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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 · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 31'995 |
| 2 | Baar | 24'973 |
| 3 | Cham | 17'867 |
| 4 | Risch | 11'449 |
| 5 | Steinhausen | 10'338 |
| 6 | Unterägeri | 9'283 |
| 7 | Hünenberg | 8'990 |
| 8 | Oberägeri | 6'543 |
| 9 | Menzingen | 4'659 |
| 10 | Walchwil | 4'005 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuheim | 22.2% |
| 2 | Cham | 21.5% |
| 3 | Hünenberg | 21.3% |
| 4 | Steinhausen | 20.6% |
| 5 | Unterägeri | 20.5% |
| 6 | Risch | 20.3% |
| 7 | Oberägeri | 20.1% |
| 8 | Baar | 19.6% |
| 9 | Zug | 19.1% |
| 10 | Menzingen | 18.9% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walchwil | 21.5% |
| 2 | Menzingen | 20.8% |
| 3 | Oberägeri | 20.1% |
| 4 | Unterägeri | 20.1% |
| 5 | Steinhausen | 19.4% |
| 6 | Hünenberg | 19.1% |
| 7 | Baar | 17.9% |
| 8 | Zug | 17.9% |
| 9 | Cham | 16.9% |
| 10 | Neuheim | 16.7% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberägeri | 50.2% |
| 2 | Steinhausen | 50.2% |
| 3 | Unterägeri | 50% |
| 4 | Menzingen | 49.7% |
| 5 | Cham | 49.5% |
| 6 | Hünenberg | 49.4% |
| 7 | Baar | 49.2% |
| 8 | Zug | 49% |
| 9 | Risch | 48.6% |
| 10 | Walchwil | 48.6% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zug | 37.5% |
| 2 | Walchwil | 36.4% |
| 3 | Baar | 31.5% |
| 4 | Oberägeri | 31.1% |
| 5 | Risch | 28.1% |
| 6 | Cham | 27.7% |
| 7 | Unterägeri | 27.5% |
| 8 | Steinhausen | 27.3% |
| 9 | Neuheim | 26.6% |
| 10 | Menzingen | 22.9% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steinhausen | 2'051/km² |
| 2 | Baar | 1'005/km² |
| 3 | Zug | 945/km² |
| 4 | Cham | 934/km² |
| 5 | Risch | 498/km² |
| 6 | Hünenberg | 482/km² |
| 7 | Unterägeri | 348/km² |
| 8 | Neuheim | 309/km² |
| 9 | Walchwil | 252/km² |
| 10 | Oberägeri | 181/km² |