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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton St. Gallen (2025)
National ranking →Weesen has the highest share of women in canton St. Gallen: 52.7% (2025). It is followed by Wittenbach (51.1%) and Goldach (51.1%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weesen | 52.7% | 1'895 |
| 2 | Wittenbach | 51.1% | 10'157 |
| 3 | Goldach | 51.1% | 9'872 |
| 4 | Tübach | 51% | 1'587 |
| 5 | Rapperswil-Jona | 51% | 28'836 |
| 6 | Gaiserwald | 50.9% | 8'828 |
| 7 | Wil | 50.6% | 25'444 |
| 8 | Amden | 50.5% | 1'896 |
| 9 | Untereggen | 50.4% | 1'035 |
| 10 | Schänis | 50.4% | 4'213 |
| 11 | Uznach | 50.4% | 7'114 |
| 12 | Ebnat-Kappel | 50.4% | 5'353 |
| 13 | St. Gallen | 50.3% | 79'487 |
| 14 | Berg | 50.3% | 1'021 |
| 15 | Eggersriet | 50.3% | 2'370 |
| 16 | Gossau | 50.3% | 18'943 |
| 17 | Marbach | 50.2% | 2'147 |
| 18 | Grabs | 50.2% | 7'535 |
| 19 | Sargans | 50.2% | 6'670 |
| 20 | Wattwil | 50.2% | 9'262 |
| 21 | Walenstadt | 50.1% | 6'083 |
| 22 | Mels | 50% | 9'581 |
| 23 | Degersheim | 50% | 4'209 |
| 24 | Berneck | 49.9% | 4'026 |
| 25 | Schmerikon | 49.9% | 4'168 |
| 26 | Quarten | 49.8% | 3'118 |
| 27 | Rorschacherberg | 49.7% | 7'741 |
| 28 | Steinach | 49.7% | 3'579 |
| 29 | Mörschwil | 49.6% | 3'702 |
| 30 | Vilters-Wangs | 49.6% | 5'168 |
| 31 | Zuzwil | 49.6% | 4'994 |
| 32 | Flums | 49.5% | 5'458 |
| 33 | Flawil | 49.5% | 10'672 |
| 34 | Andwil | 49.5% | 2'117 |
| 35 | Au | 49.4% | 8'771 |
| 36 | Bad Ragaz | 49.4% | 6'836 |
| 37 | Neckertal | 49.4% | 6'446 |
| 38 | Jonschwil | 49.4% | 3'979 |
| 39 | Oberuzwil | 49.4% | 6'864 |
| 40 | Niederhelfenschwil | 49.4% | 3'309 |
| 41 | Rheineck | 49.3% | 3'566 |
| 42 | Widnau | 49.3% | 10'485 |
| 43 | Kaltbrunn | 49.3% | 5'128 |
| 44 | Gommiswald | 49.3% | 5'838 |
| 45 | Nesslau | 49.3% | 3'937 |
| 46 | Uzwil | 49.3% | 14'676 |
| 47 | Muolen | 49.2% | 1'251 |
| 48 | Altstätten | 49.2% | 12'788 |
| 49 | Eschenbach | 49.2% | 10'401 |
| 50 | Diepoldsau | 49.1% | 6'933 |
| 51 | Balgach | 49% | 5'229 |
| 52 | Buchs | 49% | 14'287 |
| 53 | Wartau | 49% | 5'617 |
| 54 | Bütschwil-Ganterschwil | 49% | 5'385 |
| 55 | Waldkirch | 49% | 3'581 |
| 56 | Häggenschwil | 48.8% | 1'432 |
| 57 | Eichberg | 48.8% | 1'614 |
| 58 | Rebstein | 48.8% | 5'084 |
| 59 | Gams | 48.8% | 3'736 |
| 60 | Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann | 48.8% | 2'614 |
| 61 | Sevelen | 48.7% | 5'405 |
| 62 | Rorschach | 48.5% | 10'389 |
| 63 | Thal | 48.5% | 7'217 |
| 64 | Oberriet | 48.5% | 9'417 |
| 65 | Benken | 48.4% | 3'119 |
| 66 | Lütisburg | 48.4% | 1'647 |
| 67 | Kirchberg | 48.3% | 9'879 |
| 68 | Rüthi | 48.2% | 2'667 |
| 69 | Oberbüren | 48% | 4'762 |
| 70 | Mosnang | 47.9% | 2'936 |
| 71 | Lichtensteig | 47.8% | 2'157 |
| 72 | St. Margrethen | 47.3% | 6'731 |
| 73 | Sennwald | 47.2% | 6'428 |
| 74 | Pfäfers | 47.2% | 1'647 |
| 75 | Niederbüren | 46.8% | 1'571 |
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 St. Gallen has the highest share of women?
- Weesen has the highest share of women in canton St. Gallen: 52.7% 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.