How is the share of women measured?

It is the share of female residents among the permanent resident population, from the BFS STATPOP register.

Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel (2023)

Hauterive has the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel: 52.5% (2023). It is followed by Cortaillod (51.8%) and Milvignes (51.7%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2023.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Women	Residents
1	Hauterive	52.5%	2'669
2	Cortaillod	51.8%	4'798
3	Milvignes	51.7%	9'312
4	La Sagne	51.4%	1'068
5	Boudry	51.3%	6'320
6	La Chaux-de-Fonds	51.3%	37'233
7	Neuchâtel	51.1%	44'898
8	Le Landeron	51%	4'647
9	La Grande Béroche	50.9%	9'082
10	La Tène	50.9%	5'520
11	Val-de-Travers	50.7%	10'649
12	Les Planchettes	50.5%	198
13	Saint-Blaise	50.5%	3'238
14	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	50.2%	311
15	Val-de-Ruz	50.2%	17'499
16	Le Locle	50.1%	10'875
17	Cornaux	49.8%	1'647
18	Cressier	49.8%	1'924
19	Les Verrières	49.8%	649
20	Les Ponts-de-Martel	49.6%	1'229
21	Rochefort	49.1%	1'325
22	Lignières	48.1%	1'041
23	La Chaux-du-Milieu	48%	496
24	La Côte-aux-Fées	47.8%	483
25	Brot-Plamboz	47.3%	294
26	Enges	46.1%	271
27	La Brévine	45%	615

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of female permanent residents per municipality from the BFS STATPOP register (2023). Small municipalities can show extreme values; the bottom of the table reads as the highest share of men.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the highest share of women?: Hauterive has the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel: 52.5% as of 2023.
How is the share of women measured?: It is the share of female residents among the permanent resident population, from the BFS STATPOP register.