Appenzell Innerrhoden: population, economy and official figures

Appenzell Innerrhoden is a canton in Ostschweiz, Switzerland. Appenzell Innerrhoden had 16,733 residents on 1 January 2025, 1.3% of Ostschweiz and 0.18% of Switzerland; the smallest of 26 cantons in Switzerland.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Appenzell Innerrhoden: The local economy produced €1.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2022.
• Health in Appenzell Innerrhoden: Health spending by the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden reached CHF 32.58 million in 2024, CHF 1,947 per resident, 7th highest of 26 cantons and 17.4% of cantonal spending.
• Education in Appenzell Innerrhoden: In 2024 the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden spent CHF 27.65 million on education, 14.7% of its budget and CHF 1,652 per resident, 5th lowest of 26 cantons (all cantons: CHF 3,423).
• Poverty and living standards in Appenzell Innerrhoden: Social security cost the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden CHF 31.08 million in 2024, or CHF 1,857 per resident, 6th lowest of 26 cantons; health-insurance premium subsidies and other sickness benefits accounted for CHF 8.25 million of it.
• Government budget and revenue in Appenzell Innerrhoden: In 2024 the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden spent CHF 187.57 million in total, or CHF 11,209 per resident, 13th lowest of 26 cantons (all cantons: CHF 12,109 per resident).
• Government and politics in Appenzell Innerrhoden: The canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden is run by a 7-member cantonal government, elected in 2024, and a 50-seat cantonal parliament, last elected in 2023.

More figures

• In 2025 Appenzell Innerrhoden recorded 153 live births and 150 deaths, a natural increase of 3, while 769 people moved in and 610 moved out, a net migration gain of 159. Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS) · saved copy

Figures come from Switzerland's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other cantons in Ostschweiz

• St. Gallen 540,036
• Thurgau 299,509
• Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun 206,138
• Schaffhausen 88,667
• Appenzell Ausserrhoden 56,705
• Glarus 42,371

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): Angebot der Krankenhäuser nach Grossregion, Kanton und Betriebstyp, 2010-2024 (Krankenhausstatistik, px-x-1404010100_102), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 48e34cd9539b…)
• Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): Kantonale Parlamentswahlen: Mandatsverteilung nach Parteien, Geschlecht und Kantonen (elections counted up to 4 October 2026), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fd812b0d11ac…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)
• Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): Kantonale Regierungswahlen: Mandatsverteilung nach Partei und Kanton (T 17.02.06.01, elections counted up to 18 October 2026), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0f5f46a4367…)
• Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF): Detaillierte Daten FS und GFS Modell: Standardauswertungen (financial statistics of the Confederation, cantons, communes and social insurance, 1990-2024; standardauswertung.csv with its codelist, saved zipped), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5fec658d1506…)
• Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): WSH: Unterstützungseinheiten, Sozialhilfebeziehende und Sozialhilfequote der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, 2005-2024 (T 13.05.01.01.01), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 12ff5cd56e28…)
• Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS): Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung, nach Kanton und Stadt, 1999-2025 (T 01.02.04.01), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 482963fd4ff7…)

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