Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The fastest-shrinking municipalities in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
National ranking →Schlatt-Haslen is shrinking fastest in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden: its population fell -2.5 % in 2025. Next come Oberegg (-0.1 %) and Gonten (0.4 %). The basis is the year’s population change. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
Ranking
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schlatt-Haslen | -2.5% | 1'091 |
| 2 | Oberegg | -0.1% | 1'934 |
| 3 | Gonten | 0.4% | 1'480 |
| 4 | Schwende-Rüte | 1.4% | 6'194 |
| 5 | Appenzell | 1.6% | 6'191 |
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. This ranking shows the same measure from the other end: the steepest declines first. A negative value means shrinkage.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden is shrinking fastest?
- Schlatt-Haslen: -2.5 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
- Why do some municipalities shrink?
- The year’s population change comes from births, deaths and in/out-migration (FSO BEVNAT). When deaths and departures outweigh births and arrivals, the population falls. The percentage makes small and large municipalities comparable.