Ruggell: population and official figures
Ruggell is a municipality of Liechtenstein, number 8 of 11 by population. Ruggell had 2,555 permanent residents at the end of 2024, 6.2% of Liechtenstein's 40,886, the 4th smallest of 11 municipalities by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Ruggell: Ruggell had 2,205 workplaces at 31 December 2024, 4.8% of the 46,364 jobs in Liechtenstein and the 4th fewest of 11 municipalities.
- Poverty and living standards in Ruggell: The 2020 census counted 975 occupied dwellings in Ruggell, 27% more than in 2010, with 2.47 residents per occupied dwelling (the 2nd highest of 11).
- Government budget and revenue in Ruggell: The municipality of Ruggell took in CHF 22.7 million on its current account in 2024 and spent CHF 19.0 million, leaving a current surplus of CHF 3.7 million (CHF 1,462 per resident, the 5th highest of 11).
- Government and politics in Ruggell: The Gemeindevorsteher (mayor) of Ruggell, directly elected in the municipal elections of 2023 for 2023-2027, comes from the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP).
Is the population of Ruggell growing?
Between the end of 2018 and the end of 2024 the population of Ruggell changed from 2,276 to 2,555 (+12.3%), the fastest growth of 11; Liechtenstein as a whole grew by 6.5%.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many foreigners live in Ruggell?
Foreign nationals made up 27.9% of Ruggell's residents at the end of 2024 (national share 35.1%), the 4th lowest of 11 and up from 27.5% a year earlier.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Ruggell?
Ruggell had 1 general practitioners and 1 specialists in 2 practices in 2024, 7.8 doctors per 10,000 residents, the 3rd lowest of 11.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyMore figures
- Ruggell covers 7.4 km² in the Unterland electoral district, which gives 346 residents per km² in 2024, the 4th highest density of 11 municipalities (national average 255). Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- In 2024 Ruggell recorded 31 live births and 9 deaths, and net migration of +10 people, so its population rose by 32 over the year. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- 2 of Liechtenstein's 57 practising dentists worked in Ruggell in 2024, in 2 practices. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
Other municipalities of Liechtenstein
- Schaan 6,287
- Vaduz 6,032
- Triesen 5,701
- Balzers 4,804
- Eschen 4,730
- Mauren 4,632
- Triesenberg 2,703
- Gamprin 1,782
- Schellenberg 1,169
- Planken 491
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Sources
- Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein: Statistisches Jahrbuch Liechtensteins 2026 (tables T_1.1_02, T_2.1_01, T_2.1_03, T_2.2_10, T_2.2_11, T_2.3_02, T_5.2_02, T_5.2_03, T_6.2_01, T_8.1_12, T_10.1_26, T_10.1_27), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 55eec612904f…)
- Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein: Statistisches Jahrbuch Liechtensteins 2025 (2023 values of tables T_2.1_03, T_5.2_02, T_5.2_03, T_8.1_12), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 07de2024e769…)
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