Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is growing fastest?

Walzenhausen: +2.8 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).

How is population growth measured?

It is the change in the permanent resident population over the calendar year, in percent of the starting population, from births, deaths and in/out-migration (FSO BEVNAT). A percentage rather than absolute heads makes villages and cities fairly comparable.

Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The fastest-growing municipalities in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

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Walzenhausen is growing fastest in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: its population rose 2.8 % in 2025. Next come Waldstatt (2.1 %) and Reute (2 %). The basis is the year’s population change from births, deaths and migration. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).

Ranking

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Population growth	Residents
1	Walzenhausen	2.8%	2'111
2	Waldstatt	2.1%	1'906
3	Reute	2%	717
4	Teufen	1.9%	6'646
5	Trogen	1.5%	1'905
6	Lutzenberg	1.4%	1'340
7	Wolfhalden	1.3%	1'913
8	Bühler	1.2%	1'958
9	Herisau	1%	16'100
10	Schönengrund	0.7%	561
11	Heiden	0.7%	4'413
12	Gais	0.5%	3'150
13	Urnäsch	0.4%	2'382
14	Hundwil	0.2%	967
15	Speicher	0.1%	4'505
16	Grub	0%	986
17	Rehetobel	-0.2%	1'710
18	Stein	-0.3%	1'492
19	Schwellbrunn	-0.8%	1'543
20	Wald	-1.4%	916

BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS

Change in the permanent resident population during calendar year 2025, in percent of the population on 1 January, from the FSO statistics on natural population movement (BEVNAT) and migration. A positive value means growth, a negative one decline. The percentage makes small and large municipalities comparable.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is growing fastest?: Walzenhausen: +2.8 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
How is population growth measured?: It is the change in the permanent resident population over the calendar year, in percent of the starting population, from births, deaths and in/out-migration (FSO BEVNAT). A percentage rather than absolute heads makes villages and cities fairly comparable.