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Population & demographics in canton Zug
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Zug — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Zug overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 32'160 |
| 2 | Baar | 25'519 |
| 3 | Cham | 18'518 |
| 4 | Risch | 11'830 |
| 5 | Steinhausen | 10'449 |
| 6 | Unterägeri | 9'527 |
| 7 | Hünenberg | 8'985 |
| 8 | Oberägeri | 6'670 |
| 9 | Menzingen | 4'824 |
| 10 | Walchwil | 4'013 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menzingen | 2.6% |
| 2 | Baar | 2.1% |
| 3 | Oberägeri | 1.4% |
| 4 | Cham | 1.3% |
| 5 | Risch | 1.3% |
| 6 | Steinhausen | 0.5% |
| 7 | Walchwil | 0.5% |
| 8 | Unterägeri | 0.3% |
| 9 | Hünenberg | 0.1% |
| 10 | Zug | 0.1% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuheim | -0.2% |
| 2 | Zug | 0.1% |
| 3 | Hünenberg | 0.1% |
| 4 | Unterägeri | 0.3% |
| 5 | Walchwil | 0.5% |
| 6 | Steinhausen | 0.5% |
| 7 | Cham | 1.3% |
| 8 | Risch | 1.3% |
| 9 | Oberägeri | 1.4% |
| 10 | Baar | 2.1% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 1.52 |
| 2 | Risch | 1.37 |
| 3 | Baar | 1.23 |
| 4 | Steinhausen | 0.84 |
| 5 | Hünenberg | 0.82 |
| 6 | Cham | 0.72 |
| 7 | Neuheim | 0.42 |
| 8 | Menzingen | 0.38 |
| 9 | Unterägeri | 0.36 |
| 10 | Oberägeri | 0.28 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuheim | 22.2% |
| 2 | Cham | 21.3% |
| 3 | Hünenberg | 21% |
| 4 | Steinhausen | 20.4% |
| 5 | Risch | 20.3% |
| 6 | Unterägeri | 20.1% |
| 7 | Oberägeri | 20% |
| 8 | Baar | 19.6% |
| 9 | Zug | 19.1% |
| 10 | Menzingen | 18.7% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walchwil | 22.2% |
| 2 | Oberägeri | 21.2% |
| 3 | Unterägeri | 21.2% |
| 4 | Menzingen | 21% |
| 5 | Steinhausen | 20.2% |
| 6 | Hünenberg | 19.9% |
| 7 | Baar | 18.6% |
| 8 | Zug | 18.4% |
| 9 | Neuheim | 17.9% |
| 10 | Cham | 17.4% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steinhausen | 50.1% |
| 2 | Menzingen | 50% |
| 3 | Unterägeri | 49.9% |
| 4 | Hünenberg | 49.8% |
| 5 | Oberägeri | 49.7% |
| 6 | Cham | 49.5% |
| 7 | Baar | 49.3% |
| 8 | Risch | 48.6% |
| 9 | Zug | 48.6% |
| 10 | Walchwil | 48.5% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 37.3% |
| 2 | Walchwil | 36.1% |
| 3 | Baar | 32.2% |
| 4 | Oberägeri | 31.1% |
| 5 | Risch | 28.3% |
| 6 | Cham | 27.9% |
| 7 | Unterägeri | 27.3% |
| 8 | Steinhausen | 27.1% |
| 9 | Neuheim | 26.2% |
| 10 | Menzingen | 24.5% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steinhausen | 2'073/km² |
| 2 | Baar | 1'027/km² |
| 3 | Cham | 969/km² |
| 4 | Zug | 950/km² |
| 5 | Risch | 515/km² |
| 6 | Hünenberg | 482/km² |
| 7 | Unterägeri | 357/km² |
| 8 | Neuheim | 318/km² |
| 9 | Walchwil | 253/km² |
| 10 | Oberägeri | 184/km² |