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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2025)
National ranking →Herisau has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 26.1% (2025). It is followed by Bühler (25.5%) and Walzenhausen (25.2%). Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS), STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herisau | 26.1% | 16'100 |
| 2 | Bühler | 25.5% | 1'958 |
| 3 | Walzenhausen | 25.2% | 2'111 |
| 4 | Heiden | 23% | 4'413 |
| 5 | Lutzenberg | 21% | 1'340 |
| 6 | Reute | 20.6% | 717 |
| 7 | Wolfhalden | 16.4% | 1'913 |
| 8 | Grub | 16.3% | 986 |
| 9 | Trogen | 14.4% | 1'905 |
| 10 | Gais | 13.7% | 3'150 |
| 11 | Wald | 13.3% | 916 |
| 12 | Rehetobel | 13.2% | 1'710 |
| 13 | Teufen | 12.8% | 6'646 |
| 14 | Waldstatt | 12.2% | 1'906 |
| 15 | Urnäsch | 12% | 2'382 |
| 16 | Speicher | 12% | 4'505 |
| 17 | Stein | 7.6% | 1'492 |
| 18 | Hundwil | 7.6% | 967 |
| 19 | Schwellbrunn | 7% | 1'543 |
| 20 | Schönengrund | 4.6% | 561 |
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
How we measure this
BFS · STATPOPShare of permanent residents without Swiss citizenship, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). Citizenship, not place of birth. Small municipalities can show extreme values — the residents column provides the context.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has the highest share of foreign residents?
- Herisau has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 26.1% as of 2025.
- How is the share of foreign residents measured?
- It is the share of the permanent resident population without Swiss citizenship, from the BFS STATPOP register. Citizenship is not the same as place of birth or migration background.