Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The fastest-growing municipalities in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
National ranking →Appenzell is growing fastest in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden: its population rose 1.6 % in 2025. Next come Schwende-Rüte (1.4 %) and Gonten (0.4 %). 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 | Appenzell | 1.6% | 6'191 |
| 2 | Schwende-Rüte | 1.4% | 6'194 |
| 3 | Gonten | 0.4% | 1'480 |
| 4 | Oberegg | -0.1% | 1'934 |
| 5 | Schlatt-Haslen | -2.5% | 1'091 |
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
How we measure this
BFSChange 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 Innerrhoden is growing fastest?
- Appenzell: +1.6 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden. 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.