Switzerland · Canton Code AI
Appenzell Innerrhoden
AICapital: Appenzell
Total Population
16'890
Municipalities
5
Largest Municipality
6'194
Avg. Population per Municipality
3'378
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BFSReligion
FSO · structural survey · 2022Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022
Roman Catholic69.4% 9'397
No affiliation14.7% 1'984
Reformed Protestant10.5% 1'420
Muslim communities2.5% 336
Other Christian1.9% 256
Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.
Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2026Median tariff H4
27.57 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
27.7 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
162 GWh/yr
Cheapest municipalitySchwende-Rüte 27.57 Rp./kWh
Most expensive municipalityOberegg 31.24 Rp./kWh
Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 5 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipalities in Canton
swisstopo · 514.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
67.1% YesNo 32.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.9% YesNo 26.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
15.6% YesNo 84.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
11.7% YesNo 88.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
9.0% YesNo 91.0%
- How many municipalities does canton Appenzell Innerrhoden have?
- Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden has 5 municipalities. The largest are Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell, Oberegg.
- What is the population of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden?
- Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden has about 16'890 residents.
- What is the capital of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden?
- The capital of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden is Appenzell.