Which municipality in canton Obwalden is growing fastest?

Lungern: +2.9 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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 Obwalden

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Lungern is growing fastest in canton Obwalden: its population rose 2.9 % in 2025. Next come Alpnach (1.3 %) and Kerns (0.7 %). 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	Lungern	2.9%	2'132
2	Alpnach	1.3%	6'594
3	Kerns	0.7%	6'557
4	Giswil	0.6%	4'013
5	Sarnen	0.4%	10'906
6	Sachseln	0%	5'300
7	Engelberg	-0.9%	4'377

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 Obwalden is growing fastest?: Lungern: +2.9 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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.