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Liechtenstein: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · UN World Population Prospects

Liechtenstein has a population of 40,368 (UN estimate, 2026), with Vaduz as its capital. The 14 largest of its 14 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+22%
since 2000 (33,113)
+7%
projected by 2050 (43,013)
252
people per km²
19501975200020252050 14k 43k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
195013,764
197523,198
200033,113
200534,691
201035,999
201537,400
202038,767
202540,128
202640,368
2030 projected41,202
2050 projected43,013

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Liechtenstein

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1SchaanSchaan5,998
2TriesenTriesen5,230
3VaduzVaduz5,197
4BalzersBalzers4,628
5EschenEschen4,459
6MaurenMauren4,404
7TriesenbergTriesenberg2,643
8RuggellRuggell2,295
9BendernGamprin1,664
10GamprinGamprin1,663
11NendelnEschen1,407
12MälsBalzers1,350
13SchellenbergSchellenberg1,091
14PlankenPlanken478

Twenty years earlier: Liechtenstein in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 34,927.

Common questions

What is the population of Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein has a population of 40,368, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 43,013 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
Vaduz. The largest place we record there is Schaan, with 5,998 people.

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Schaan
The largest place we record in Liechtenstein: 5,998 people
Liechtenstein in 2005
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