<page_title> Sion, Switzerland </page_title> <section_title> Historic population </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1850 </col_header> <col_header> 1870 </col_header> <col_header> 1888 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1910 </col_header> <col_header> 1930 </col_header> <col_header> 1950 </col_header> <col_header> 1970 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22,338 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> French Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1,523 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> German Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> </table>
As os the year 2000, 22,338 population of Sion speaks French and 1,523 speaks German.