Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'855 49.2%
Men
1'915 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
693 18.4%
Swiss citizens
3'241 86.0%
Foreign residents
529 14.0%
Population density
114 pop./km²
0–19 · 693 · 18.4%20–64 · 2'186 · 58.0%65+ · 891 · 23.6%
Foreign residents 14.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +58 (+1.6%) · 23 births · 23 deaths · net migration +62
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
21.5% YesNo 78.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.5%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
69.7% YesNo 30.3%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
67.2% YesNo 32.8%
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
16.4% YesNo 83.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.8% · strongest party
SVP41.8%
Mitte41.5%
FDP16.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier179%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
179%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 3 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'244 CHF(10.2%)
Rank 3 of 11 in the canton · 69 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:10'244 CHF(~10.2%)
BeckenriedCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Beckenried | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.5% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.5% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.4% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.5% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.2% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 10.9% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 11.4% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 11.9% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 12.5% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.2% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.3% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 16.7% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 17.3% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 17.8% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'183 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'267 m
Mean elevation
1'007 m
Relief
1'833 m
Mean slope
18.4°
Flat share
27.9%
South-facing
3.2%
Above 2000 m
3.1%
Relief 1'833 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
16 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
4'249 kWh/yr
16 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
25.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.3 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.58 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.8 Rp./kWh
25.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeindewerk Beckenried
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 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 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 Nidwalden (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
0.84 %
Second homes
14.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'025
Built before 194622.5%
Built since 200129.3%
0.84 %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
1'214
Workplaces
301
Services share
68.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 124 (10.2%) · Secondary 259 (21.3%) · Tertiary 831 (68.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
39
Organic share
28.2 %
Farmland
458 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 number1501
Websitebeckenried.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'770 #6 NW · #594 CHGrowing municipalities1.6% #3 NW · #497 CHShrinking municipalities1.6% #9 NW · #1604 CHJobs per resident0.32 #9 NW · #1179 CHFamilies & children18.4% #6 NW · #1593 CHAge structure23.6% #4 NW · #562 CHWomen share49.2% #4 NW · #1423 CHForeign residents14% #7 NW · #1361 CHPopulation density114/km² #9 NW · #1393 CHTax burden10'244 #3 NW · #69 CHTaxes179% #3 NWWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #1 NW · #398 CHSunniest municipalities42.9% #5 NW · #1013 CHRainiest municipalities1'183 mm #9 NW · #730 CHVoter turnout63.8% #3 NW · #271 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #5 NW · #347 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #7 NW · #1083 CHSVP strongholds41.8% #5 NW · #577 CHCentre strongholds41.5% #8 NW · #115 CHFDP strongholds16.6% #5 NW · #686 CHLargest by area33 km² #2 NW · #280 CHHighest municipalities448 m #8 NW · #1550 CHSecond homes14.5% #3 NW · #626 CHOrganic farming28.2% #3 NW · #376 CHBest-connected municipalities98 min #3 NW · #1676 CHRemotest municipalities98 min #9 NW · #427 CHHighest peaks2'267 m #2 NW · #290 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'007 m #4 NW · #414 CHGreatest vertical range1'833 m #2 NW · #246 CHSteepest municipalities18.4° #7 NW · #442 CHSolar potential16 GWh #9 NW · #1192 CHSolar potential per capita4'249 kWh #10 NW · #2037 CHCheapest electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #11 NW · #455 CHMost expensive electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #1 NW · #1652 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Beckenried?
- Beckenried has 2 postal codes: 6375, 6376.
- What is the tax rate in Beckenried?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Beckenried is 179% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Beckenried?
- A single person without children pays about 10'244 CHF income tax in Beckenried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Beckenried have?
- Beckenried has 3'770 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Beckenried?
- Beckenried has 529 foreign residents, a share of 14.03% (2025).
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