Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 73 while the foreign population increased by 128. In 2008 there were 184 live births to Swiss citizens and 164 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 111 deaths of Swiss citizens and 36 non-Swiss citizen deaths. There were 5,528 or 18.7% who were born in the same canton, while 3,890 or 13.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 13,422 or 45.4% were born outside of Switzerland. Of the population in the municipality 5,327 or about 18.0% were born in Vernier and lived there in 2000. The population was made up of 8,712 Swiss men (26.0% of the population) and 7,916 (23.6%) non-Swiss men. Īs of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. There are 908 people who speak German and 23 people who speak Romansh. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (21,767 or 73.6%), with Portuguese being second most common (1,582 or 5.4%) and Italian being third (1,452 or 4.9%). It has changed at a rate of 6.3% due to migration and at a rate of 7.1% due to births and deaths. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 13.2%. As of 2008, 43.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Vernier has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 34,898. The municipality of Vernier consists of the sub-sections or villages of Champs-Prévost, Bel-Ebat, Etang-des-Tritons, Blandonnet, Les Avanchets, Balexert - centre, Vernier - Cointrin, Balexert - Crozet, Châtelaine - SIMONET, Châtelaine - village, Etang - Philibert-de-SAUVAGE. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures. Out of the forested land, 8.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.6% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.3%. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 32.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%. Of the rest of the land, 5.57 km 2 (2.15 sq mi) or 72.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.33 km 2 (0.13 sq mi) or 4.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km 2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of this area, 1.01 km 2 (0.39 sq mi) or 13.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km 2 (0.29 sq mi) or 9.6% is forested. Vernier has an area, as of 2009, of 7.68 square kilometers (2.97 sq mi).
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