Realp is growing fastest in canton Uri: its population rose 5.4 % in 2025. Next come Göschenen (5.2 %) and Gurtnellen (2.9 %). 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 | Realp | 5.4% | 157 |
| 2 | Göschenen | 5.2% | 482 |
| 3 | Gurtnellen | 2.9% | 501 |
| 4 | Silenen | 2.1% | 2'080 |
| 5 | Andermatt | 1.6% | 1'603 |
| 6 | Altdorf | 1.5% | 10'618 |
| 7 | Sisikon | 1% | 399 |
| 8 | Schattdorf | 1% | 5'555 |
| 9 | Erstfeld | 0.6% | 3'985 |
| 10 | Bürglen | 0.6% | 3'923 |
| 11 | Isenthal | 0.4% | 461 |
| 12 | Seedorf | -0.2% | 2'054 |
| 13 | Attinghausen | -0.3% | 1'781 |
| 14 | Spiringen | -1% | 872 |
| 15 | Flüelen | -1.1% | 2'048 |
| 16 | Unterschächen | -1.2% | 737 |
| 17 | Wassen | -1.4% | 425 |
| 18 | Seelisberg | -1.6% | 724 |
| 19 | Hospental | -2.2% | 176 |
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 Uri is growing fastest?
- Realp: +5.4 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Uri. 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.