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Population & demographics in canton Schaffhausen
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Schaffhausen — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Schaffhausen overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schaffhausen | 38'666 |
| 2 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 11'213 |
| 3 | Thayngen | 5'770 |
| 4 | Beringen | 5'203 |
| 5 | Stein am Rhein | 3'548 |
| 6 | Neunkirch | 2'591 |
| 7 | Hallau | 2'389 |
| 8 | Schleitheim | 1'807 |
| 9 | Wilchingen | 1'743 |
| 10 | Löhningen | 1'624 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stetten | 24.8% |
| 2 | Lohn | 24.7% |
| 3 | Löhningen | 23.7% |
| 4 | Gächlingen | 23.3% |
| 5 | Merishausen | 21.8% |
| 6 | Hallau | 21.4% |
| 7 | Neunkirch | 21.2% |
| 8 | Siblingen | 20.9% |
| 9 | Dörflingen | 20.6% |
| 10 | Thayngen | 20.6% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stein am Rhein | 27.9% |
| 2 | Büttenhardt | 26.7% |
| 3 | Beggingen | 26.7% |
| 4 | Buch | 26% |
| 5 | Schleitheim | 25.8% |
| 6 | Wilchingen | 25% |
| 7 | Siblingen | 24.1% |
| 8 | Buchberg | 23.9% |
| 9 | Hallau | 23.9% |
| 10 | Rüdlingen | 23.8% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Büttenhardt | 52.3% |
| 2 | Lohn | 52% |
| 3 | Stein am Rhein | 51.4% |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 51% |
| 5 | Dörflingen | 50.4% |
| 6 | Merishausen | 50.4% |
| 7 | Wilchingen | 50.4% |
| 8 | Stetten | 50.2% |
| 9 | Hallau | 50.2% |
| 10 | Rüdlingen | 50.1% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 45.8% |
| 2 | Ramsen | 33.7% |
| 3 | Schaffhausen | 31.2% |
| 4 | Thayngen | 28.1% |
| 5 | Buch | 28% |
| 6 | Bargen | 27.5% |
| 7 | Trasadingen | 25.7% |
| 8 | Beringen | 25% |
| 9 | Stein am Rhein | 24.5% |
| 10 | Hemishofen | 20.3% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 1'402/km² |
| 2 | Schaffhausen | 924/km² |
| 3 | Stein am Rhein | 586/km² |
| 4 | Stetten | 315/km² |
| 5 | Thayngen | 290/km² |
| 6 | Beringen | 279/km² |
| 7 | Löhningen | 238/km² |
| 8 | Dörflingen | 182/km² |
| 9 | Lohn | 158/km² |
| 10 | Hallau | 156/km² |