Demographics[edit]

Thal has a population (as of 31 December 2018) of 6,571. [6] As of 2007, about 18.9% of the
population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 112 are
from Germany, 188 are from Italy, 417 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 93 are from Austria, 42 are
from Turkey, and 181 are from another country.[7] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at
a rate of 5.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.3%), with Albanian being
second most common ( 2.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%). [4] Of the Swiss national languages (as
of 2000), 5,475 speak German, 23 people speak French, 110 people speak Italian, and 9 people
speak Romansh.[8]
The age distribution, as of 2000, in Thal is; 803 children or 13.4% of the population are between 0
and 9 years old and 798 teenagers or 13.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 682
people or 11.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 986 people or 16.4% are
between 30 and 39, 906 people or 15.1% are between 40 and 49, and 734 people or 12.2% are
between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 524 people or 8.7% of the population are
between 60 and 69 years old, 315 people or 5.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 210 people or
3.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 37 people or 0.6% who are between 90 and 99,
and 1 person who is 100 or more. [8]
In 2000 there were 707 persons (or 11.8% of the population) who were living alone in a private
dwelling. There were 1,350 (or 22.5%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise
committed) without children, and 3,345 (or 55.8%) who were part of a couple with children. There
were 319 (or 5.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 30 persons who were
adult children living with one or both parents, 12 persons who lived in a household made up of
relatives, 29 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 204 who are either institu