Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The fastest-shrinking municipalities in canton Nidwalden
National ranking →Ennetmoos is shrinking fastest in canton Nidwalden: its population fell -1.1 % in 2025. Next come Dallenwil (-0.8 %) and Oberdorf (-0.1 %). The basis is the year’s population change. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
Ranking
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ennetmoos | -1.1% | 2'313 |
| 2 | Dallenwil | -0.8% | 1'856 |
| 3 | Oberdorf | -0.1% | 3'095 |
| 4 | Stansstad | -0.1% | 4'916 |
| 5 | Hergiswil | 0.3% | 6'316 |
| 6 | Ennetbürgen | 0.6% | 5'361 |
| 7 | Stans | 0.7% | 8'565 |
| 8 | Emmetten | 1.4% | 1'691 |
| 9 | Beckenried | 1.6% | 3'770 |
| 10 | Buochs | 2.3% | 5'607 |
| 11 | Wolfenschiessen | 2.5% | 2'174 |
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 Nidwalden is shrinking fastest?
- Ennetmoos: -1.1 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Nidwalden. 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.