 Of the population in the municipality, 190 or about 35.8% were born in Rütschelen and lived there in 2000.There were 229 or 43.2% who were born in the same canton, while 77 or 14.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 19 or 3.6% were born outside of Switzerland., children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%.