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Population & demographics in canton St. Gallen
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton St. Gallen — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton St. Gallen overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Gallen | 78'213 |
| 2 | Rapperswil-Jona | 28'640 |
| 3 | Wil | 24'980 |
| 4 | Gossau | 18'454 |
| 5 | Uzwil | 14'279 |
| 6 | Buchs | 13'931 |
| 7 | Altstätten | 12'456 |
| 8 | Flawil | 10'631 |
| 9 | Widnau | 10'337 |
| 10 | Eschenbach | 10'169 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eggersriet | 26.8% |
| 2 | Häggenschwil | 26.3% |
| 3 | Niederhelfenschwil | 25.7% |
| 4 | Andwil | 25.6% |
| 5 | Waldkirch | 25.6% |
| 6 | Lütisburg | 25.5% |
| 7 | Mosnang | 25.4% |
| 8 | Degersheim | 25.4% |
| 9 | Benken | 24.4% |
| 10 | Muolen | 24.3% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amden | 27.9% |
| 2 | Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann | 26.4% |
| 3 | Ebnat-Kappel | 25.2% |
| 4 | Nesslau | 24% |
| 5 | Pfäfers | 23.1% |
| 6 | Eggersriet | 23% |
| 7 | Gaiserwald | 22.9% |
| 8 | Weesen | 22.8% |
| 9 | Wattwil | 22.7% |
| 10 | Goldach | 22.1% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weesen | 51.7% |
| 2 | Wittenbach | 51.5% |
| 3 | Goldach | 51.1% |
| 4 | Gaiserwald | 51.1% |
| 5 | Rapperswil-Jona | 51% |
| 6 | Tübach | 50.8% |
| 7 | Degersheim | 50.7% |
| 8 | Wil | 50.7% |
| 9 | Sargans | 50.6% |
| 10 | Ebnat-Kappel | 50.6% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rorschach | 52.7% |
| 2 | St. Margrethen | 52.4% |
| 3 | Buchs | 45% |
| 4 | Sevelen | 41.1% |
| 5 | Au | 38.3% |
| 6 | Sennwald | 37% |
| 7 | Rheineck | 35.7% |
| 8 | Rebstein | 35.1% |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 34.2% |
| 10 | Wartau | 33.8% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rorschach | 5'561/km² |
| 2 | Widnau | 2'450/km² |
| 3 | Goldach | 2'057/km² |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 1'986/km² |
| 5 | Au | 1'824/km² |
| 6 | Rheineck | 1'591/km² |
| 7 | Wil | 1'200/km² |
| 8 | Rebstein | 1'151/km² |
| 9 | Rorschacherberg | 1'082/km² |
| 10 | Uzwil | 985/km² |