² | 2.34 km/km² | 1.35 km/km² | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Employed persons living in the municipality | 4,211 | 145,115 | 4,279,437 | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Employed persons working in the municipality | 3,949 | 145,690 | 4,279,437 | ranked 122 of 137 |
| Commuting balance (persons working in the municipality minus employed residents) | −262 | 575 | 0 | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Share of employed residents who work in another canton | 2.1% | 0.8% | 19.3% | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Road length (excluding national roads) | 142.3 km | 3,684 km | 82,509 km | ranked 134 of 137 |
| Road network density | 0.98 km/km² | 1.39 km/km² | 2.10 km/km² | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Road length per inhabitant | 13.6 m | 10.2 m | 9.1 m | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) | 3.4 µg/m³ | 7.9 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) | 4.2 µg/m³ | 9.9 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) | 121 µg/m³ | 128 µg/m³ | 109 µg/m³ | ranked 11 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) | 69 | 2,596 | 40,685 | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 6.6 per 1,000 inh. | 7.2 per 1,000 inh. | 4.5 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps) | 51 | 1,434 | 31,318 | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 4.9 per 1,000 inh. | 4.0 per 1,000 inh. | 3.4 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 13 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) | 0.0 | 67.0 | 4,656 | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.51 | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) | 0.00 M CHF | 138.04 M CHF | 23,213 M CHF | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 3.0 | 81.0 | 4,782 | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.52 | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 13.52 M CHF | 432.15 M CHF | 21,085 M CHF | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 152 | 1,647 | ranked 91 of 137 |
| Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 4.2 per 10,000 inh. | 1.8 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Schools (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 173 | 5,940 | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 4.8 per 10,000 inh. | 4.8 per 10,000 inh. | 6.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Shops (OpenStreetMap) | 26 | 1,934 | 52,017 | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.5 per 1,000 inh. | 5.4 per 1,000 inh. | 5.7 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Average altitude of the area | 1,418 m | 1,420 m | 1,340 m | ranked 32 of 137 |
| Average slope of the terrain | 32.9 ° | 28.1 ° | 19.1 ° | ranked 1 of 137 |
| Share of the area with a slope above 15° | 87.2% | 82.9% | 55.2% | ranked 3 of 137 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) | 2.7% | 5.5% | 7.7% | ranked 76 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) | 3.4% | 6.7% | 9.5% | ranked 75 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) | 3.9% | 7.3% | 10.3% | ranked 73 of 129 |
| Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood | 2.0% | 4.4% | 7.0% | ranked 74 of 129 |
| Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) | 0.0425 g | 0.0453 g | 0.0586 g | ranked 136 of 137 |
| Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) | 32.5% | 39.4% | 34.9% | ranked 37 of 137 |
| Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.6% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Sealed soil: average imperviousness density | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.5% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per 1,000 inhabitants | 3.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per km² | 0.27 | 0.66 | 0.66 | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Weekday departures per 1,000 inhabitants | 265 | 350 | 268 | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Railway stations and halts | 1 | 62 | 1,730 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Share of land area that is built-up | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2.0% | ranked 111 of 137 |
| Built-up surface per inhabitant | 137 m²/inh. | 102 m²/inh. | 89 m²/inh. | ranked 37 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 1975 | 158% | 104% | 71% | ranked 8 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 2000 | 38% | 31% | 25% | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Jobs in full-time equivalents (FTE) | 4,052 | 200,536 | 4,404,171 | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Employment level (full-time equivalents as a percentage of employees) | 81.7% | 80.2% | 77.5% | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Share of jobs held by women | 36.9% | 43.1% | 46.1% | ranked 136 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in the primary sector | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.8% | ranked 103 of 137 |
| Change in jobs over ten years | 17.9% | 11.1% | 12.6% | ranked 27 of 137 |
| Jobs per establishment | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Change in the number of establishments over ten years | 12.8% | 8.5% | 9.7% | ranked 32 of 137 |
| Share of people under 20 | 19.4% | 17.2% | 19.8% | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 64-year-olds | 58.0% | 58.5% | 60.4% | ranked 96 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 39-year-olds | 22.2% | 22.2% | 25.8% | ranked 103 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 80 and over | 7.7% | 8.2% | 5.9% | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 and over per 100 people aged 20 to 64) | 39.2 per 100 people | 41.9 per 100 people | 33.3 per 100 people | ranked 41 of 137 |
| Share of single people (aged 20 and over) | 29.4% | 32.9% | 33.5% | ranked 93 of 137 |
| Share of people married or in a registered partnership (aged 20 and over) | 52.7% | 48.4% | 49.7% | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Share of people divorced or with a dissolved partnership (aged 20 and over) | 10.4% | 11.6% | 11.3% | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Share of widowed people (aged 20 and over) | 7.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Private households | 4,687 | 172,950 | 4,105,458 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Average household size | 2.21 persons | 2.04 persons | 2.18 persons | ranked 81 of 137 |
| Share of one-person households | 37.0% | 42.6% | 37.4% | ranked 50 of 137 |
| Share of households of 5 persons or more | 5.2% | 3.6% | 5.3% | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Share of the population born abroad | 37.6% | 38.2% | 32.9% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Share of the foreign population born in Switzerland | 18.1% | 15.2% | 17.9% | ranked 70 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh/year) | 28.79 Rp./kWh | 26.72 Rp./kWh | 27.24 Rp./kWh | ranked 43 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H2 (2,500 kWh/year) | 33.57 Rp./kWh | 29.50 Rp./kWh | 29.75 Rp./kWh | ranked 11 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H6 (25,000 kWh/year) | 23.61 Rp./kWh | 22.69 Rp./kWh | 23.08 Rp./kWh | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Annual electricity bill excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh) | 1,295 CHF/year | 1,202 CHF/year | 1,226 CHF/year | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Share of energy supply in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 34.1% | 38.5% | 40.8% | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Share of grid usage in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 50.2% | 44.4% | 46.4% | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Share of levies and charges in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 15.7% | 17.0% | 12.8% | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Saving with the operator's cheapest product, typical household H4 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | ranked 57 of 86 |
| Change in the electricity price over 5 years, typical household H4 | 16.5% | 20.1% | 29.7% | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants | 64.3 | 101.1 | 66.4 | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Share of enterprises in the secondary sector | 25.3% | 15.1% | 16.0% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Jobs per active enterprise | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.9 | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Vacant dwelling rate | 1.68% | 1.78% | 0.93% | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Vacant dwellings | 106 | 4,621 | 45,143 | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Share of vacant dwellings for rent | 92.4% | 80.6% | 77.6% | ranked 4 of 135 |
| Share of recently built vacant dwellings (2 years or less) | 16.0% | 11.2% | 8.6% | ranked 17 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses | 7.5% | 15.2% | 13.0% | ranked 113 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 1 to 2 rooms | 30.2% | 30.1% | 25.7% | ranked 25 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 3.8% | 12.4% | 17.5% | ranked 135 of 135 |
| Share of second homes | 17.4% | 28.3% | 15.1% | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings) | 1,078 | 72,599 | 729,464 | ranked 125 of 137 |
Frequently asked questions
How many municipalities are there in Riviera District?
Riviera District has 2 municipalities; the largest is Biasca with 6,213 residents.
What is the population of Riviera District?
Riviera District has 10,475 residents (2025), or 72 people per km².
Where is Riviera District?
Riviera District is part of Ticino (canton).