Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'521 50.2%
Men
2'505 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'054 21.0%
Swiss citizens
3'935 78.3%
Foreign residents
1'091 21.7%
Population density
934 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'054 · 21.0%20–64 · 2'888 · 57.5%65+ · 1'084 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +26 (+0.5%) · 29 births · 43 deaths · net migration +32
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 Bremgarten: 23.2% Yes
21.6% YesNo 78.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 31.4% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 58.4% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 54.9% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 40.2% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 49.3% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 48.4% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 20.5% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 44.8% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 38.6% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.0% · strongest party
SVP36.0%
GLP13.6%
FDP13.6%
SP13.5%
Mitte13.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier89%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
89%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 20 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'939 CHF(11.9%)
Rank 19 of 196 in the canton · 294 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'939 CHF(~11.9%)
BerikonCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Berikon | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.8% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.5% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.1% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.1% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.9% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.9% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.8% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.6% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.2% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.9% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.6% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.1% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.4% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.6% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.7% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.6% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'129 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
666 m
Mean elevation
586 m
Relief
164 m
Mean slope
4.6°
Flat share
62.3%
South-facing
5.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 164 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
26.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'800
Per inhabitant
5'187 kWh/yr
26 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
25.41 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.54 Rp./kWh
25.41 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Berikon, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
0.95 %
Second homes
5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'310
Built before 19466.1%
Built since 200117.0%
0.95 %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
1'330
Workplaces
328
Services share
88.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (2.2%) · Secondary 129 (9.7%) · Tertiary 1'172 (88.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
30 %
Farmland
236 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 municipalities5'026 #40 AG · #432 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #110 AG · #1089 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #86 AG · #1017 CHJobs per resident0.26 #118 AG · #1483 CHFamilies & children21% #69 AG · #816 CHAge structure21.6% #52 AG · #935 CHWomen share50.2% #43 AG · #811 CHForeign residents21.7% #94 AG · #735 CHPopulation density934/km² #40 AG · #253 CHTax burden11'939 #21 AG · #296 CHTaxes89% #20 AGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #137 AG · #896 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #54 AG · #1690 CHRainiest municipalities1'129 mm #31 AG · #928 CHVoter turnout56.6% #81 AG · #1005 CHAgainst Switzerland7.8% #150 AG · #1348 CHAligned with Switzerland92.2% #18 AG · #148 CHSVP strongholds36% #148 AG · #899 CHSP strongholds13.5% #83 AG · #1112 CHCentre strongholds13.2% #81 AG · #949 CHFDP strongholds13.6% #55 AG · #976 CHGLP strongholds13.6% #3 AG · #70 CHGreen strongholds4.3% #150 AG · #1684 CHLargest by area5.4 km² #112 AG · #1501 CHHighest municipalities583 m #11 AG · #879 CHSecond homes5% #185 AG · #2056 CHOrganic farming30% #10 AG · #338 CHBest-connected municipalities49 min #16 AG · #442 CHRemotest municipalities49 min #182 AG · #1680 CHHighest peaks666 m #65 AG · #1305 CHHighest-lying municipalities586 m #21 AG · #1060 CHGreatest vertical range164 m #144 AG · #1518 CHSteepest municipalities4.6° #161 AG · #1645 CHSolar potential26 GWh #79 AG · #796 CHSolar potential per capita5'187 kWh #185 AG · #1952 CHCheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #42 AG · #511 CHMost expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #155 AG · #1596 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Berikon?
- Berikon has 2 postal codes: 8964, 8965.
- What is the tax rate in Berikon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Berikon is 89% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Berikon?
- A single person without children pays about 11'939 CHF income tax in Berikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Berikon have?
- Berikon has 5'026 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Berikon?
- Berikon has 1'091 foreign residents, a share of 21.71% (2025).
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