 There were 506 Swiss women (31.7%) and 275 (17.2%) non-Swiss women.Of the population in the municipality 567 or about 39.6% were born in Leukerbad and lived there in 2000.There were 267 or 18.7% who were born in the same canton, while 268 or 18.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 287 or 20.1% were born outside of Switzerland.