Switzerland · Canton Code SZ
Schwyz
SZCapital: Schwyz
Total Population
170'072
Municipalities
30
Largest Municipality
17'100
Avg. Population per Municipality
5'669
Rankings for canton SchwyzPopulation & demographicsTaxesClimatePolitics & electionsGeographyTerrain & reliefEnergy & electricityAll rankings →
Top municipalities in canton Schwyz
Top municipalities by population
BFSReligion
FSO · structural survey · 2022Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022
Roman Catholic53.9% 74'689
No affiliation25.1% 34'852
Reformed Protestant10.2% 14'151
Muslim communities4.6% 6'425
Other Christian4.5% 6'199
Other religions1.1% 1'466
Not stated0.5% 732
Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.
Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2026Median tariff H4
28.16 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
27.7 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
1'061 GWh/yr
Cheapest municipalityRiemenstalden 25.07 Rp./kWh
Most expensive municipalityVorderthal 39.1 Rp./kWh
Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 30 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipalities in Canton
swisstopo · 3030 municipalities
Alpthal
SZPopulation:641
Postal codes:1
8849
Altendorf
SZPopulation:7'539
Postal codes:2
88468852
Arth
SZPopulation:12'616
Postal codes:6
631863566410+3 more
Einsiedeln
SZPopulation:16'667
Postal codes:6
883688408841+3 more
Feusisberg
SZPopulation:5'588
Postal codes:5
883288348835+2 more
Freienbach
SZPopulation:17'100
Postal codes:5
864088068807+2 more
Galgenen
SZPopulation:5'506
Postal codes:2
88538854
Gersau
SZPopulation:2'505
Postal codes:2
64106442
Illgau
SZPopulation:819
Postal codes:1
6434
Ingenbohl
SZPopulation:9'599
Postal codes:2
64236440
Innerthal
SZPopulation:194
Postal codes:1
8858
Küssnacht
SZPopulation:14'185
Postal codes:3
640264036405
Lachen
SZPopulation:9'448
Postal codes:1
8853
Lauerz
SZPopulation:1'165
Postal codes:1
6424
Morschach
SZPopulation:1'402
Postal codes:4
643364406443+1 more
Muotathal
SZPopulation:3'604
Postal codes:3
643364368750
Oberiberg
SZPopulation:941
Postal codes:2
88428843
Reichenburg
SZPopulation:4'142
Postal codes:1
8864
Riemenstalden
SZPopulation:88
Postal codes:1
6452
Rothenthurm
SZPopulation:2'604
Postal codes:1
6418
Sattel
SZPopulation:2'097
Postal codes:4
631564176418+1 more
Schübelbach
SZPopulation:9'919
Postal codes:4
885488558862+1 more
Schwyz
SZPopulation:16'735
Postal codes:7
641764236430+4 more
Steinen
SZPopulation:3'762
Postal codes:1
6422
Steinerberg
SZPopulation:954
Postal codes:1
6416
Tuggen
SZPopulation:3'491
Postal codes:3
873088558856
Unteriberg
SZPopulation:2'524
Postal codes:3
884288448845
Vorderthal
SZPopulation:1'032
Postal codes:1
8857
Wangen
SZPopulation:5'574
Postal codes:3
885388548855
Wollerau
SZPopulation:7'631
Postal codes:4
880688328833+1 more
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.8% YesNo 30.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
15.5% YesNo 84.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
12.8% YesNo 87.2%
- How many municipalities does canton Schwyz have?
- Canton Schwyz has 30 municipalities. The largest are Freienbach, Schwyz, Einsiedeln.
- What is the population of canton Schwyz?
- Canton Schwyz has about 170'072 residents.
- What is the capital of canton Schwyz?
- The capital of canton Schwyz is Schwyz.