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Building age in the canton of Nidwalden

Canton of Nidwalden, 11 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
9’115
8’621 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1981Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
45 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
24.6%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
25.9%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Nidwalden

The parcel data lists 9’115 parcels with a building in the canton of Nidwalden. For 8’621 of them (94.6%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1981, so the median parcel with a building is 45 years old. 24.6% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 25.9% after 2000. The largest period is 1981-2000 with 24.9%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 494 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 8’621 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 11.7%before 1920: 11.7%, 1’006 parcels
  2. 4.4%1920-1945: 4.4%, 380 parcels
  3. 8.6%1946-1960: 8.6%, 738 parcels
  4. 24.6%1961-1980: 24.6%, 2’125 parcels
  5. 24.9%1981-2000: 24.9%, 2’143 parcels
  6. 12.6%2001-2010: 12.6%, 1’090 parcels
  7. 9.8%2011-2020: 9.8%, 841 parcels
  8. 3.5%2021 and later: 3.5%, 298 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)24.6%2’124 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)24.6%2’125 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)24.9%2’143 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)25.9%2’229 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden

MunicipalityParcels with a yearMedian year1960 or earlierAfter 2000
Stans1’157198228.6%24.3%
Beckenried969197734.1%22.6%
Hergiswil (NW)968198223.6%27.9%
Ennetbürgen906198117.5%27.2%
Buochs869198324.2%26.0%
Stansstad726198320.4%25.5%
Emmetten694197729.0%23.1%
Wolfenschiessen643197833.7%25.2%
Dallenwil589197722.2%25.8%
Oberdorf (NW)552198223.4%23.2%
Ennetmoos54819907.3%36.5%

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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