Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
371 50.1%
Men
370 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
150 20.2%
Swiss citizens
615 83.0%
Foreign residents
126 17.0%
Population density
210 pop./km²
0–19 · 150 · 20.2%20–64 · 488 · 65.9%65+ · 103 · 13.9%
Foreign residents 17.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.8%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration +6
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 17.6% Yes
17.2% YesNo 82.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
66.0% YesNo 34.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte36.8% · strongest party
Mitte36.8%
SVP29.3%
FDP17.5%
Übrige4.3%
GLP4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
215%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 62 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'896 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 62 of 79 in the canton · 805 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'896 CHF(~13.9%)
AlberswilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Alberswil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020988 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
653 m
Mean elevation
538 m
Relief
143 m
Mean slope
5.6°
Flat share
62.3%
South-facing
8.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 143 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
9.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'100
Per inhabitant
13'050 kWh/yr
10 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.58 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.06 Rp./kWh
24.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.58 %
Second homes
5.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
343
Built before 194614.6%
Built since 200137.9%
0.58 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
317
Workplaces
55
Services share
67.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 63 (19.9%) · Secondary 39 (12.3%) · Tertiary 215 (67.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
30 %
Farmland
288 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities741 #78 LU · #1615 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #30 LU · #887 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #50 LU · #1216 CHJobs per resident0.43 #47 LU · #725 CHFamilies & children20.2% #67 LU · #1078 CHAge structure13.9% #76 LU · #2050 CHWomen share50.1% #19 LU · #856 CHForeign residents17% #34 LU · #1129 CHPopulation density210/km² #44 LU · #998 CHTax burden13'896 #62 LU · #805 CHTaxes215% #62 LUWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #42 LU · #1135 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #25 LU · #1317 CHRainiest municipalities988 mm #79 LU · #1677 CHVoter turnout55.8% #58 LU · #1108 CHSVP strongholds29.3% #43 LU · #1312 CHSP strongholds3.8% #69 LU · #1986 CHCentre strongholds36.8% #21 LU · #160 CHFDP strongholds17.5% #28 LU · #611 CHGLP strongholds4% #53 LU · #1401 CHGreen strongholds3.8% #50 LU · #1763 CHLargest by area3.5 km² #76 LU · #1794 CHHighest municipalities615 m #27 LU · #774 CHSecond homes5.5% #73 LU · #2007 CHOrganic farming30% #7 LU · #332 CHBest-connected municipalities87 min #40 LU · #1495 CHRemotest municipalities87 min #40 LU · #602 CHHighest peaks653 m #66 LU · #1351 CHHighest-lying municipalities538 m #58 LU · #1264 CHGreatest vertical range143 m #74 LU · #1626 CHSteepest municipalities5.6° #55 LU · #1458 CHSolar potential10 GWh #76 LU · #1577 CHSolar potential per capita13'050 kWh #24 LU · #622 CHCheapest electricity24.58 Rp./kWh #11 LU · #335 CHMost expensive electricity24.58 Rp./kWh #69 LU · #1772 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Alberswil?
- The postal code of Alberswil is 6248.
- What is the tax rate in Alberswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Alberswil is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Alberswil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Alberswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Alberswil have?
- Alberswil has 741 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Alberswil?
- Alberswil has 126 foreign residents, a share of 17% (2025).
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