St. Gallen

Canton in Switzerland

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Name	Status	Population Census 1980-12-02	Population Census 1990-12-04	Population Census 2000-12-05	Population Estimate 2010-12-31	Population Estimate 2020-12-31	Population Estimate 2024-12-31
St. Gallen	Canton	391,995	427,501	452,837	478,907	514,504	539,944
Wahlkreis Rheintal	District	50,927	55,676	61,644	67,509	74,372	78,858	→
Wahlkreis Rorschach	District	34,463	37,263	38,382	41,047	43,928	45,822	→
Wahlkreis Sarganserland	District	29,646	32,630	35,339	37,775	41,490	44,243	→
Wahlkreis See-Gaster	District	44,842	52,581	57,906	62,499	68,425	72,084	→
Wahlkreis St. Gallen	District	110,167	113,928	114,305	117,823	122,903	127,169	→
Wahlkreis Toggenburg	District	40,784	44,019	45,907	45,056	46,954	49,290	→
Wahlkreis Werdenberg	District	25,808	29,503	33,004	35,644	39,993	42,586	→
Wahlkreis Wil	District	55,358	61,901	66,350	71,554	76,439	79,892	→
Schweiz (Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra, Helvetia) [Switzerland]	Confederation	6,365,960	6,873,687	7,288,010	7,870,134	8,670,300	9,048,905

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: The population figures for 2024 are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	269,080
Females	266,034

Gender (E 2023)
Males	269,080
Females	266,034

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	98,586
18-64 years	333,548
65+ years	102,980

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	98,586
18-64 years	333,548
65+ years	102,980

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	1460	3289
80-89 years	10194	13903
70-79 years	21480	23612
60-69 years	31809	32772
50-59 years	37636	37100
40-49 years	36013	34227
30-39 years	40114	37036
20-29 years	33980	31101
10-19 years	28033	26232
0-9 years	28361	26762

Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years	4,749
80-89 years	24,097
70-79 years	45,092
60-69 years	64,581
50-59 years	74,736
40-49 years	70,240
30-39 years	77,150
20-29 years	65,081
10-19 years	54,265
0-9 years	55,123

Citizenship	Persons
Switzerland	393,155
Germany	26,258
France	699
Italy	15,495
Portugal	5,894
EU (others)	33,320
Europe (non-EU countries)	42,576
Africa	5,468
Asia	9,719
Other Citizenship	2,400

Citizenship (E 2023)
Switzerland	393,155
Germany	26,258
France	699
Italy	15,495
Portugal	5,894
EU (others)	33,320
Europe (non-EU countries)	42,576
Africa	5,468
Asia	9,719
Other Citizenship	2,400