Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The fastest-shrinking municipalities in canton Thurgau
National ranking →Uttwil is shrinking fastest in canton Thurgau: its population fell -2.5 % in 2025. Next come Berlingen (-1.7 %) and Schlatt (-1.6 %). The basis is the year’s population change. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
Ranking
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttwil | -2.5% | 1'873 |
| 2 | Berlingen | -1.7% | 941 |
| 3 | Schlatt | -1.6% | 1'857 |
| 4 | Wilen | -1.5% | 2'469 |
| 5 | Dozwil | -1.1% | 724 |
| 6 | Hüttlingen | -0.9% | 898 |
| 7 | Warth-Weiningen | -0.6% | 1'467 |
| 8 | Bussnang | -0.6% | 2'599 |
| 9 | Steckborn | -0.4% | 4'036 |
| 10 | Hüttwilen | -0.4% | 1'776 |
| 11 | Wagenhausen | -0.3% | 1'852 |
| 12 | Altnau | -0.2% | 2'351 |
| 13 | Kesswil | -0.1% | 1'004 |
| 14 | Eschlikon | -0.1% | 4'913 |
| 15 | Salmsach | 0% | 1'631 |
| 16 | Pfyn | 0% | 2'259 |
| 17 | Kradolf-Schönenberg | 0.1% | 3'935 |
| 18 | Münsterlingen | 0.1% | 3'726 |
| 19 | Bichelsee-Balterswil | 0.1% | 3'034 |
| 20 | Wuppenau | 0.2% | 1'215 |
| 21 | Hefenhofen | 0.3% | 1'344 |
| 22 | Romanshorn | 0.3% | 11'982 |
| 23 | Arbon | 0.3% | 16'407 |
| 24 | Bischofszell | 0.3% | 6'438 |
| 25 | Affeltrangen | 0.4% | 2'890 |
| 26 | Frauenfeld | 0.4% | 27'201 |
| 27 | Diessenhofen | 0.5% | 4'157 |
| 28 | Ermatingen | 0.5% | 3'799 |
| 29 | Herdern | 0.5% | 1'182 |
| 30 | Roggwil | 0.6% | 3'471 |
| 31 | Rickenbach | 0.6% | 3'078 |
| 32 | Schönholzerswilen | 0.6% | 872 |
| 33 | Kreuzlingen | 0.6% | 23'550 |
| 34 | Amlikon-Bissegg | 0.6% | 1'423 |
| 35 | Wäldi | 0.7% | 1'179 |
| 36 | Hauptwil-Gottshaus | 0.8% | 2'121 |
| 37 | Sulgen | 0.8% | 4'186 |
| 38 | Bettwiesen | 1% | 1'355 |
| 39 | Lengwil | 1% | 1'814 |
| 40 | Münchwilen | 1.1% | 6'043 |
| 41 | Mammern | 1.1% | 712 |
| 42 | Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf | 1.2% | 2'655 |
| 43 | Weinfelden | 1.2% | 12'652 |
| 44 | Erlen | 1.2% | 4'028 |
| 45 | Tobel-Tägerschen | 1.2% | 1'751 |
| 46 | Aadorf | 1.3% | 9'924 |
| 47 | Wigoltingen | 1.3% | 2'674 |
| 48 | Eschenz | 1.5% | 1'951 |
| 49 | Wängi | 1.5% | 5'141 |
| 50 | Egnach | 1.5% | 5'259 |
| 51 | Homburg | 1.5% | 1'597 |
| 52 | Braunau | 1.7% | 919 |
| 53 | Birwinken | 1.7% | 1'452 |
| 54 | Stettfurt | 1.7% | 1'298 |
| 55 | Basadingen-Schlattingen | 1.7% | 1'935 |
| 56 | Lommis | 1.8% | 1'355 |
| 57 | Amriswil | 1.8% | 15'225 |
| 58 | Bürglen | 1.9% | 4'252 |
| 59 | Raperswilen | 1.9% | 429 |
| 60 | Müllheim | 1.9% | 3'403 |
| 61 | Tägerwilen | 1.9% | 5'558 |
| 62 | Thundorf | 2% | 1'771 |
| 63 | Märstetten | 2% | 3'067 |
| 64 | Horn | 2% | 3'228 |
| 65 | Sirnach | 2.3% | 8'387 |
| 66 | Hohentannen | 2.3% | 670 |
| 67 | Felben-Wellhausen | 2.5% | 3'312 |
| 68 | Bottighofen | 2.6% | 2'765 |
| 69 | Gachnang | 3.1% | 4'778 |
| 70 | Kemmental | 3.1% | 2'924 |
| 71 | Langrickenbach | 3.2% | 1'551 |
| 72 | Salenstein | 3.3% | 1'502 |
| 73 | Sommeri | 3.4% | 696 |
| 74 | Gottlieben | 3.5% | 359 |
| 75 | Fischingen | 3.9% | 3'145 |
| 76 | Berg | 4.7% | 3'757 |
| 77 | Neunforn | 5.2% | 1'170 |
| 78 | Güttingen | 5.9% | 1'905 |
| 79 | Matzingen | 5.9% | 3'355 |
| 80 | Uesslingen-Buch | 9% | 1'242 |
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 Thurgau is shrinking fastest?
- Uttwil: -2.5 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Thurgau. 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.