District · Thurgau
Münchwilen District: municipalities in numbers
Münchwilen District in Thurgau has 13 municipalities and 51,514 residents across 138 km², or 373 people per km². Population: +12.0% between 2015 and 2025.
- 51,514 residents
- 13 municipalities
- 138 km²
- 373 people/km²
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All municipalities in Münchwilen District
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| Municipality | Population | Population change over 10 years | Population density | Area | Share of foreign nationals | Share of people aged 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadorf | 9,924 | +12.8% | 497.7 people/km² | 19.9 km² | 18.8% | 21.4% |
| Sirnach | 8,387 | +9.3% | 677.5 people/km² | 12.4 km² | 25.7% | 19.1% |
| Münchwilen (TG) | 6,043 | +14.7% | 773.8 people/km² | 7.8 km² | 23.6% | 18.8% |
| Wängi | 5,141 | +12.2% | 313.5 people/km² | 16.4 km² | 19.1% | 18.7% |
| Eschlikon | 4,913 | +14.8% | 792.4 people/km² | 6.2 km² | 16.1% | 20.4% |
| Fischingen | 3,145 | +18.9% | 102.4 people/km² | 30.7 km² | 12.6% | 18.9% |
| Rickenbach (TG) | 3,078 | +11.0% | 1,924 people/km² | 1.6 km² | 40.6% | 17.3% |
| Bichelsee-Balterswil | 3,034 | +8.3% | 247.5 people/km² | 12.3 km² | 13.1% | 19.2% |
| Wilen (TG) | 2,469 | +0.1% | 1,097 people/km² | 2.2 km² | 15.3% | 18.9% |
| Tobel-Tägerschen | 1,751 | +12.5% | 250.1 people/km² | 7.0 km² | 20.7% | 18.7% |
| Bettwiesen | 1,355 | +17.4% | 351.9 people/km² | 3.9 km² | 24.1% | 15.9% |
| Lommis | 1,355 | +10.5% | 157.6 people/km² | 8.6 km² | 15.0% | 18.4% |
| Braunau | 919 | +20.9% | 100.2 people/km² | 9.2 km² | 12.7% | 14.6% |
Münchwilen District compared with the region and the country
Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.
| Indicator | Münchwilen District | Thurgau | Switzerland | Rank among districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 51,514 | 302,806 | 9,127,125 | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Population density | 372.7 people/km² | 350.8 people/km² | 232.4 people/km² | ranked 49 of 137 |
| Area | 138.2 km² | 863.1 km² | 39,266 km² | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Population change over 10 years | 12.0% | 13.2% | 9.6% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Elevation | 547 m | 459 m | 522 m | ranked 59 of 137 |
| Share of foreign nationals | 20.7% | 27.9% | 27.7% | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 65 and over | 19.3% | 20.0% | 19.8% | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Dwellings | 24,207 | 150,781 | 4,927,050 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built before 1946 | 18.5% | 23.6% | 22.4% | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built since 2001 | 32.1% | 29.8% | 24.6% | ranked 24 of 137 |
| Share of single-family houses among residential buildings | 74.7% | 69.2% | 56.9% | ranked 19 of 137 |
| Oil or gas heating systems | 59.8% | 61.9% | 61.7% | ranked 60 of 137 |
| Heat pumps as main heating | 20.3% | 19.9% | 15.5% | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Wood heating systems | 10.7% | 10.7% | 9.3% | ranked 85 of 137 |
| District heating | 6.0% | 4.2% | 7.3% | ranked 43 of 137 |
| Photovoltaic installations | 3,185 | 16,905 | 329,600 | ranked 29 of 137 |
| Installed photovoltaic capacity per 1,000 inhabitants | 1,572 kW | 1,628 kW | 919.4 kW | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar electricity potential | 445.5 GWh/year | 2,818 GWh/year | 64,783 GWh/year | ranked 61 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar potential per inhabitant | 8,648 kWh/inh. | 9,306 kWh/inh. | 7,100 kWh/inh. | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Establishments | 3,460 | 22,185 | 728,011 | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Jobs | 21,058 | 149,746 | 5,679,518 | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Jobs per 1,000 inhabitants | 408.8 | 494.5 | 622.5 | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in services | 61.8% | 64.1% | 73.4% | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in industry and construction | 33.2% | 28.3% | 22.0% | ranked 22 of 137 |
| Entities listed in the commercial register | 3,711 | 23,532 | 762,757 | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Entities in the commercial register per 1,000 inhabitants | 72.0 | 77.7 | 83.6 | ranked 73 of 137 |
| Share of limited companies (AG, GmbH) among registered entities | 68.6% | 68.3% | 68.6% | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Share of sole proprietorships among registered entities | 27.3% | 27.0% | 26.1% | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A or B (very good or good access) | 0.0% | 13.8% | 38.6% | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A, B or C | 28.5% | 44.0% | 61.6% | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings without public transport quality class | 24.5% | 19.6% | 14.3% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Shortest public transport travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 78 min | 88 min | 62 min | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Public transport travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 20 min | 19 min | 26 min | ranked 100 of 137 |
| Shortest car travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 50 min | 60 min | 43 min | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Car travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 14 min | 12 min | 17 min | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year (average) | 83.0 | 528.6 | 17,882 | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.61 | 1.74 | 1.96 | ranked 97 of 137 |
| Accidents with fatalities over ten years | 12 | 74 | 2,147 | ranked 69 of 137 |
| Share of accidents with fatalities or serious injuries | 24.4% | 26.0% | 21.6% | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving bicycles | 26.0% | 27.3% | 27.1% | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving pedestrians | 7.8% | 8.9% | 11.3% | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving motorcycles | 15.7% | 16.2% | 20.6% | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Share of accidents between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. | 10.7% | 8.6% | 9.4% | ranked 30 of 137 |
| Share of accidents on motorways and expressways | 8.3% | 3.5% | 9.5% | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Share of settlement and urban areas | 15.0% | 15.2% | 8.3% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Share of residential areas (houses and apartment blocks) | 5.4% | 4.9% | 3.0% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Share of industrial and commercial areas | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.6% | ranked 32 of 137 |
| Share of transport surfaces (roads, rail, car parks) | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2.5% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Share of recreational and green areas | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Share of agricultural land | 55.6% | 59.4% | 38.2% | ranked 26 of 137 |
| Share of forest | 27.7% | 23.2% | 29.8% | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Settlement area per inhabitant | 445 m²/inh. | 481 m²/inh. | 385 m²/inh. | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Residential area per inhabitant | 160 m²/inh. | 154 m²/inh. | 136 m²/inh. | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Birth rate (live births per year, average over the last 3 years) | 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants | 9.0 per 1,000 inhabitants | 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Death rate (deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 7.0 per 1,000 inhabitants | 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Natural change (births minus deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants | 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Net migration (population change excluding births and deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 12.0 per 1,000 inhabitants | 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 54 of 137 |
| Marriage rate (marriages per year, average over the last 3 years) | 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Divorce rate (divorces per year, average over the last 3 years) | 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Hydroelectric power plants | 4 | 23 | 1,295 | ranked 77 of 120 |
| Installed hydroelectric capacity | 451 kW | 8,641 kW | 11,328,382 kW | ranked 102 of 120 |
| Electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 12 | 55 | 2,009 | ranked 62 of 133 |
| Installed capacity of electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 2,205 kW | 44,392 kW | 15,348,157 kW | ranked 100 of 133 |
| Average temperature in January | 0.2 °C | 0.7 °C | 0.5 °C | ranked 73 of 137 |
| Mean minimum temperature in January | −2.8 °C | −2.0 °C | −2.4 °C | ranked 81 of 137 |
| Average temperature in July | 18.3 °C | 18.9 °C | 18.4 °C | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Mean maximum temperature in July | 23.7 °C | 24.0 °C | 23.8 °C | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Temperature difference between July and January | 18.0 °C | 18.2 °C | 17.9 °C | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Precipitation in winter (December to February) | 239 mm | 196 mm | 236 mm | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Precipitation in summer (June to August) | 372 mm | 342 mm | 372 mm | ranked 64 of 137 |
| Share of summer in annual precipitation | 32.2% | 33.6% | 31.5% | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in winter (share of possible duration) | 25% | 22% | 31% | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in summer (share of possible duration) | 51% | 50% | 52% | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year (average) | 296.6 | 1,794 | 45,384 | ranked 56 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 5.76 | 5.93 | 4.98 | ranked 43 of 137 |
| New dwellings built per year as a percentage of the dwelling stock | 1.23% | 1.19% | 0.92% | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 18.0% | 17.9% | 26.2% | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 22.3% | 23.6% | 16.2% | ranked 49 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived elsewhere one year earlier | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.3% | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Residents who lived in another municipality or abroad one year earlier | 3,381 | 19,465 | 575,222 | ranked 61 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 386 | 3,715 | 136,089 | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another canton one year earlier | 3.0% | 2.1% | 1.4% | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another municipality of the same canton one year earlier | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.4% | ranked 102 of 137 |
| Share of residents who already lived in the municipality one year earlier | 92.5% | 92.6% | 92.7% | ranked 96 of 137 |
| Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day | 4,850 | 79,700 | 4,050,433 | ranked 103 of 120 |
| Average number of rooms per dwelling | 4.15 | 4.03 | 3.59 | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 12.3% | 14.4% | 22.3% | ranked 129 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 3 or 4 rooms | 48.6% | 51.1% | 54.1% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 39.1% | 34.5% | 23.7% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Average dwelling floor area | 120.2 m² | 114.6 m² | 99.0 m² | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings under 60 m² | 8.4% | 10.6% | 18.4% | ranked 129 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings of 120 m² or more | 44.7% | 39.2% | 27.7% | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1946 and 1980 | 23.8% | 25.3% | 34.7% | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1981 and 2000 | 25.6% | 21.5% | 18.5% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings in buildings with 10 or more dwellings | 19.1% | 22.0% | 32.7% | ranked 81 of 137 |
| Fixed internet at 100 Mbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 93% | 92% | 92% | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Fixed internet at 1 Gbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 90% | 82% | 80% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Fibre optic connection (FTTB/FTTH): estimated share of buildings | 77% | 73% | 64% | ranked 33 of 137 |
| 5G coverage by all three operators (outdoors): share of buildings | 94% | 91% | 85% | ranked 26 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a federal nature and landscape inventory | 23.1% | 21.1% | 23.9% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in the federal landscape inventory (BLN/IFP) | 22.8% | 20.6% | 19.4% | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national mires and mire landscapes | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% | ranked 69 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national floodplains | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | ranked 99 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national dry meadows and pastures | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a park of national importance | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.1% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals during the year | 699 | 4,054 | 137,186 | ranked 74 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals per 1,000 inhabitants | 13.6 | 13.4 | 15.0 | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric cars among new cars | 26.0% | 27.4% | 21.4% | ranked 41 of 133 |
| Share of plug-in hybrids among new cars | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | ranked 78 of 133 |
| Share of diesel cars (including non-plug-in hybrids) among new cars | 7.3% | 7.8% | 6.9% | ranked 70 of 133 |
| Agricultural holdings | 346 | 2,347 | 46,270 | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area of holdings based in the municipality | 7,291 ha | 49,152 ha | 1,039,811 ha | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area per holding | 21.1 ha | 20.9 ha | 22.4 ha | ranked 78 of 137 |
| People employed in agriculture | 957 | 7,927 | 145,628 | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Share of organic farms | 12.0% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Share of utilised agricultural area farmed organically | 13.6% | 19.2% | 18.5% | ranked 88 of 137 |
| Share of open arable land in the utilised agricultural area | 20.5% | 38.5% | 26.9% | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Share of permanent crops in the utilised agricultural area | 0.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | ranked 88 of 137 |
| Cattle | 13,113 | 70,150 | 1,528,177 | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Cattle per 100 ha of utilised agricultural area | 180.0 | 142.7 | 147.0 | ranked 27 of 137 |
| Sheep | 5,532 | 20,770 | 355,639 | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Pigs | 16,511 | 147,353 | 1,257,722 | ranked 19 of 137 |
| Poultry | 181,299 | 1,162,604 | 13,499,944 | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Passenger cars owned by private individuals | 564.0 per 1,000 inhabitants | 549.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 456.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Motorcycles owned by private individuals | 102.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | 100.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 85.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric passenger cars | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Share of hybrid passenger cars (plug-in or not) | 9.4% | 9.6% | 12.0% | ranked 93 of 137 |
| Share of conventional diesel passenger cars | 25.0% | 25.5% | 23.9% | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Share of passenger cars owned by legal entities | 12.0% | 12.2% | 13.9% | ranked 60 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings | 533 | 2,590 | 32,915 | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings per 1,000 dwellings | 22.0 | 17.2 | 6.7 | ranked 4 of 137 |
| Share of Minergie-P and Minergie-A among Minergie buildings | 8.0% | 12.8% | 11.8% | ranked 82 of 124 |
| Share of Minergie buildings with the ECO add-on | 0.8% | 1.9% | 3.8% | ranked 75 of 124 |
| Average annual temperature (average over the municipality's territory) | 9.0 °C | 9.5 °C | 9.2 °C | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Change in annual temperature compared with 1961-1990 | 1.2 °C | 1.2 °C | 1.3 °C | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory) | 1,168 mm | 1,018 mm | 1,171 mm | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Change in annual precipitation compared with 1961-1990 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.3% | ranked 53 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration per year (share of possible duration) | 41% | 40% | 44% | ranked 96 of 137 |
| Change in relative sunshine duration compared with 1961-1990 (percentage points) | 4.7 percentage points | 4.7 percentage points | 3.9 percentage points | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Turnout in the National Council elections | 44.8% | 47.1% | 46.9% | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SVP | 41.8% | 39.5% | 27.2% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SP | 6.8% | 10.8% | 19.0% | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: FDP | 10.0% | 11.0% | 14.2% | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Centre | 19.6% | 15.4% | 13.5% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GREENS | 8.0% | 8.5% | 10.0% | ranked 63 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GLP | 5.8% | 6.6% | 7.5% | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Left-wing and green parties | 14.8% | 19.3% | 30.1% | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Traditional conservative and right-wing parties | 74.1% | 68.6% | 57.6% | ranked 29 of 137 |
| Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) | 29 | 150 | 4,129 | ranked 49 of 137 |
| Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 5.6 per 10,000 inh. | 5.0 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 35 of 137 |
| Farm shops (OpenStreetMap) | 16 | 101 | 1,931 | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Car sharing stations (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 20 | 1,445 | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Cemeteries (OpenStreetMap) | 23 | 111 | 2,839 | ranked 35 of 137 |
| Parks (OpenStreetMap) | 30 | 152 | 4,069 | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 5.8 per 10,000 inh. | 5.0 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points (OpenStreetMap) | 106 | 631 | 23,373 | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.06 per 1,000 inh. | 2.08 per 1,000 inh. | 2.54 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Bank branches (OpenStreetMap) | 15 | 83 | 2,173 | ranked 49 of 137 |
| Bank branches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.9 per 10,000 inh. | 2.7 per 10,000 inh. | 2.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) | 26 | 154 | 3,708 | ranked 60 of 137 |
| Petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 5.0 per 10,000 inh. | 5.1 per 10,000 inh. | 4.1 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Fire stations (OpenStreetMap) | 4 | 47 | 1,259 | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Viewpoints (OpenStreetMap) | 14 | 105 | 4,505 | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Tourist attractions (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 29 | 1,660 | ranked 133 of 137 |
| Castles, fortresses and castle ruins (OpenStreetMap) | 2 | 29 | 735 | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres (OpenStreetMap) | 19 | 150 | 3,520 | ranked 63 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 3.7 per 10,000 inh. | 5.0 per 10,000 inh. | 3.9 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Fitness centres (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 32 | 949 | ranked 65 of 137 |
| Ice rinks (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | 3 | 156 | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 194 | 1,054 | 28,795 | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 37.7 per 10,000 inh. | 34.8 per 10,000 inh. | 31.6 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Football pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 35 | 152 | 4,820 | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) | 54 | 396 | 12,922 | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 10.5 per 10,000 inh. | 13.1 per 10,000 inh. | 14.2 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 100 of 137 |
| Theatres and arts centres (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 14 | 715 | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Hospitals and clinics (OpenStreetMap) | 2 | 8 | 296 | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels (OpenStreetMap) | 14 | 121 | 5,436 | ranked 93 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.27 per 1,000 inh. | 0.40 per 1,000 inh. | 0.59 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Campsites (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 21 | 555 | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Museums (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 41 | 1,240 | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Museums per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.2 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Libraries (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 18 | 1,244 | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Libraries per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.0 per 10,000 inh. | 0.6 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Places of worship (OpenStreetMap) | 35 | 226 | 6,978 | ranked 82 of 137 |
| Places of worship per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.68 per 1,000 inh. | 0.75 per 1,000 inh. | 0.75 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Post offices (OpenStreetMap) | 9 | 49 | 1,374 | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Post offices per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.7 per 10,000 inh. | 1.6 per 10,000 inh. | 1.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 65 of 137 |
| Mountain huts and shelters (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 1 | 890 | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Aerial lifts and ski lifts (OpenStreetMap) | 2 | 3 | 1,961 | ranked 64 of 137 |
| Golf courses (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 3 | 133 | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Named peaks (OpenStreetMap) | 18 | 33 | 7,762 | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes (OpenStreetMap) | 85.9 km | 590.3 km | 46,779 km | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 0.62 km/km² | 0.68 km/km² | 1.19 km/km² | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Marked cycling routes (OpenStreetMap) | 85.5 km | 501.9 km | 10,775 km | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Marked mountain bike routes (OpenStreetMap) | 8.6 km | 47.5 km | 8,123 km | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Alpine ski runs (OpenStreetMap) | 1.3 km | 1.6 km | 4,192 km | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Cross-country ski trails (OpenStreetMap) | 0.0 km | 0.0 km | 2,642 km | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails (OpenStreetMap) | 91.2 km | 439.6 km | 53,025 km | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 0.66 km/km² | 0.51 km/km² | 1.35 km/km² | ranked 123 of 137 |
| Employed persons living in the municipality | 25,497 | 145,455 | 4,279,437 | ranked 54 of 137 |
| Employed persons working in the municipality | 16,438 | 118,103 | 4,279,437 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Commuting balance (persons working in the municipality minus employed residents) | −9,059 | −27,352 | 0 | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Share of employed residents who work in another canton | 51.0% | 35.1% | 19.3% | ranked 9 of 137 |
| Road length (excluding national roads) | 601.9 km | 3,684 km | 82,509 km | ranked 53 of 137 |
| Road network density | 4.36 km/km² | 4.27 km/km² | 2.10 km/km² | ranked 32 of 137 |
| Road length per inhabitant | 11.7 m | 12.2 m | 9.1 m | ranked 70 of 137 |
| Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) | 6.0 µg/m³ | 6.5 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ | ranked 63 of 137 |
| Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) | 8.1 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) | 108 µg/m³ | 108 µg/m³ | 109 µg/m³ | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) | 140 | 1,066 | 40,685 | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 2.7 per 1,000 inh. | 3.5 per 1,000 inh. | 4.5 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 113 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps) | 236 | 1,150 | 31,318 | ranked 45 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 4.6 per 1,000 inh. | 3.8 per 1,000 inh. | 3.4 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 19 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) | 5.0 | 56.5 | 4,656 | ranked 73 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.51 | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) | 5.33 M CHF | 71.14 M CHF | 23,213 M CHF | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 31.0 | 132.5 | 4,782 | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.52 | ranked 26 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 42.38 M CHF | 407.24 M CHF | 21,085 M CHF | ranked 59 of 137 |
| Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) | 4 | 22 | 1,647 | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.8 per 10,000 inh. | 0.7 per 10,000 inh. | 1.8 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Schools (OpenStreetMap) | 43 | 250 | 5,940 | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 8.3 per 10,000 inh. | 8.3 per 10,000 inh. | 6.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 35 of 137 |
| Shops (OpenStreetMap) | 207 | 1,634 | 52,017 | ranked 80 of 137 |
| Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 4.0 per 1,000 inh. | 5.4 per 1,000 inh. | 5.7 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Average altitude of the area | 606 m | 515 m | 1,340 m | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Average slope of the terrain | 8.8 ° | 5.9 ° | 19.1 ° | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Share of the area with a slope above 15° | 20.5% | 8.5% | 55.2% | ranked 89 of 137 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) | 0.1% | 10.2% | 7.7% | ranked 125 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) | 0.1% | 12.6% | 9.5% | ranked 127 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) | 0.1% | 13.6% | 10.3% | ranked 128 of 129 |
| Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood | 0.1% | 7.7% | 7.0% | ranked 122 of 129 |
| Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) | 0.0521 g | 0.0542 g | 0.0586 g | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 34.9% | ranked 98 of 137 |
| Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Sealed soil: average imperviousness density | 6.9% | 7.1% | 3.5% | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per 1,000 inhabitants | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | ranked 113 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per km² | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.66 | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Weekday departures per 1,000 inhabitants | 117 | 161 | 268 | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Railway stations and halts | 13 | 76 | 1,730 | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Share of land area that is built-up | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Built-up surface per inhabitant | 112 m²/inh. | 118 m²/inh. | 89 m²/inh. | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 1975 | 119% | 103% | 71% | ranked 29 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 2000 | 44% | 39% | 25% | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Jobs in full-time equivalents (FTE) | 16,090 | 114,173 | 4,404,171 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Employment level (full-time equivalents as a percentage of employees) | 76.4% | 76.2% | 77.5% | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Share of jobs held by women | 44.6% | 46.1% | 46.1% | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in the primary sector | 5.7% | 6.1% | 2.8% | ranked 59 of 137 |
| Change in jobs over ten years | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.6% | ranked 50 of 137 |
| Jobs per establishment | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Change in the number of establishments over ten years | 11.1% | 8.6% | 9.7% | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Share of people under 20 | 21.2% | 20.3% | 19.8% | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 64-year-olds | 59.6% | 59.7% | 60.4% | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 39-year-olds | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.8% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 80 and over | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.9% | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 and over per 100 people aged 20 to 64) | 32.4 per 100 people | 33.6 per 100 people | 33.3 per 100 people | ranked 100 of 137 |
| Share of single people (aged 20 and over) | 27.5% | 29.2% | 33.5% | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Share of people married or in a registered partnership (aged 20 and over) | 56.4% | 54.0% | 49.7% | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Share of people divorced or with a dissolved partnership (aged 20 and over) | 10.7% | 11.4% | 11.3% | ranked 96 of 137 |
| Share of widowed people (aged 20 and over) | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Private households | 22,159 | 133,905 | 4,105,458 | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Average household size | 2.30 persons | 2.23 persons | 2.18 persons | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Share of one-person households | 32.0% | 34.6% | 37.4% | ranked 120 of 137 |
| Share of households of 5 persons or more | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.3% | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Share of the population born abroad | 23.0% | 30.0% | 32.9% | ranked 99 of 137 |
| Share of the foreign population born in Switzerland | 22.4% | 20.0% | 17.9% | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh/year) | 29.08 Rp./kWh | 29.18 Rp./kWh | 27.24 Rp./kWh | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H2 (2,500 kWh/year) | 32.42 Rp./kWh | 32.57 Rp./kWh | 29.75 Rp./kWh | ranked 29 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H6 (25,000 kWh/year) | 24.86 Rp./kWh | 24.98 Rp./kWh | 23.08 Rp./kWh | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Annual electricity bill excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh) | 1,309 CHF/year | 1,313 CHF/year | 1,226 CHF/year | ranked 36 of 137 |
| Share of energy supply in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 46.8% | 42.8% | 40.8% | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Share of grid usage in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 44.2% | 47.8% | 46.4% | ranked 91 of 137 |
| Share of levies and charges in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 9.0% | 9.4% | 12.8% | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Saving with the operator's cheapest product, typical household H4 | 4.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | ranked 3 of 86 |
| Change in the electricity price over 5 years, typical household H4 | 40.8% | 42.3% | 29.7% | ranked 35 of 137 |
| Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants | 56.3 | 58.9 | 66.4 | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Share of enterprises in the secondary sector | 23.7% | 20.0% | 16.0% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Jobs per active enterprise | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | ranked 69 of 137 |
| Vacant dwelling rate | 1.12% | 1.11% | 0.93% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Vacant dwellings | 269 | 1,642 | 45,143 | ranked 61 of 137 |
| Share of vacant dwellings for rent | 86.0% | 69.0% | 77.6% | ranked 24 of 135 |
| Share of recently built vacant dwellings (2 years or less) | 6.6% | 10.5% | 8.6% | ranked 71 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses | 21.8% | 16.2% | 13.0% | ranked 24 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 1 to 2 rooms | 17.7% | 18.0% | 25.7% | ranked 105 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 23.8% | 24.0% | 17.5% | ranked 46 of 135 |
| Share of second homes | 7.7% | 10.0% | 15.1% | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings) | 1,851 | 14,782 | 729,464 | ranked 106 of 137 |
Frequently asked questions
How many municipalities are there in Münchwilen District?
Münchwilen District has 13 municipalities; the largest is Aadorf with 9,924 residents.
What is the population of Münchwilen District?
Münchwilen District has 51,514 residents (2025), or 373 people per km².
Where is Münchwilen District?
Münchwilen District is part of Thurgau (canton).