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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
5'025 54.0%
Men
4'284 46.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'774 19.1%
Swiss citizens
7'244 77.8%
Foreign residents
2'065 22.2%
Population density
1'343 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'774 · 19.1%20–64 · 4'750 · 51.0%65+ · 2'785 · 29.9%
Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.1%) · 60 births · 98 deaths · net migration +31
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 23.2% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 34.5% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 46.0% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 30.5% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 50.8% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 39.2% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.3% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 41.9% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.0% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP25.9% · strongest party
SP25.9%
FDP18.0%
SVP17.8%
GRÜNE15.4%
Mitte10.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier47%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
47%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 3 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'081 CHF(15.1%)
Rank 3 of 86 in the canton · 1015 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'081 CHF(~15.1%)
ArlesheimCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeArlesheimBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0005.8%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0007.9%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'0009.8%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00011.4%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00012.7%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00013.8%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00015.1%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00016.2%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00017.2%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00018.1%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00019%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00019.7%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00021.6%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00023.1%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00024.4%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00025.6%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00026.5%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00027.3%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020969 mm
10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
614 m
Mean elevation
412 m
Relief
345 m
Mean slope
12.2°
Flat share
31.3%
South-facing
13.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 345 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
52.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
70 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'600
Per inhabitant
5'606 kWh/yr
52 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
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300680 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.97 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
4'852
Built before 194615.3%
Built since 200118.7%
0.97 %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
6'367
Workplaces
715
Services share
77.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (0.4%) · Secondary 1'381 (21.7%) · Tertiary 4'961 (77.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
5
Organic share
60 %
Farmland
49 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 27 min · Car 20 min
AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 20 min
Remoteness 78/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2763
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'309 #12 BL · #209 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #63 BL · #1454 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #24 BL · #655 CHJobs per resident0.68 #7 BL · #237 CHFamilies & children19.1% #48 BL · #1422 CHAge structure29.9% #3 BL · #98 CHWomen share54% #1 BL · #16 CHForeign residents22.2% #26 BL · #701 CHPopulation density1'343/km² #11 BL · #145 CHTax burden15'081 #3 BL · #1015 CHTaxes47% #3 BLWarmest municipalities10.8 °C #13 BL · #125 CHSunniest municipalities41.3% #35 BL · #1280 CHRainiest municipalities969 mm #64 BL · #1764 CHVoter turnout57.6% #22 BL · #871 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #18 BL · #846 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #31 BL · #588 CHSVP strongholds17.8% #86 BL · #1891 CHSP strongholds25.9% #16 BL · #138 CHCentre strongholds10.7% #26 BL · #1136 CHFDP strongholds18% #5 BL · #585 CHGLP strongholds8% #15 BL · #580 CHGreen strongholds15.4% #3 BL · #119 CHLargest by area6.9 km² #33 BL · #1279 CHHighest municipalities461 m #45 BL · #1445 CHSecond homes10.9% #31 BL · #1065 CHOrganic farming60% #2 BL · #80 CHBest-connected municipalities27 min #9 BL · #63 CHRemotest municipalities27 min #78 BL · #2048 CHHighest peaks614 m #58 BL · #1480 CHHighest-lying municipalities412 m #69 BL · #1943 CHGreatest vertical range345 m #37 BL · #910 CHSteepest municipalities12.2° #44 BL · #756 CHSolar potential52 GWh #10 BL · #301 CHSolar potential per capita5'606 kWh #69 BL · #1885 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #66 BL · #1933 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #6 BL · #185 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Arlesheim?
The postal code of Arlesheim is 4144.
What is the tax rate in Arlesheim?
The municipal tax multiplier of Arlesheim is 47% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Arlesheim?
A single person without children pays about 15'081 CHF income tax in Arlesheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arlesheim have?
Arlesheim has 9'309 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arlesheim?
Arlesheim has 2'065 foreign residents, a share of 22.18% (2025).

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