Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'554 48.4%
Men
1'655 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
676 21.1%
Swiss citizens
2'509 78.2%
Foreign residents
700 21.8%
Population density
272 pop./km²
0–19 · 676 · 21.1%20–64 · 1'953 · 60.9%65+ · 580 · 18.1%
Foreign residents 21.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +95 (+3.1%) · 29 births · 20 deaths · net migration +90
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
19.2% YesNo 80.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
39.5% YesNo 60.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
34.1% YesNo 66.0%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
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
17.2% YesNo 82.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.2% · strongest party
SVP50.2%
Mitte16.7%
SP9.4%
FDP8.7%
GLP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier101%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
101%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 59 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'579 CHF(12.6%)
Rank 59 of 196 in the canton · 412 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:12'579 CHF(~12.6%)
BoswilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Boswil | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.7% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.5% | 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 | 14.2% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.6% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'117 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
701 m
Mean elevation
517 m
Relief
273 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
52.3%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 273 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
33.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
42.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'400
Per inhabitant
10'439 kWh/yr
34 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
26.9 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.7 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.5 Rp./kWh
26.9 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Boswil-Bünzen
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
1.74 %
Second homes
11.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'439
Built before 194618.6%
Built since 200134.6%
1.74 %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
1'520
Workplaces
220
Services share
57.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (7.4%) · Secondary 536 (35.3%) · Tertiary 872 (57.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
34
Organic share
20.6 %
Farmland
785 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 municipalities3'209 #77 AG · #685 CHGrowing municipalities3.1% #19 AG · #155 CHShrinking municipalities3.1% #178 AG · #1955 CHJobs per resident0.47 #43 AG · #618 CHFamilies & children21.1% #67 AG · #788 CHAge structure18.1% #143 AG · #1629 CHWomen share48.4% #159 AG · #1751 CHForeign residents21.8% #92 AG · #731 CHPopulation density272/km² #127 AG · #837 CHTax burden12'579 #59 AG · #412 CHTaxes101% #59 AGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #83 AG · #626 CHSunniest municipalities41% #19 AG · #1425 CHRainiest municipalities1'117 mm #56 AG · #1000 CHVoter turnout50.8% #157 AG · #1718 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #21 AG · #266 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #145 AG · #1203 CHSVP strongholds50.2% #39 AG · #235 CHSP strongholds9.4% #156 AG · #1579 CHCentre strongholds16.7% #42 AG · #720 CHFDP strongholds8.7% #168 AG · #1530 CHGLP strongholds6.6% #114 AG · #843 CHGreen strongholds4.7% #133 AG · #1605 CHLargest by area11.8 km² #28 AG · #833 CHHighest municipalities475 m #64 AG · #1350 CHSecond homes11.7% #18 AG · #938 CHOrganic farming20.6% #40 AG · #607 CHBest-connected municipalities62 min #94 AG · #858 CHRemotest municipalities62 min #106 AG · #1268 CHHighest peaks701 m #49 AG · #1205 CHHighest-lying municipalities517 m #61 AG · #1363 CHGreatest vertical range273 m #55 AG · #1065 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #131 AG · #1450 CHSolar potential34 GWh #51 AG · #600 CHSolar potential per capita10'439 kWh #52 AG · #992 CHCheapest electricity26.9 Rp./kWh #87 AG · #1097 CHMost expensive electricity26.9 Rp./kWh #109 AG · #1008 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Boswil?
- Boswil has 3 postal codes: 5623, 5630, 5632.
- What is the tax rate in Boswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Boswil is 101% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Boswil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'579 CHF income tax in Boswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Boswil have?
- Boswil has 3'209 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Boswil?
- Boswil has 700 foreign residents, a share of 21.81% (2025).
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