Rüte has a population (as of December 2018) of 3,648.
 As of 2008, 4.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.
 Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.4%.
 It has changed at a rate of 5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 0.1% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (2,841 or 97.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (19 or 0.7%) and Italian being third (10 or 0.3%).
 There are 3 people who speak French and 3 people who speak Romansh.

Of the population in the district 1,667 or about 57.2% were born in Rüte and lived there in 2000.
 There were 467 or 16.0% who were born in the same canton, while 587 or 20.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 172 or 5.9% were born outside of Switzerland.

In 2008 there were no live births to or deaths of Swiss citizens.
 Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same.
 There were 2 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland.
 At the same time, there were 5 non-Swiss men and 8 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland.
 The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 26 and the non-Swiss population increased by 8 people.
 This represents a population growth rate of 1.1%.

As of 2000, there were 1,372 people who were single and never married in the district.
 There were 1,348 married individuals, 137 widows or widowers and 58 individuals who are divorced.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.59 per room.
 In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.
 About 63.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

As of 2000, there were 1,014 private households in the district, and an average of 2.9 persons per household.
 There were 254 households that consist of only one person and 185 households with five or more people.
 Out of a total of 1,023 households that answered this question, 24.8% were households made up of just one person and there were 17 adults who lived with their parents.
 Of the rest of the households, there are 223 married couples without children, 462 married couples with children  There were 37 single parents with a child or children.
 There were 21 households that were made up of unrelated people and 9 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.

In 2000 there were 465 single family homes (or 52.3% of the total) out of a total of 889 inhabited buildings.
 There were 115 multi-family buildings (12.9%), along with 264 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (29.7%) and 45 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.1%).
 Of the single family homes 75 were built before 1919, while 109 were built between 1990 and 2000.
 The greatest number of single family homes (95) were built between 1981 and 1990.

In 2000 there were 1,124 apartments in the district.
 The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 271.
 There were 19 single room apartments and 614 apartments with five or more rooms.
 Of these apartments, a total of 978 apartments (87.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 104 apartments (9.3%) were seasonally occupied and 42 apartments (3.7%) were empty.
 As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents.
 The vacancy rate for the district, in 2010, was 0.83%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:
Rüte has a population (as of December 2018) of 3,648.  As of 2008, 4.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.4%.  It has changed at a rate of 5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 0.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (2,841 or 97.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (19 or 0.7%) and Italian being third (10 or 0.3%).  There are 3 people who speak French and 3 people who speak Romansh.
Of the population in the district 1,667 or about 57.2% were born in Rüte and lived there in 2000.  There were 467 or 16.0% who were born in the same canton, while 587 or 20.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 172 or 5.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
In 2008 there were no live births to or deaths of Swiss citizens.  Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same.  There were 2 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland.  At the same time, there were 5 non-Swiss men and 8 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland.  The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 26 and the non-Swiss population increased by 8 people.  This represents a population growth rate of 1.1%.
As of 2000, there were 1,372 people who were single and never married in the district.  There were 1,348 married individuals, 137 widows or widowers and 58 individuals who are divorced.
As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.59 per room.  In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.  About 63.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).
As of 2000, there were 1,014 private households in the district, and an average of 2.9 persons per household.  There were 254 households that consist of only one person and 185 households with five or more people.  Out of a total of 1,023 households that answered this question, 24.8% were households made up of just one person and there were 17 adults who lived with their parents.  Of the rest of the households, there are 223 married couples without children, 462 married couples with children  There were 37 single parents with a child or children.  There were 21 households that were made up of unrelated people and 9 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
In 2000 there were 465 single family homes (or 52.3% of the total) out of a total of 889 inhabited buildings.  There were 115 multi-family buildings (12.9%), along with 264 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (29.7%) and 45 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.1%).  Of the single family homes 75 were built before 1919, while 109 were built between 1990 and 2000.  The greatest number of single family homes (95) were built between 1981 and 1990.
In 2000 there were 1,124 apartments in the district.  The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 271.  There were 19 single room apartments and 614 apartments with five or more rooms.  Of these apartments, a total of 978 apartments (87.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 104 apartments (9.3%) were seasonally occupied and 42 apartments (3.7%) were empty.  As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents.  The vacancy rate for the district, in 2010, was 0.83%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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