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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden (2025)
National ranking →Stans has the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden: 50.1% (2025). It is followed by Oberdorf (50%) and Buochs (49.3%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stans | 50.1% | 8'565 |
| 2 | Oberdorf | 50% | 3'095 |
| 3 | Buochs | 49.3% | 5'607 |
| 4 | Beckenried | 49.2% | 3'770 |
| 5 | Ennetbürgen | 48.9% | 5'361 |
| 6 | Ennetmoos | 48.7% | 2'313 |
| 7 | Stansstad | 48.7% | 4'916 |
| 8 | Dallenwil | 47.8% | 1'856 |
| 9 | Emmetten | 47.8% | 1'691 |
| 10 | Wolfenschiessen | 47.5% | 2'174 |
| 11 | Hergiswil | 47% | 6'316 |
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 Nidwalden has the highest share of women?
- Stans has the highest share of women in canton Nidwalden: 50.1% 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.