What is the postal code of Appenzell?

Appenzell has 2 postal codes: 9050, 9056.

What is the tax rate in Appenzell?

The municipal tax multiplier of Appenzell is 56% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Appenzell?

A single person without children pays about 10'294 CHF income tax in Appenzell on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Appenzell have?

Appenzell has 6'191 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Appenzell?

Appenzell has 1'333 foreign residents, a share of 21.53% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AI

Appenzell

9050–9056

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'014 48.7%

Men

3'177 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'119 18.1%

Swiss citizens

4'858 78.5%

Foreign residents

1'333 21.5%

Population density

367 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'119 · 18.1%20–64 · 3'644 · 58.9%65+ · 1'428 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 21.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +95 (+1.6%) · 122 births · 129 deaths · net migration +73

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

Vote results for Appenzell

BFS

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

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

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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

34.1% YesNo 66.0%

16.5% YesNo 83.5%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte86.0% · strongest party

Mitte86.0%

Übrige11.4%

SVP2.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier56%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

56%AI range 56%96%

Tax rank 1 of 5 in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'294 CHF(10.3%)

Rank 1 of 5 in the canton · 74 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'707 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Appenzell 10'294 CHF · most expensive Oberegg 12'555 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:10'294 CHF(~10.3%)

AppenzellCanton range Appenzell InnerrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Appenzell	Appenzell Innerrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	5.4–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	6.5–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	7.6–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	8.4–10.3%	11.9%
80'000	9%	9–11.1%	13.1%
90'000	9.5%	9.5–11.7%	14.1%
100'000	10.3%	10.3–12.6%	15.3%
110'000	11%	11–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.6%	11.6–14%	17.2%
130'000	12.1%	12.1–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	12.7%	12.7–15.2%	19%
150'000	13.2%	13.2–15.8%	19.7%
175'000	14.3%	14.3–17%	21.6%
200'000	15.2%	15.2–18%	23.2%
225'000	16.1%	16.1–18.9%	24.6%
250'000	16.8%	16.8–19.6%	25.8%
275'000	17.4%	17.4–20.2%	26.8%
300'000	17.9%	17.9–20.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'599 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'334 m

Mean elevation

938 m

Relief

592 m

Mean slope

11.4°

Flat share

19.1%

South-facing

16.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 592 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

51.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

72.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'400

Per inhabitant

8'306 kWh/yr

51 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.59 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung

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 · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300448 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden293 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Appenzell →Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.74 %

Second homes

8.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

3'214

Built before 194631.2%

Built since 200122.4%

1.74 %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 · 2024

Jobs

5'032

Workplaces

785

Services share

65.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 174 (3.5%) · Secondary 1'554 (30.9%) · Tertiary 3'304 (65.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.3 %

Farmland

1'217 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 132 min · Car 89 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 4/5 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3101

Head of governmentMarkus Koster

Websiteappenzell.org ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Appenzell ranks

Largest municipalities6'191 #2 AI · #330 CH Growing municipalities1.6% #1 AI · #500 CH Shrinking municipalities1.6% #5 AI · #1607 CH Jobs per resident0.81 #1 AI · #154 CH Families & children18.1% #5 AI · #1653 CH Age structure23.1% #2 AI · #653 CH Women share48.7% #2 AI · #1644 CH Foreign residents21.5% #1 AI · #743 CH Population density367/km² #1 AI · #656 CH Tax burden10'294 #1 AI · #74 CH Taxes56% #1 AI Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #5 AI · #1724 CH Sunniest municipalities42.2% #3 AI · #1095 CH Rainiest municipalities1'599 mm #1 AI · #177 CH Voter turnout55% #4 AI · #1208 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #5 AI · #354 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #1 AI · #1090 CH SVP strongholds2.6% #2 AI · #2101 CH Centre strongholds86% #4 AI · #4 CH Largest by area16.9 km² #4 AI · #566 CH Highest municipalities780 m #4 AI · #457 CH Second homes8.7% #5 AI · #1461 CH Organic farming6.3% #2 AI · #1470 CH Best-connected municipalities132 min #2 AI · #1990 CH Remotest municipalities132 min #4 AI · #116 CH Highest peaks1'334 m #3 AI · #531 CH Highest-lying municipalities938 m #3 AI · #474 CH Greatest vertical range592 m #3 AI · #619 CH Steepest municipalities11.4° #5 AI · #822 CH Solar potential51 GWh #2 AI · #308 CH Solar potential per capita8'306 kWh #5 AI · #1401 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #1 AI · #520 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #4 AI · #1586 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Appenzell9050 Appenzell Meistersrüte9050 Appenzell Schlatt9050 Gais9056

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Appenzell?: Appenzell has 2 postal codes: 9050, 9056.
What is the tax rate in Appenzell?: The municipal tax multiplier of Appenzell is 56% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Appenzell?: A single person without children pays about 10'294 CHF income tax in Appenzell on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Appenzell have?: Appenzell has 6'191 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Appenzell?: Appenzell has 1'333 foreign residents, a share of 21.53% (2025).

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