How many municipalities does canton Zug have?

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 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of Zug at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Baar5'197
Walchwil5'293
Zug5'321
Hünenberg5'349
Steinhausen5'349

Highest tax

Neuheim5'516
Menzingen5'405
Cham5'377
Oberägeri5'377
Risch5'377

Median Zug: CHF 5'349

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027

Median tariff H4

21.15 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

21.15 Rp./kWh

Zug

Most expensive municipality

23.12 Rp./kWh

Menzingen

Roof solar potential

690 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

5'108 kWh/yr

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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 11 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

347 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

5. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Geneva

Compare all premiums in canton Zug →Premiums explained →

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 11

11 municipalities

Vote results for Zug

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

74.4% YesNo 25.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

22.1% YesNo 77.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Zug have?: Canton Zug has 11 municipalities. The largest are Zug, Baar, Cham.
What is the population of canton Zug?: Canton Zug has about 135'018 residents.
What is the capital of canton Zug?: The capital of canton Zug is Zug.

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