Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The fastest-shrinking municipalities in canton Uri
National ranking →Hospental is shrinking fastest in canton Uri: its population fell -2.2 % in 2025. Next come Seelisberg (-1.6 %) and Wassen (-1.4 %). The basis is the year’s population change. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
Ranking
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospental | -2.2% | 176 |
| 2 | Seelisberg | -1.6% | 724 |
| 3 | Wassen | -1.4% | 425 |
| 4 | Unterschächen | -1.2% | 737 |
| 5 | Flüelen | -1.1% | 2'048 |
| 6 | Spiringen | -1% | 872 |
| 7 | Attinghausen | -0.3% | 1'781 |
| 8 | Seedorf | -0.2% | 2'054 |
| 9 | Isenthal | 0.4% | 461 |
| 10 | Bürglen | 0.6% | 3'923 |
| 11 | Erstfeld | 0.6% | 3'985 |
| 12 | Schattdorf | 1% | 5'555 |
| 13 | Sisikon | 1% | 399 |
| 14 | Altdorf | 1.5% | 10'618 |
| 15 | Andermatt | 1.6% | 1'603 |
| 16 | Silenen | 2.1% | 2'080 |
| 17 | Gurtnellen | 2.9% | 501 |
| 18 | Göschenen | 5.2% | 482 |
| 19 | Realp | 5.4% | 157 |
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 Uri is shrinking fastest?
- Hospental: -2.2 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Uri. 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.