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Population & demographics in canton Schwyz
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Schwyz — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Schwyz overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freienbach | 16'943 |
| 2 | Einsiedeln | 16'464 |
| 3 | Schwyz | 16'181 |
| 4 | Küssnacht | 14'044 |
| 5 | Arth | 12'476 |
| 6 | Schübelbach | 9'623 |
| 7 | Lachen | 9'458 |
| 8 | Ingenbohl | 9'346 |
| 9 | Wollerau | 7'568 |
| 10 | Altendorf | 7'369 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riemenstalden | 31% |
| 2 | Illgau | 24.8% |
| 3 | Lauerz | 23.7% |
| 4 | Rothenthurm | 23.5% |
| 5 | Muotathal | 22.7% |
| 6 | Sattel | 22.6% |
| 7 | Reichenburg | 21.8% |
| 8 | Steinen | 21.7% |
| 9 | Galgenen | 21% |
| 10 | Steinerberg | 21% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberiberg | 32.7% |
| 2 | Gersau | 25.3% |
| 3 | Ingenbohl | 24.6% |
| 4 | Wollerau | 22.2% |
| 5 | Innerthal | 21.7% |
| 6 | Vorderthal | 21.5% |
| 7 | Riemenstalden | 21.4% |
| 8 | Freienbach | 20.3% |
| 9 | Küssnacht | 20.3% |
| 10 | Einsiedeln | 20.2% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schübelbach | 33.4% |
| 2 | Lachen | 32.2% |
| 3 | Freienbach | 31.3% |
| 4 | Arth | 30.3% |
| 5 | Gersau | 29.7% |
| 6 | Wollerau | 27% |
| 7 | Küssnacht | 26.5% |
| 8 | Feusisberg | 26.2% |
| 9 | Reichenburg | 26.2% |
| 10 | Morschach | 25.5% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lachen | 2'179/km² |
| 2 | Wollerau | 1'159/km² |
| 3 | Freienbach | 819/km² |
| 4 | Ingenbohl | 561/km² |
| 5 | Wangen | 500/km² |
| 6 | Galgenen | 409/km² |
| 7 | Küssnacht | 388/km² |
| 8 | Reichenburg | 356/km² |
| 9 | Schübelbach | 332/km² |
| 10 | Feusisberg | 321/km² |