Demographics
Villmergen has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 6,106. As of 2008, 24.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (86.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).
The age distribution, as of 2008, in Villmergen is; 573 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 644 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 770 people or 14.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 803 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 961 people or 17.4% are between 40 and 49, and 756 people or 13.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 495 people or 9.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 294 people or 5.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 189 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 23 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
As of 2000, there were 161 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 1,050 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 753 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.47 individuals. In 2008 there were 986 single family homes (or 40.9% of the total) out of a total of 2,411 homes and apartments. There were a total of 81 empty apartments for a 3.4% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 3.2 new units per 1000 residents.In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.6%), the CVP (15.3%) and the SP (12%).
In Villmergen about 67.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 359 students attending primary school, there are 182 students attending secondary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1798 | 888 | — |
| 1803 | 998 | +12.4% |
| 1854 | 1,594 | +59.7% |
| 1900 | 1,785 | +12.0% |
| 1930 | 2,707 | +51.7% |
| 1950 | 2,812 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 3,232 | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 4,222 | +30.6% |
| 1975 | 4,401 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 4,079 | −7.3% |
| 1990 | 4,641 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 5,078 | +9.4% |
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