Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
362 49.2%
Men
374 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
154 20.9%
Swiss citizens
653 88.7%
Foreign residents
83 11.3%
Population density
173 pop./km²
0–19 · 154 · 20.9%20–64 · 439 · 59.6%65+ · 143 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +20 (+2.8%) · 6 births · 8 deaths · net migration +12
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
18.5% YesNo 81.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
34.9% YesNo 65.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 17.9% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.6% · strongest party
SVP45.6%
Mitte16.9%
FDP11.8%
GLP6.8%
SP6.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier102%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
102%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 63 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'632 CHF(12.6%)
Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 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:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)
BettwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bettwil | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.7% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.6% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.5% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.4% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'112 mm
8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
759 m
Mean elevation
703 m
Relief
125 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
50.9%
South-facing
0.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 125 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
9.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
11.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'100
Per inhabitant
12'582 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
25.53 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.65 Rp./kWh
25.53 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Bettwil, 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
1.16 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
344
Built before 194623.0%
Built since 200134.9%
1.16 %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
230
Workplaces
42
Services share
25.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (18.3%) · Secondary 130 (56.5%) · Tertiary 58 (25.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
291 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 municipalities736 #181 AG · #1626 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #22 AG · #183 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #175 AG · #1926 CHJobs per resident0.31 #92 AG · #1246 CHFamilies & children20.9% #77 AG · #854 CHAge structure19.4% #108 AG · #1361 CHWomen share49.2% #114 AG · #1437 CHForeign residents11.3% #186 AG · #1609 CHPopulation density173/km² #167 AG · #1117 CHTax burden12'632 #60 AG · #415 CHTaxes102% #63 AGWarmest municipalities8.8 °C #196 AG · #1467 CHSunniest municipalities40.4% #51 AG · #1656 CHRainiest municipalities1'112 mm #69 AG · #1042 CHVoter turnout60.5% #28 AG · #544 CHSVP strongholds45.6% #66 AG · #373 CHSP strongholds6.4% #190 AG · #1843 CHCentre strongholds16.9% #38 AG · #707 CHFDP strongholds11.8% #94 AG · #1177 CHGLP strongholds6.8% #108 AG · #799 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #170 AG · #1783 CHLargest by area4.3 km² #144 AG · #1666 CHHighest municipalities739 m #1 AG · #523 CHSecond homes8.9% #63 AG · #1425 CHOrganic farming9.1% #107 AG · #1296 CHBest-connected municipalities91 min #191 AG · #1586 CHRemotest municipalities91 min #6 AG · #536 CHHighest peaks759 m #26 AG · #1063 CHHighest-lying municipalities703 m #1 AG · #761 CHGreatest vertical range125 m #168 AG · #1713 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #149 AG · #1551 CHSolar potential9 GWh #168 AG · #1600 CHSolar potential per capita12'582 kWh #23 AG · #682 CHCheapest electricity25.53 Rp./kWh #43 AG · #515 CHMost expensive electricity25.53 Rp./kWh #154 AG · #1592 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bettwil?
- Bettwil has 2 postal codes: 5618, 5632.
- What is the tax rate in Bettwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bettwil is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bettwil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Bettwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bettwil have?
- Bettwil has 736 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bettwil?
- Bettwil has 83 foreign residents, a share of 11.28% (2025).
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