In there were 239 live births to Swiss citizens and 126 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 277 deaths of Swiss citizens and 25 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 38 while the foreign population increased by 101. There were 7 Swiss men and 10 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 424 non-Swiss men and 489 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 467 and the non-Swiss population increased by 617 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.9%.