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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Lucerne (2025)
National ranking →Meggen has the highest share of women in canton Lucerne: 51.7% (2025). It is followed by Roggliswil (51.6%) and Horw (51.5%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meggen | 51.7% | 7'718 |
| 2 | Roggliswil | 51.6% | 785 |
| 3 | Horw | 51.5% | 15'939 |
| 4 | Lucerne | 51.3% | 86'699 |
| 5 | Adligenswil | 51.1% | 5'704 |
| 6 | Schüpfheim | 50.9% | 4'287 |
| 7 | Altbüron | 50.9% | 1'013 |
| 8 | Kriens | 50.8% | 30'685 |
| 9 | Sempach | 50.8% | 4'404 |
| 10 | Sursee | 50.8% | 11'118 |
| 11 | Nottwil | 50.7% | 4'104 |
| 12 | Wauwil | 50.7% | 2'683 |
| 13 | Römerswil | 50.6% | 1'804 |
| 14 | Ebikon | 50.6% | 14'737 |
| 15 | Eschenbach | 50.2% | 3'796 |
| 16 | Rothenburg | 50.2% | 7'983 |
| 17 | Ettiswil | 50.2% | 2'877 |
| 18 | Knutwil | 50.1% | 2'499 |
| 19 | Alberswil | 50.1% | 741 |
| 20 | Buchrain | 50% | 7'013 |
| 21 | Udligenswil | 50% | 2'483 |
| 22 | Hildisrieden | 50% | 2'468 |
| 23 | Oberkirch | 50% | 5'213 |
| 24 | Wikon | 50% | 1'491 |
| 25 | Rain | 49.9% | 3'347 |
| 26 | Weggis | 49.9% | 4'874 |
| 27 | Schenkon | 49.9% | 3'163 |
| 28 | Hitzkirch | 49.8% | 6'067 |
| 29 | Hochdorf | 49.8% | 10'158 |
| 30 | Inwil | 49.8% | 2'919 |
| 31 | Gisikon | 49.7% | 1'543 |
| 32 | Root | 49.7% | 6'712 |
| 33 | Beromünster | 49.7% | 6'963 |
| 34 | Eich | 49.7% | 1'779 |
| 35 | Meierskappel | 49.6% | 1'578 |
| 36 | Geuensee | 49.6% | 3'069 |
| 37 | Neuenkirch | 49.6% | 7'243 |
| 38 | Rickenbach | 49.6% | 3'887 |
| 39 | Ballwil | 49.5% | 2'845 |
| 40 | Dierikon | 49.5% | 1'691 |
| 41 | Greppen | 49.4% | 1'228 |
| 42 | Schwarzenberg | 49.4% | 1'808 |
| 43 | Pfaffnau | 49.4% | 2'792 |
| 44 | Zell | 49.4% | 2'264 |
| 45 | Entlebuch | 49.3% | 3'409 |
| 46 | Emmen | 49.3% | 32'777 |
| 47 | Willisau | 49.3% | 9'297 |
| 48 | Egolzwil | 49.2% | 1'667 |
| 49 | Schötz | 49.2% | 4'983 |
| 50 | Escholzmatt-Marbach | 49.1% | 4'587 |
| 51 | Grosswangen | 49.1% | 3'492 |
| 52 | Malters | 49% | 7'930 |
| 53 | Hasle | 48.9% | 1'841 |
| 54 | Romoos | 48.8% | 640 |
| 55 | Ruswil | 48.7% | 7'645 |
| 56 | Triengen | 48.7% | 5'051 |
| 57 | Schongau | 48.6% | 1'055 |
| 58 | Altishofen | 48.6% | 2'040 |
| 59 | Hohenrain | 48.5% | 2'467 |
| 60 | Mauensee | 48.5% | 1'533 |
| 61 | Dagmersellen | 48.5% | 6'144 |
| 62 | Nebikon | 48.5% | 2'959 |
| 63 | Büron | 48.4% | 2'759 |
| 64 | Schlierbach | 48.4% | 994 |
| 65 | Doppleschwand | 48.3% | 843 |
| 66 | Buttisholz | 48.3% | 3'510 |
| 67 | Wolhusen | 48.3% | 4'868 |
| 68 | Vitznau | 48.2% | 1'492 |
| 69 | Hergiswil bei Willisau | 48.2% | 1'934 |
| 70 | Reiden | 48.2% | 7'690 |
| 71 | Werthenstein | 48.1% | 2'161 |
| 72 | Aesch | 48.1% | 1'526 |
| 73 | Ufhusen | 48.1% | 924 |
| 74 | Grossdietwil | 48% | 923 |
| 75 | Luthern | 47.9% | 1'252 |
| 76 | Flühli | 47.5% | 1'918 |
| 77 | Menznau | 47% | 3'168 |
| 78 | Fischbach | 46.8% | 760 |
| 79 | Ermensee | 45.5% | 1'087 |
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
How we measure this
BFS · STATPOPShare of female permanent residents per municipality from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). Small municipalities can show extreme values; the bottom of the table reads as the highest share of men.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Lucerne has the highest share of women?
- Meggen has the highest share of women in canton Lucerne: 51.7% as of 2025.
- How is the share of women measured?
- It is the share of female residents among the permanent resident population, from the BFS STATPOP register.