How is the age structure measured?

We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Neuchâtel (2023)

La Côte-aux-Fées has the highest share of residents aged 65 and over in canton Neuchâtel: 28.2% (2023). It is followed by Val-de-Travers (24.1%) and La Brévine (23.4%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2023.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Residents 65+	Residents
1	La Côte-aux-Fées	28.2%	483
2	Val-de-Travers	24.1%	10'649
3	La Brévine	23.4%	615
4	Le Landeron	23.2%	4'647
5	La Sagne	22.7%	1'068
6	Saint-Blaise	22.6%	3'238
7	La Grande Béroche	22.4%	9'082
8	Les Ponts-de-Martel	22.1%	1'229
9	Milvignes	21.9%	9'312
10	Le Locle	21.9%	10'875
11	Enges	21.8%	271
12	Hauterive	21.7%	2'669
13	Les Verrières	21.4%	649
14	Cortaillod	20.9%	4'798
15	Rochefort	20.4%	1'325
16	Cornaux	19.9%	1'647
17	La Tène	19.9%	5'520
18	Les Planchettes	19.7%	198
19	La Chaux-du-Milieu	19.6%	496
20	La Chaux-de-Fonds	19.3%	37'233
21	Cressier	18.7%	1'924
22	Brot-Plamboz	18.4%	294
23	Lignières	18.2%	1'041
24	Neuchâtel	18.2%	44'898
25	Boudry	17.8%	6'320
26	Val-de-Ruz	17.2%	17'499
27	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	14.5%	311

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents aged 65 and over, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2023). The inverse reading — the youngest municipalities — is at the bottom of the table.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the oldest population?: La Côte-aux-Fées has the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Neuchâtel: 28.2% as of 2023.
How is the age structure measured?: We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.