 There were 921 Swiss women (49.2%) and 4 (0.2%) non-Swiss women.Of the population in the municipality, 457 or about 25.7% were born in Safnern and lived there in 2000.There were 827 or 46.5% who were born in the same canton, while 322 or 18.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 133 or 7.5% were born outside of Switzerland.