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Last Update 01-06-2026Tax 2025Population 2024
Switzerland
at Your Fingertips
Explore taxes, demographics, elevation and more for every Swiss postcode. Data-driven insights from official sources.
Sources: swisstopo · ESTV · BFS — v1.0.0
National Overview
Switzerland at a Glance
Aggregate statistics calculated from our comprehensive postcode database.
👥
Total Population
9'051'029
across all postcodes
📈
Avg. Tax Rate
10.3%
single, CHF 80'000
⛰️
Highest Postcode
2'420 m
Pedrinate
💎
Low-Tax Areas
41.0%
of all postcodes
Map
Swiss cantons at a glance
A lightweight canton map with one color per canton. Use it to jump directly to each canton overview without loading thousands of postcode markers.
Browse cantons
Each canton is linked directly to its overview page with taxes, demographics, and postcode coverage.
By Canton
Explore by Canton
Jump into a canton overview with taxes, demographics and every postcode.
All 26 Cantons
Browse all Swiss cantons with their postcode counts.
ZHZurich249BEBern459LULucerne129URUri26SZSchwyz48OWObwalden15NWNidwalden15GLGlarus25ZGZug15FRFribourg168SOSolothurn115BSBasel-Stadt13BLBasel-Landschaft87SHSchaffhausen35ARAppenzell Ausserrhoden24AIAppenzell Innerrhoden6SGSt. Gallen174GRGraubünden269AGAargau239TGThurgau119TITicino241VDVaud327VSValais173NENeuchâtel67GEGeneva60JUJura79
Featured
Popular Postcodes
One standout postcode per canton — great starting points for exploration.
1227GE
Carouge GE
34'108 people7.0% tax rate
1432Low taxesVD
Belmont-sur-Yverdon
30'972 people11.3% tax rate
8953ZH
Dietikon
28'433 people10.1% tax rate
8500Low taxesTG
Gerlikon
27'275 people14.8% tax rate
1722Low taxesFR
Bourguillon
23'425 people8.6% tax rate
4125BS
Riehen
22'580 people9.7% tax rate
4123Low taxesBL
Allschwil
22'367 people7.8% tax rate
5430AG
Wettingen
22'064 people9.9% tax rate
4600SO
Olten
19'047 people10.5% tax rate
2300NE
La Chaux-de-Fonds
18'692 people11.4% tax rate
3072BE
Ostermundigen
16'815 people11.5% tax rate
6020Low taxesLU
Emmenbrücke
16'551 people10.7% tax rate
6317ZG
Oberwil b. Zug
15'820 people7.9% tax rate
9470Low taxesSG
Buchs SG
13'604 people10.5% tax rate
2800JU
Delémont
12'056 people11.8% tax rate
8212Low taxesSH
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
11'917 people9.8% tax rate
6900TI
Paradiso
11'814 people8.9% tax rate
6460UR
Altdorf UR
10'821 people9.6% tax rate
1906Low taxesVS
Charrat
10'237 people9.8% tax rate
8853SZ
Lachen SZ
9'785 people9.2% tax rate
6370NW
Stans
8'497 people9.3% tax rate
7013GR
Domat/Ems
8'432 people10.1% tax rate
9112Low taxesAR
Schachen b. Herisau
8'029 people10.4% tax rate
9050AI
Appenzell Schlatt
6'740 people10.4% tax rate
8754GL
Netstal
4'354 people10.4% tax rate
6074OW
Giswil
4'075 people9.5% tax rate
Tax Comparison
Tax Rates by Canton
Average effective tax rate for a single person with CHF 80'000 income, across all 26 cantons.
7.0%Effective rate14.8%
7.8%
spread
1.GEGeneva
7.0%2.ZGZug
7.8%3.BLBasel-Landschaft
7.9%4.FRFribourg
8.7%5.TITicino
8.8%6.SZSchwyz
9.2%7.NWNidwalden
9.3%8.OWObwalden
9.5%9.URUri
9.6%10.ZHZurich
9.7%11.BSBasel-Stadt
9.7%12.AGAargau
9.8%13.GRGraubünden
9.9%14.SHSchaffhausen
9.9%15.VSValais
10.1%16.SOSolothurn
10.2%17.GLGlarus
10.3%18.AIAppenzell Innerrhoden
10.4%19.ARAppenzell Ausserrhoden
10.6%20.SGSt. Gallen
10.8%21.LULucerne
11.0%22.VDVaud
11.4%23.BEBern
11.4%24.NENeuchâtel
11.4%25.JUJura
11.5%26.TGThurgau
14.8%
Effective rate (single, CHF 80'000)
Data Insights
Explore Switzerland, Data-First
Curated rankings from our dataset — click any entry to dive deeper.
🏆 TOP 6
Lowest Tax Rates
Effective tax rate for single person, CHF 80'000 income.
🌍 TOP 6
International Communities
Highest percentage of foreign nationals.
⛰️ TOP 6
Alpine Postcodes
Highest average elevation above sea level.
🏙️ TOP 6
Population Centers
Most residents per postcode (estimated).
Did You Know?
Swiss Data Highlights
🏔️RECORD
Highest postcode by elevation
Pedrinate (6832)
2'420 m
💰LOWEST
Lowest tax rate in Switzerland
Chêne-Bougeries (GE)
6.9%
🌍MOST
Most international postcode
Täsch (VS)
68.2% foreign
🏙️BIGGEST
Most populated postcode
Carouge GE (1227)
34'108
Demographics
Who Lives in Switzerland?
National demographic snapshot aggregated from postcode-level BFS population data.
Population
9'051'029
Households
4'310'009
Avg. Household Size
2.1 persons
Foreign nationals
28.1%
Age Distribution
0-1919.8%
20-3926.2%
40-6434.6%
65+19.4%
Nationality
Swiss nationals71.9%
Foreign nationals28.1%
Linguistic Diversity
Four National Languages
Switzerland's unique multilingual heritage reflected in population distribution.
67%
23%
8%
0.5%
German
66.7%
French
23%
Italian
8.3%
Romansh
0.5%
A Multilingual Nation
- German (66.7%) is the most spoken, followed by French (23%)
- Italian (8.3%) is spoken primarily in Ticino and parts of Graubünden
- Romansh (0.5%) is recognized as a national language in Graubünden
Topography
Switzerland by Altitude
How Swiss postcodes are distributed across elevation bands — from the lowlands to the high Alps.
Average Elevation
532 m
Median Elevation
400 m
Lowland
0 – 500 m
2743postcodes
86.3% of total
Midland
500 – 1,000 m
116postcodes
3.7% of total
Pre-Alps
1,000 – 1,500 m
160postcodes
5.0% of total
Alps
1,500 – 2,000 m
116postcodes
3.7% of total
High Alps
2,000+ m
42postcodes
1.3% of total
Trust and methodology
How PLZHub is built
PLZHub is meant to be useful before it is monetized. These pages explain who runs the site, how the data pipeline works, and how we review location pages before we publish or update them.
Read about the project
Methodology
How we combine ESTV, BFS, swisstopo, OSM, and geo.admin.ch data into each postcode page.
Editorial policy
What is generated, what is manually reviewed, and how we handle corrections, removals, and sponsored inventory.
Blog
Selected articles from the PLZHub blog
Cantonal taxes
The most tax-friendly municipalities in Canton Basel-Stadt (2026)
A practical Basel-Stadt ranking based on the current PLZHub tax scenarios. The useful result is simple: Basel, Bettingen, and Riehen are so close that neighborhood and daily life matter more than the tax gap.
Cantonal taxes
The Most Tax-Friendly Municipalities in Canton Valais (2026)
A plain ranking of the most tax-friendly Valais municipalities, showing the top options and the real spread between the best and most expensive towns.
Methodology and trust
How current is PLZHub data? (And why years don't always match)
Not every data layer on PLZHub updates at the same pace. Here is how to read the source years before making a decision based on our pages.
Postcode and municipality
Why 3001, 3003 and similar numbers are not listed in the official postcode directory
If you've ever tried to look up a postcode like 3001 or 3003, you probably noticed it isn't treated like a normal locality. Here is how special postal routing works.
Postcode and municipality
A postcode with multiple municipalities: how to read mixed postcodes correctly
Read the postcode as an address split, not as one administrative unit. The examples below show a clean 50/50 case, a dominant case, a nearly single municipality case, and a fragmented case.
Cantonal taxes
The most tax-friendly municipalities in Canton Solothurn (2026)
A real Solothurn ranking built from the current PLZHub tax scenarios. It shows the leading municipalities and how small the spread is across the canton.