How is the share of women measured?

It is the share of female residents among the permanent resident population, from the BFS STATPOP register.

Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Ticino (2025)

Muralto has the highest share of women in canton Ticino: 54.7% (2025). It is followed by Sorengo (54%) and Minusio (53.5%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Women	Residents
1	Muralto	54.7%	2'513
2	Sorengo	54%	2'153
3	Minusio	53.5%	7'273
4	Ascona	53.3%	5'290
5	Dalpe	53.2%	188
6	Caslano	52.9%	4'393
7	Coldrerio	52.9%	2'838
8	Muzzano	52.8%	775
9	Origlio	52.8%	1'534
10	Terre di Pedemonte	52.7%	2'646
11	Locarno	52.6%	16'463
12	Magliaso	52.6%	1'609
13	Massagno	52.6%	6'976
14	Savosa	52.6%	2'315
15	Agno	52.5%	4'582
16	Morbio Inferiore	52.5%	4'437
17	Cevio	52.4%	1'083
18	Cureglia	52.2%	1'484
19	Neggio	52.2%	322
20	Porza	52.2%	1'696
21	Tenero-Contra	52.1%	3'417
22	Vezia	52.1%	1'957
23	Arogno	51.8%	931
24	Collina d'Oro	51.8%	4'932
25	Lamone	51.7%	1'748
26	Pura	51.7%	1'368
27	Alto Malcantone	51.7%	1'374
28	Balerna	51.7%	3'415
29	Losone	51.6%	6'780
30	Orselina	51.6%	682
31	Lugano	51.6%	63'691
32	Comano	51.5%	2'194
33	Vernate	51.5%	618
34	Bellinzona	51.4%	45'828
35	Brione sopra Minusio	51.4%	432
36	Bedano	51.4%	1'501
37	Ponte Capriasca	51.3%	1'965
38	Verzasca	51.3%	749
39	Bioggio	51.2%	2'802
40	Mendrisio	51.2%	15'076
41	Gravesano	51.1%	1'416
42	Tresa	51.1%	3'147
43	Cademario	51%	784
44	Canobbio	51%	2'403
45	Breggia	51%	1'842
46	Avegno Gordevio	51%	1'525
47	Isone	50.9%	407
48	Lumino	50.9%	1'712
49	Brissago	50.9%	1'577
50	Tesserete	50.9%	6'702
51	Castel San Pietro	50.9%	2'241
52	Novazzano	50.9%	2'339
53	Acquarossa	50.8%	1'781
54	Maggia	50.7%	2'686
55	Aranno	50.6%	348
56	Vacallo	50.6%	3'511
57	Lema	50.6%	2'667
58	Mergoscia	50.5%	194
59	Chiasso	50.5%	7'677
60	Sant'Antonino	50.4%	2'655
61	Torricella-Taverne	50.4%	3'128
62	Riva San Vitale	50.4%	2'740
63	Faido	50.3%	2'706
64	Gordola	50.3%	4'877
65	Val Mara	50.3%	3'048
66	Centovalli	50.3%	1'049
67	Manno	50.2%	1'381
68	Cadempino	50.1%	1'601
69	Arbedo-Castione	50%	5'211
70	Cugnasco-Gerra	50%	2'838
71	Stabio	50%	4'518
72	Morcote	49.9%	681
73	Gambarogno	49.9%	4'977
74	Personico	49.7%	320
75	Melide	49.6%	1'812
76	Mezzovico-Vira	49.6%	1'418
77	Riviera	49.6%	4'262
78	Onsernone	49.5%	643
79	Monteceneri	49.3%	4'746
80	Blenio	49%	1'752
81	Serravalle	49%	2'052
82	Biasca	49%	6'213
83	Bissone	48.7%	945
84	Paradiso	48.6%	4'806
85	Pollegio	48.5%	919
86	Grancia	48.4%	457
87	Quinto	48.2%	1'289
88	Brusino Arsizio	48%	467
89	Cadenazzo	47.6%	3'139
90	Lavizzara	47.4%	504
91	Giornico	47.2%	1'761
92	Lavertezzo	47.2%	1'235
93	Vico Morcote	47%	398
94	Airolo	46.9%	1'443
95	Ronco sopra Ascona	46.3%	516
96	Linescio	45.2%	42
97	Bedretto	44%	116
98	Campo (Vallemaggia)	42.6%	47
99	Cerentino	41%	39
100	Bosco/Gurin	37.2%	43

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share 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 Ticino has the highest share of women?: Muralto has the highest share of women in canton Ticino: 54.7% 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.