Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
957 50.5%
Men
939 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
328 17.3%
Swiss citizens
1'672 88.2%
Foreign residents
224 11.8%
Population density
40 pop./km²
0–19 · 328 · 17.3%20–64 · 1'037 · 54.7%65+ · 531 · 28.0%
Foreign residents 11.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.3%) · 8 births · 17 deaths · net migration −20
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 See-Gaster: 24.2% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 36.7% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 59.1% Yes
62.7% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.1% Yes
65.5% YesNo 34.6%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.4% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 45.1% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.5%
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% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 22.3% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 43.3% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 40.8% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 73.1% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.9% · strongest party
SVP41.9%
Mitte28.9%
FDP8.2%
GRÜNE5.8%
SP5.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
99%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 16 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'983 CHF(13%)
Rank 13 of 75 in the canton · 513 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'983 CHF(~13%)
AmdenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Amden | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.8% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.6% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.5% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'134 mm
4.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'084 m
Mean elevation
1'202 m
Relief
1'664 m
Mean slope
22.2°
Flat share
10.8%
South-facing
36.5%
Above 2000 m
0.2%
Relief 1'664 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
25.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
39 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'700
Per inhabitant
13'618 kWh/yr
26 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
29.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
29.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
1.81 %
Second homes
48.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'708
Built before 194622.6%
Built since 200122.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.81 %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
558
Workplaces
169
Services share
69.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 113 (20.3%) · Secondary 55 (9.9%) · Tertiary 390 (69.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
43
Organic share
32.6 %
Farmland
714 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 municipalities1'896 #65 SG · #1003 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #65 SG · #1549 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #11 SG · #561 CHJobs per resident0.29 #64 SG · #1335 CHFamilies & children17.3% #74 SG · #1780 CHAge structure28% #1 SG · #173 CHWomen share50.5% #8 SG · #632 CHForeign residents11.8% #63 SG · #1565 CHPopulation density40/km² #73 SG · #1843 CHTax burden12'983 #13 SG · #513 CHTaxes99% #16 SGWarmest municipalities4.2 °C #73 SG · #2021 CHSunniest municipalities45.3% #14 SG · #627 CHRainiest municipalities2'134 mm #3 SG · #8 CHVoter turnout59.2% #19 SG · #681 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #25 SG · #261 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #54 SG · #1198 CHSVP strongholds41.9% #24 SG · #564 CHSP strongholds5.3% #70 SG · #1924 CHCentre strongholds28.9% #4 SG · #257 CHFDP strongholds8.2% #75 SG · #1574 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #41 SG · #1221 CHGreen strongholds5.8% #51 SG · #1379 CHLargest by area47.6 km² #13 SG · #186 CHHighest municipalities903 m #8 SG · #335 CHSecond homes48.4% #2 SG · #166 CHOrganic farming32.6% #3 SG · #309 CHBest-connected municipalities75 min #4 SG · #1235 CHRemotest municipalities75 min #71 SG · #883 CHHighest peaks2'084 m #16 SG · #336 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'202 m #8 SG · #303 CHGreatest vertical range1'664 m #14 SG · #289 CHSteepest municipalities22.2° #7 SG · #336 CHSolar potential26 GWh #60 SG · #810 CHSolar potential per capita13'618 kWh #8 SG · #565 CHCheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #29 SG · #1723 CHMost expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #45 SG · #383 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Amden?
- Amden has 2 postal codes: 8872, 8873.
- What is the tax rate in Amden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Amden is 99% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Amden?
- A single person without children pays about 12'983 CHF income tax in Amden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Amden have?
- Amden has 1'896 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Amden?
- Amden has 224 foreign residents, a share of 11.81% (2025).
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