Rifferswil


Rifferswil is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Rifferswil has an area of. Of this area, 66.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Rifferswil has a population of. , 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14%. Most of the population speaks German , with French being second most common and Italian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the Green Party and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 28.6% of the population, while adults make up 58.4% and seniors make up 13%. In Rifferswil about 88.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Rifferswil has an unemployment rate of 1.59%. , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 67 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 15 businesses in this sector. 61 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.