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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden (2023)
National ranking →Stans has the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden: 49.9% (2023). It is followed by Beckenried (49.8%) and Oberdorf (49.8%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2023.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stans | 49.9% | 8'377 |
| 2 | Beckenried | 49.8% | 3'736 |
| 3 | Oberdorf | 49.8% | 3'105 |
| 4 | Ennetmoos | 49.4% | 2'321 |
| 5 | Buochs | 49.1% | 5'487 |
| 6 | Stansstad | 49.1% | 4'869 |
| 7 | Ennetbürgen | 48.9% | 5'288 |
| 8 | Dallenwil | 47.9% | 1'875 |
| 9 | Wolfenschiessen | 47.8% | 2'110 |
| 10 | Emmetten | 47.3% | 1'661 |
| 11 | Hergiswil | 46.8% | 6'187 |
How we measure this
BFS · STATPOPShare 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 Nidwalden has the highest share of women?
- Stans has the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden: 49.9% 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.