Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
12'573 49.3%
Men
12'946 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'996 19.6%
Swiss citizens
17'310 67.8%
Foreign residents
8'209 32.2%
Population density
1'027 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'996 · 19.6%20–64 · 15'777 · 61.8%65+ · 4'746 · 18.6%
Foreign residents 32.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +515 (+2.1%) · 241 births · 187 deaths · net migration +469
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% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
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% Yes
22.4% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.1% YesNo 59.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
34.5% YesNo 65.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
75.7% YesNo 24.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.5% · strongest party
SVP31.5%
Mitte24.0%
GRÜNE17.0%
FDP11.8%
GLP6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier47.53%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
47.53%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 1 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'197 CHF(5.2%)
Rank 1 of 11 in the canton · 1 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'197 CHF(~5.2%)
BaarCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Baar | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.5% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.1% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.8% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.5% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.1% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.5% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.2% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 5.8% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.5% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.1% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.7% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.4% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.3% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.3% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.2% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 13.9% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.5% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'273 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
840 m
Mean elevation
531 m
Relief
419 m
Mean slope
7.5°
Flat share
42.3%
South-facing
17.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 419 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
131.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
182.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
29'300
Per inhabitant
5'169 kWh/yr
132 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
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Zug (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.45 %
Second homes
7.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
11'856
Built before 19468.4%
Built since 200130.5%
0.45 %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
31'327
Workplaces
4'278
Services share
84.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 267 (0.9%) · Secondary 4'626 (14.8%) · Tertiary 26'434 (84.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
59
Organic share
13.6 %
Farmland
1'106 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1701
Websitebaar.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities25'519 #2 ZG · #36 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #2 ZG · #334 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #10 ZG · #1776 CHJobs per resident1.23 #3 ZG · #57 CHFamilies & children19.6% #8 ZG · #1270 CHAge structure18.6% #7 ZG · #1527 CHWomen share49.3% #7 ZG · #1371 CHForeign residents32.2% #3 ZG · #228 CHPopulation density1'027/km² #2 ZG · #216 CHTax burden5'197 #1 ZG · #1 CHTaxes47.5% #1 ZGWarmest municipalities10 °C #5 ZG · #494 CHSunniest municipalities41.4% #6 ZG · #1248 CHRainiest municipalities1'273 mm #6 ZG · #536 CHVoter turnout59.4% #8 ZG · #656 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #9 ZG · #1167 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #3 ZG · #288 CHSVP strongholds31.5% #7 ZG · #1175 CHSP strongholds5.8% #2 ZG · #1890 CHCentre strongholds24% #9 ZG · #382 CHFDP strongholds11.8% #8 ZG · #1168 CHGLP strongholds6.3% #5 ZG · #901 CHGreen strongholds17% #4 ZG · #63 CHLargest by area24.9 km² #5 ZG · #368 CHHighest municipalities443 m #8 ZG · #1591 CHSecond homes7.7% #6 ZG · #1686 CHOrganic farming13.6% #5 ZG · #979 CHBest-connected municipalities58 min #2 ZG · #703 CHRemotest municipalities58 min #9 ZG · #1389 CHHighest peaks840 m #6 ZG · #925 CHHighest-lying municipalities531 m #7 ZG · #1300 CHGreatest vertical range419 m #6 ZG · #789 CHSteepest municipalities7.5° #7 ZG · #1161 CHSolar potential132 GWh #1 ZG · #42 CHSolar potential per capita5'169 kWh #7 ZG · #1953 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #1 ZG · #24 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #5 ZG · #2077 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Baar?
- Baar has 6 postal codes: 6300, 6312, 6314, 6319, 6340, 6345.
- What is the tax rate in Baar?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Baar is 47.53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Baar?
- A single person without children pays about 5'197 CHF income tax in Baar on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Baar have?
- Baar has 25'519 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Baar?
- Baar has 8'209 foreign residents, a share of 32.17% (2025).
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