City evidence profile
St. Gallen Population 1980
Switzerland 47.428630, 9.381974
1980 population · Estimate
53,178
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Switzerland · CHE
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 4,432 people per km² for 1980. The latest city land-area observation is 12.0 km² for 1980.
1980 density4,432people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 52,284 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1980 | 53,178 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
1.0%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
85.7%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
84.4
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
9,092,436
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
4,432
1980 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
12.0
1980 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 1980 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 1980 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 1980 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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