Switzerland · Canton TG
Amriswil
8580–8587Residents
15'225
Area
19 km²
Population density
800 pop./km²
Elevation
437 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
160%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
7'659 50.3%
Men
7'566 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'158 20.7%
Swiss citizens
9'980 65.6%
Foreign residents
5'245 34.5%
Population density
800 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'158 · 20.7%20–64 · 9'105 · 59.8%65+ · 2'962 · 19.5%
Foreign residents 34.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
19.9% YesNo 80.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
13.2% YesNo 86.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.0% · strongest party
SVP42.0%
FDP14.8%
Mitte11.6%
SP9.6%
GRÜNE7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
160%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 75 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'841 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 75 of 80 in the canton · 793 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'841 CHF(~13.8%)
AmriswilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Amriswil | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.3% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.7% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.3% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'007 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
551 m
Mean elevation
472 m
Relief
126 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
79.7%
South-facing
1.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 126 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
106.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
144.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
23'800
107 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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff H4
29.43 Rp./kWh
Energy
11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.2 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
29.43 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Regio Energie Amriswil (REA)
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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.54 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
7'317
Built before 194624.1%
Built since 200128.0%
1.54 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websiteamriswil.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities15'225 #4 TG · #93 CHFamilies & children20.7% #46 TG · #920 CHAge structure19.5% #38 TG · #1342 CHWomen share50.3% #13 TG · #745 CHForeign residents34.5% #10 TG · #168 CHPopulation density800/km² #11 TG · #299 CHTax burden13'841 #75 TG · #793 CHTaxes160% #75 TGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #40 TG · #909 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #32 TG · #2002 CHRainiest municipalities1'007 mm #21 TG · #1592 CHVoter turnout45.3% #79 TG · #1999 CHAgainst Switzerland22% #28 TG · #421 CHAligned with Switzerland78% #41 TG · #1043 CHSVP strongholds42% #49 TG · #559 CHSP strongholds9.6% #22 TG · #1557 CHCentre strongholds11.6% #67 TG · #1057 CHFDP strongholds14.8% #9 TG · #849 CHGLP strongholds4.4% #66 TG · #1331 CHGreen strongholds7.7% #46 TG · #935 CHLargest by area19 km² #6 TG · #504 CHHighest municipalities437 m #57 TG · #1644 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #41 TG · #552 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #39 TG · #1568 CHHighest peaks551 m #57 TG · #1711 CHHighest-lying municipalities472 m #46 TG · #1576 CHGreatest vertical range126 m #56 TG · #1708 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #54 TG · #1865 CHSolar potential107 GWh #4 TG · #70 CHCheapest electricity29.43 Rp./kWh #32 TG · #1414 CHMost expensive electricity29.43 Rp./kWh #49 TG · #693 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Amriswil?
- Amriswil has 3 postal codes: 8580, 8581, 8587.
- What is the tax rate in Amriswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Amriswil is 160% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Amriswil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'841 CHF income tax in Amriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Amriswil have?
- Amriswil has 15'225 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Amriswil?
- Amriswil has 5'245 foreign residents, a share of 34.45% (2025).
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