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 Zug (2025)

Steinhausen has the highest share of women in canton Zug: 50.1% (2025). It is followed by Menzingen (50%) and Unterägeri (49.9%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Women	Residents
1	Steinhausen	50.1%	10'449
2	Menzingen	50%	4'824
3	Unterägeri	49.9%	9'527
4	Hünenberg	49.8%	8'985
5	Oberägeri	49.7%	6'670
6	Cham	49.5%	18'518
7	Baar	49.3%	25'519
8	Risch	48.6%	11'830
9	Zug	48.6%	32'160
10	Walchwil	48.5%	4'013
11	Neuheim	47.6%	2'523

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 Zug has the highest share of women?: Steinhausen has the highest share of women in canton Zug: 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.