How is the age structure measured?

We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Schaffhausen (2025)

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Stein am Rhein has the highest share of residents aged 65 and over in canton Schaffhausen: 28.6% (2025). It is followed by Beggingen (28.1%) and Buch (27.9%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Residents 65+	Residents
1	Stein am Rhein	28.6%	3'956
2	Beggingen	28.1%	459
3	Buch	27.9%	340
4	Buchberg	27.3%	864
5	Wilchingen	25.9%	1'747
6	Büttenhardt	25.8%	472
7	Trasadingen	25.4%	626
8	Siblingen	25.1%	906
9	Rüdlingen	24.7%	825
10	Schleitheim	24.6%	1'928
11	Hemishofen	24.6%	492
12	Hallau	24%	2'600
13	Dörflingen	23.9%	1'074
14	Gächlingen	23%	1'043
15	Neunkirch	22.7%	2'704
16	Schaffhausen	22.4%	39'228
17	Thayngen	22.2%	5'925
18	Merishausen	22.1%	907
19	Oberhallau	21.5%	455
20	Lohn	21.4%	763
21	Beringen	21.2%	5'396
22	Löhningen	20.6%	1'658
23	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	20.1%	12'198
24	Ramsen	19.6%	1'697
25	Stetten	18.4%	1'485
26	Bargen	17.7%	339

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents aged 65 and over, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). The inverse reading — the youngest municipalities — is at the bottom of the table.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Schaffhausen has the oldest population?: Stein am Rhein has the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Schaffhausen: 28.6% as of 2025.
How is the age structure measured?: We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.