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Wettswil am Albis has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 5,281. As of 2007, 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.7%), with French being second most
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Wettswil am Albis about 88.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have
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