Bern: Resident population increases only slightly
According to Statistik Stadt Bern, 142,493 people lived in Bern at the end of last year. The population in the city has been rising for 14 years in a row.
However, the population in Bern has increased in the past year by only 14 people or 0.01%, informs Statistics City of Bern. Although the number of inhabitants has now been rising for 14 years, the lowest increase in this period was observed in 2018. Reasons are, on the one hand, a negative migration movement, but on the other hand, a special effect due to a data adjustment of about 300 people with expired short-term residence permit.
The share of foreign resident population decreased by 0.35 percentage points to 24.1%, with Germans representing the largest group with 6,345 people - followed by people from Italy and Spain.
In 2018, net migration is reported to be negative (-501). Compared to 2017, net migration was 1,110 persons lower due to fewer inflows (-634) and more outflows (+476). In contrast, the birth balance was positive (+352). (ah)
