Sufers has an area,, of. Of this area, 13.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It is a Haufendorf. A dam on the Hinterrhein river was built in 1962 and forms the reservoirSufnersee.
Demographics
Sufers has a population of., 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.6%. , the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. The age distribution,, in Sufers is; 14 people or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 11 people or 9.6% are 10 to 14, and 4 people or 3.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 10 people or 8.7% are 40 to 49, and 17 people or 14.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 8.7% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 7.0% who are 80 to 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP and the CVP. In Sufers about 77.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Sufers has an unemployment rate of 0.29%., there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 12 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 27 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1690
186
1807
224
1850
184
1900
104
1950
124
2000
115
2010
126
Languages
Most of the population speaks German, with Serbo-Croatian being second most common and Romansh being third.
