Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
6'788 49.9%
Men
6'827 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'577 18.9%
Swiss citizens
9'124 67.0%
Foreign residents
4'491 33.0%
Population density
972 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'577 · 18.9%20–64 · 8'081 · 59.4%65+ · 2'957 · 21.7%
Foreign residents 33.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +86 (+0.6%) · 124 births · 111 deaths · net migration +79
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
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 Brugg: 25.8% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 40.4% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 35.3% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP26.3% · strongest party
SVP26.3%
SP19.6%
FDP15.1%
GRÜNE10.7%
Mitte10.3%
2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Brugg and Villnachern added together (merged on 01.01.2026).
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier97%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
97%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 39 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'366 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 38 of 196 in the canton · 362 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:12'366 CHF(~12.4%)
BruggCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Brugg | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.2% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.5% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.5% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.4% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.3% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.7% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.4% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.2% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020974 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
574 m
Mean elevation
380 m
Relief
247 m
Mean slope
7.4°
Flat share
52.9%
South-facing
22.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 247 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
81.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
107.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'100
Per inhabitant
5'988 kWh/yr
82 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
25.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.21 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.33 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.82 Rp./kWh
25.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator IBB Strom 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 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
1.48 %
Second homes
9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
6'682
Built before 194623.9%
Built since 200116.5%
1.48 %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
10'123
Workplaces
1'074
Services share
82.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (0.2%) · Secondary 1'743 (17.2%) · Tertiary 8'360 (82.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
51 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 municipalities13'615 #7 AG · #110 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #102 AG · #1006 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #96 AG · #1107 CHJobs per resident0.74 #12 AG · #191 CHFamilies & children18.9% #146 AG · #1477 CHAge structure21.7% #49 AG · #914 CHWomen share49.9% #67 AG · #1023 CHForeign residents33% #27 AG · #199 CHPopulation density972/km² #35 AG · #233 CHTax burden12'366 #38 AG · #362 CHTaxes97% #39 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #39 AG · #425 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #80 AG · #1765 CHRainiest municipalities974 mm #189 AG · #1742 CHVoter turnout56.3% #72 AG · #902 CHAgainst Switzerland5% #162 AG · #1440 CHAligned with Switzerland95% #4 AG · #32 CHSVP strongholds26.3% #185 AG · #1503 CHSP strongholds19.6% #19 AG · #495 CHCentre strongholds10.3% #120 AG · #1178 CHFDP strongholds15.1% #33 AG · #814 CHGLP strongholds9.2% #45 AG · #410 CHGreen strongholds10.7% #6 AG · #475 CHLargest by area14 km² #13 AG · #697 CHHighest municipalities354 m #174 AG · #2012 CHSecond homes9% #60 AG · #1396 CHOrganic farming0% #155 AG · #1850 CHBest-connected municipalities57 min #55 AG · #686 CHRemotest municipalities57 min #140 AG · #1431 CHHighest peaks574 m #122 AG · #1634 CHHighest-lying municipalities380 m #178 AG · #2030 CHGreatest vertical range247 m #70 AG · #1151 CHSteepest municipalities7.4° #93 AG · #1183 CHSolar potential82 GWh #10 AG · #137 CHSolar potential per capita5'988 kWh #165 AG · #1837 CHCheapest electricity25.09 Rp./kWh #18 AG · #441 CHMost expensive electricity25.09 Rp./kWh #177 AG · #1664 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Brugg?
- Brugg has 7 postal codes: 5107, 5116, 5200, 5210, 5213, 5222, 5225.
- What is the tax rate in Brugg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Brugg is 97% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Brugg?
- A single person without children pays about 12'366 CHF income tax in Brugg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 38 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Brugg have?
- Brugg has 13'615 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Brugg?
- Brugg has 4'491 foreign residents, a share of 32.99% (2025).
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