Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'352 50.4%
Men
5'266 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'003 18.9%
Swiss citizens
8'515 80.2%
Foreign residents
2'103 19.8%
Population density
1'040 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'003 · 18.9%20–64 · 6'233 · 58.7%65+ · 2'382 · 22.4%
Foreign residents 19.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +159 (+1.5%) · 100 births · 82 deaths · net migration +146
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% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
31.4% YesNo 68.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
32.6% YesNo 67.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
75.9% YesNo 24.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte72.6% · strongest party
Mitte72.6%
SVP24.4%
Übrige2.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier95%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
95%UR range 91%117%
Tax rank 5 of 19 in canton UriTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'445 CHF(11.4%)
Rank 5 of 19 in the canton · 183 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'445 CHF(~11.4%)
AltdorfCanton range UriSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Altdorf | Uri | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.6% | 6.5–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 8.7–9.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 9.5–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 10.1–11.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 10.6–11.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.4% | 11.2–12.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12% | 11.8–13.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.5% | 12.3–13.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.9% | 12.7–14.1% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.4% | 13.2–14.6% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.9% | 13.6–15% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15% | 14.7–16.2% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.9% | 15.7–17.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.8% | 16.6–18% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.6% | 17.3–18.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18.2% | 18–19.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.8% | 18.5–20.1% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'664 mm
7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'761 m
Mean elevation
827 m
Relief
1'331 m
Mean slope
17.7°
Flat share
43.9%
South-facing
18.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'331 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
55.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
74.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'400
Per inhabitant
5'257 kWh/yr
56 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
24.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.25 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator energieUri 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300495 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.1 %
Second homes
8.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
5'343
Built before 194615.9%
Built since 200127.9%
1.1 %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
6'853
Workplaces
827
Services share
75.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 105 (1.5%) · Secondary 1'573 (23.0%) · Tertiary 5'175 (75.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
31
Organic share
9.7 %
Farmland
354 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1201
Websitealtdorf.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities10'618 #1 UR · #168 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #6 UR · #527 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #14 UR · #1581 CHJobs per resident0.65 #2 UR · #271 CHFamilies & children18.9% #10 UR · #1463 CHAge structure22.4% #12 UR · #781 CHWomen share50.4% #1 UR · #676 CHForeign residents19.8% #8 UR · #880 CHPopulation density1'040/km² #1 UR · #211 CHTax burden11'445 #5 UR · #183 CHTaxes95% #5 URWarmest municipalities7.2 °C #6 UR · #1828 CHSunniest municipalities44.2% #18 UR · #792 CHRainiest municipalities1'664 mm #8 UR · #127 CHVoter turnout54.2% #4 UR · #1327 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #9 UR · #992 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #1 UR · #448 CHSVP strongholds24.4% #19 UR · #1584 CHCentre strongholds72.6% #1 UR · #9 CHLargest by area10.2 km² #19 UR · #949 CHHighest municipalities458 m #17 UR · #1468 CHSecond homes8.7% #18 UR · #1453 CHOrganic farming9.7% #12 UR · #1247 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #2 UR · #1205 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #18 UR · #900 CHHighest peaks1'761 m #19 UR · #398 CHHighest-lying municipalities827 m #18 UR · #587 CHGreatest vertical range1'331 m #19 UR · #380 CHSteepest municipalities17.7° #19 UR · #465 CHSolar potential56 GWh #1 UR · #270 CHSolar potential per capita5'257 kWh #17 UR · #1944 CHCheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #5 UR · #215 CHMost expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #2 UR · #1878 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Altdorf?
- The postal code of Altdorf is 6460.
- What is the tax rate in Altdorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Altdorf is 95% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Altdorf?
- A single person without children pays about 11'445 CHF income tax in Altdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Altdorf have?
- Altdorf has 10'618 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Altdorf?
- Altdorf has 2'103 foreign residents, a share of 19.81% (2025).
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