. ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁ 9 1 ▁or ▁about ▁ 3 6 . 7 % ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁H ess ig k of en ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 7 1 ▁or ▁ 2 8 . 6 % ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁canton , ▁while ▁ 7 6 ▁or ▁ 3 0 . 6 % ▁were ▁born ▁somewhere ▁else ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁or ▁ 2 . 8 % ▁were ▁born ▁outside ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 ▁live ▁birth s ▁to ▁Swiss ▁citizens ▁and ▁were ▁ 5 ▁death s ▁of ▁Swiss ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Ign oring ▁imm igration ▁and ▁em igration , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Swiss ▁citizens ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 3 ▁while ▁the ▁foreign ▁population ▁remained ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁Swiss ▁population ▁remained ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁the ▁non - Sw iss ▁population ▁increased ▁by ▁ 1 ▁person . ▁ ▁This ▁represents ▁a ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 4 %. ▁ ▁The ▁age ▁distribution , ▁, ▁in ▁H ess ig k of en ▁is ; ▁ 3 2 ▁children ▁or ▁ 1 2 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁between ▁ 0 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁te en agers ▁or ▁ 1 7 . 7 % ▁are ▁between ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁adult ▁population , ▁ 1 4 ▁people