Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
539 47.3%
Men
601 52.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
190 16.7%
Swiss citizens
838 73.5%
Foreign residents
302 26.5%
Population density
691 pop./km²
0–19 · 190 · 16.7%20–64 · 646 · 56.7%65+ · 304 · 26.7%
Foreign residents 26.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +53 (+4.9%) · 8 births · 14 deaths · net migration +58
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 Bezirk Liestal: 27.7% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 25.5% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 36.4% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 41.7% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 32.1% Yes
27.2% YesNo 72.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 51.8% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 43.9% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 56.9% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 45.4% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 53.0% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP30.1% · strongest party
SVP30.1%
SP26.0%
FDP13.1%
Mitte12.6%
GLP7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier53%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
53%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 9 of 86 in canton Basel-LandschaftTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'627 CHF(15.6%)
Rank 9 of 86 in the canton · 1136 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
100'000 CHF:15'627 CHF(~15.6%)
AugstCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Augst | Basel-Landschaft | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5.7–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 7.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.2% | 9.7–11.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 11.3–13.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.2% | 12.6–14.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.3% | 13.7–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.6% | 14.9–17.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.8% | 16–18.6% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.8% | 17–19.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.7% | 17.9–20.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 18.7–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.4% | 19.5–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.3% | 21.3–24.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.8% | 22.8–26.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.2% | 24.1–27.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.3% | 25.3–28.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.3% | 26.3–29.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.2% | 27.1–30.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020900 mm
11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
308 m
Mean elevation
277 m
Relief
54 m
Mean slope
4.4°
Flat share
67.4%
South-facing
2.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 54 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
9.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'100
Per inhabitant
8'228 kWh/yr
9 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
22.93 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.88 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.16 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
22.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Augst
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 300635 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 2 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.67 %
Second homes
13.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
595
Built before 194628.9%
Built since 200121.0%
0.67 %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
759
Workplaces
102
Services share
40.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 17 (2.2%) · Secondary 433 (57.0%) · Tertiary 309 (40.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
89 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 municipalities1'140 #46 BL · #1361 CHGrowing municipalities4.9% #2 BL · #56 CHShrinking municipalities4.9% #85 BL · #2053 CHJobs per resident0.67 #9 BL · #245 CHFamilies & children16.7% #77 BL · #1852 CHAge structure26.7% #14 BL · #257 CHWomen share47.3% #82 BL · #1974 CHForeign residents26.5% #20 BL · #472 CHPopulation density691/km² #23 BL · #364 CHTax burden15'627 #9 BL · #1136 CHTaxes53% #9 BLWarmest municipalities11.1 °C #5 BL · #50 CHSunniest municipalities42.3% #3 BL · #1081 CHRainiest municipalities900 mm #77 BL · #1946 CHVoter turnout52.2% #52 BL · #1565 CHAgainst Switzerland9.9% #26 BL · #1194 CHAligned with Switzerland90.1% #24 BL · #263 CHSVP strongholds30.1% #62 BL · #1263 CHSP strongholds26% #15 BL · #135 CHCentre strongholds12.6% #19 BL · #990 CHFDP strongholds13.1% #28 BL · #1020 CHGLP strongholds7.2% #23 BL · #715 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #80 BL · #1444 CHLargest by area1.7 km² #79 BL · #2045 CHHighest municipalities274 m #85 BL · #2074 CHSecond homes13.5% #15 BL · #722 CHOrganic farming0% #66 BL · #1796 CHBest-connected municipalities31 min #15 BL · #86 CHRemotest municipalities31 min #72 BL · #2012 CHHighest peaks308 m #85 BL · #2108 CHHighest-lying municipalities277 m #85 BL · #2104 CHGreatest vertical range54 m #85 BL · #2028 CHSteepest municipalities4.4° #80 BL · #1679 CHSolar potential9 GWh #47 BL · #1592 CHSolar potential per capita8'228 kWh #41 BL · #1412 CHCheapest electricity22.93 Rp./kWh #1 BL · #65 CHMost expensive electricity22.93 Rp./kWh #86 BL · #2042 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Augst?
- Augst has 3 postal codes: 4133, 4302, 4303.
- What is the tax rate in Augst?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Augst is 53% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Augst?
- A single person without children pays about 15'627 CHF income tax in Augst on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Augst have?
- Augst has 1'140 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Augst?
- Augst has 302 foreign residents, a share of 26.49% (2025).
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