Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 1,118 are from Germany, 1,978 are from Italy, 6,222 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 1,684 are from Austria, 850 are from Turkey, and 1,925 are from another country.

[2] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in the Rheintal Wahlkreis is; 8,065 children or 13.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 8,469 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19.

[2] In 2000[update] there were 6,996 persons (or 11.3% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling.

[2] Out of the total population in the Rheintal region, as of 2000[update], the highest education level completed by 14,056 people (22.8% of the population) was Primary, while 22,279 (36.1%) have completed Secondary, 5,708 (9.3%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 2,739 (4.4%) are not in school.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 35,215 or 57.1% are Roman Catholic, while 13,723 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.