Which municipality in canton Zug is shrinking fastest?

Neuheim: -0.2 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Zug. 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.

Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The fastest-shrinking municipalities in canton Zug

National ranking →

Neuheim is shrinking fastest in canton Zug: its population fell -0.2 % in 2025. Next come Zug (0.1 %) and Hünenberg (0.1 %). The basis is the year’s population change. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).

Ranking

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Population change	Residents
1	Neuheim	-0.2%	2'523
2	Zug	0.1%	32'160
3	Hünenberg	0.1%	8'985
4	Unterägeri	0.3%	9'527
5	Walchwil	0.5%	4'013
6	Steinhausen	0.5%	10'449
7	Cham	1.3%	18'518
8	Risch	1.3%	11'830
9	Oberägeri	1.4%	6'670
10	Baar	2.1%	25'519
11	Menzingen	2.6%	4'824

BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS

Change 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 Zug is shrinking fastest?: Neuheim: -0.2 % population in 2025 — the steepest decline of any municipality in canton Zug. 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.