Vaduz: population and official figures
Vaduz is a municipality of Liechtenstein, number 2 of 11 by population. Vaduz had 6,032 permanent residents at the end of 2024, 14.8% of Liechtenstein's 40,886, the 2nd largest of 11 municipalities by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Vaduz: Vaduz had 12,102 workplaces at 31 December 2024, 26.1% of the 46,364 jobs in Liechtenstein and the most of 11 municipalities.
- Poverty and living standards in Vaduz: The 2020 census counted 2,913 occupied dwellings in Vaduz, 17% more than in 2010, with 1.97 residents per occupied dwelling (the lowest of 11).
- Government budget and revenue in Vaduz: The municipality of Vaduz took in CHF 91.6 million on its current account in 2024 and spent CHF 76.4 million, leaving a current surplus of CHF 15.2 million (CHF 2,524 per resident, the 2nd highest of 11).
- Government and politics in Vaduz: The Gemeindevorsteher (mayor) of Vaduz, directly elected in the municipal elections of 2023 for 2023-2027, comes from the Patriotic Union (VU).
Is the population of Vaduz growing?
Between the end of 2018 and the end of 2024 the population of Vaduz changed from 5,624 to 6,032 (+7.3%), the 4th fastest growth of 11; Liechtenstein as a whole grew by 6.5%.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many foreigners live in Vaduz?
Foreign nationals made up 42.3% of Vaduz's residents at the end of 2024 (national share 35.1%), the highest of 11 and up from 41.2% a year earlier.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Vaduz?
Vaduz had 5 general practitioners and 26 specialists in 19 practices in 2024, 51.4 doctors per 10,000 residents, the highest of 11.
Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copyMore figures
- Vaduz covers 17.3 km² in the Oberland electoral district, which gives 348 residents per km² in 2024, the 3rd highest density of 11 municipalities (national average 255). Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- In 2024 Vaduz recorded 60 live births and 62 deaths, and net migration of +208 people, so its population rose by 206 over the year. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
- 10 of Liechtenstein's 57 practising dentists worked in Vaduz in 2024, in 7 practices. Source: Amt für Statistik, Fürstentum Liechtenstein · saved copy
Other municipalities of Liechtenstein
- Schaan 6,287
- 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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