Canton · NW

Nidwalden

11 municipalities.

residents, 2025: 45’664
km² of land: 241
residents per km²: 189

Building insurance: Compulsory, with Nidwaldner Sachversicherung (the canton’s own insurer).0.46 ‰ of the insured value a year, plus the 5% federal stamp duty on the premium: CHF 475 per CHF 1 million.Prämienreglement NG 867.111 § 6 para. 2, read 12.10.2026; Prämienreglement NG 867.111 § 10, read 12.10.2026


Stans	—	8’565	11.08	773
Hergiswil (NW)	—	6’316	14.30	442
Buochs	—	5’607	9.96	563
Ennetbürgen	—	5’361	9.32	575
Stansstad	—	4’916	9.07	542
Beckenried	—	3’770	24.24	156
Oberdorf (NW)	—	3’095	16.20	191
Ennetmoos	—	2’313	14.07	164
Wolfenschiessen	—	2’174	92.70	23
Dallenwil	—	1’856	15.47	120
Emmetten	—	1’691	24.92	68

Sources: population and foreign residents on 31.12.2025 and private households 2025, Federal Statistical Office (STATPOP), on today’s municipal boundaries; municipalities, districts and land area without lakes, swisstopo swissTLMRegio; postcodes, swisstopo’s official locality register. Updated each September.