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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Schwyz (2025)
National ranking →Ingenbohl has the highest share of women in canton Schwyz: 51% (2025). It is followed by Wangen (50.1%) and Alpthal (50.1%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingenbohl | 51% | 9'599 |
| 2 | Wangen | 50.1% | 5'574 |
| 3 | Alpthal | 50.1% | 641 |
| 4 | Einsiedeln | 50% | 16'667 |
| 5 | Innerthal | 50% | 194 |
| 6 | Lachen | 49.8% | 9'448 |
| 7 | Steinen | 49.7% | 3'762 |
| 8 | Schwyz | 49.4% | 16'735 |
| 9 | Arth | 49.1% | 12'616 |
| 10 | Galgenen | 49% | 5'506 |
| 11 | Tuggen | 48.9% | 3'491 |
| 12 | Küssnacht | 48.6% | 14'185 |
| 13 | Illgau | 48.6% | 819 |
| 14 | Altendorf | 48.5% | 7'539 |
| 15 | Muotathal | 48.4% | 3'604 |
| 16 | Rothenthurm | 48.3% | 2'604 |
| 17 | Unteriberg | 48.2% | 2'524 |
| 18 | Schübelbach | 48.1% | 9'919 |
| 19 | Gersau | 48% | 2'505 |
| 20 | Lauerz | 48% | 1'165 |
| 21 | Reichenburg | 47.8% | 4'142 |
| 22 | Riemenstalden | 47.7% | 88 |
| 23 | Steinerberg | 47.7% | 954 |
| 24 | Sattel | 47.4% | 2'097 |
| 25 | Freienbach | 47.1% | 17'100 |
| 26 | Oberiberg | 47.1% | 941 |
| 27 | Wollerau | 46.4% | 7'631 |
| 28 | Feusisberg | 45.7% | 5'588 |
| 29 | Morschach | 45.6% | 1'402 |
| 30 | Vorderthal | 45.3% | 1'032 |
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 Schwyz has the highest share of women?
- Ingenbohl has the highest share of women in canton Schwyz: 51% 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.