Schaan: population and official figures
Schaan is a municipality of Liechtenstein, the largest of 11 by population. Schaan had 6,287 permanent residents at the end of 2024, 15.4% of Liechtenstein's 40,886, the largest of 11 municipalities by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Schaan: Schaan had 11,369 workplaces at 31 December 2024, 24.5% of the 46,364 jobs in Liechtenstein and the 2nd most of 11 municipalities.
- Poverty and living standards in Schaan: The 2020 census counted 2,782 occupied dwellings in Schaan, 10% more than in 2010, with 2.17 residents per occupied dwelling (the 2nd lowest of 11).
- Government budget and revenue in Schaan: The municipality of Schaan took in CHF 88.5 million on its current account in 2024 and spent CHF 62.4 million, leaving a current surplus of CHF 26.1 million (CHF 4,147 per resident, the highest of 11).
- Government and politics in Schaan: The Gemeindevorsteher (mayor) of Schaan, directly elected in the municipal elections of 2023 for 2023-2027, comes from the Patriotic Union (VU).
Is the population of Schaan growing?
Between the end of 2018 and the end of 2024 the population of Schaan changed from 6,014 to 6,287 (+4.5%), the 3rd slowest growth of 11; Liechtenstein as a whole grew by 6.5%.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many foreigners live in Schaan?
Foreign nationals made up 37.8% of Schaan's residents at the end of 2024 (national share 35.1%), the 4th highest of 11 and up from 37.1% a year earlier.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Schaan?
Schaan had 6 general practitioners and 23 specialists in 23 practices in 2024, 46.1 doctors per 10,000 residents, the 2nd highest of 11.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyMore figures
- Schaan covers 26.9 km² in the Oberland electoral district, which gives 234 residents per km² in 2024, the 4th lowest density of 11 municipalities (national average 255). Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- In 2024 Schaan recorded 42 live births and 53 deaths, and net migration of +189 people, so its population rose by 178 over the year. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- 22 of Liechtenstein's 57 practising dentists worked in Schaan in 2024, in 8 practices. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
Other municipalities of Liechtenstein
- Vaduz 6,032
- Triesen 5,701
- Balzers 4,804
- Eschen 4,730
- Mauren 4,632
- Triesenberg 2,703
- Ruggell 2,555
- 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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