Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
9'165 49.5%
Men
9'353 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'936 21.3%
Swiss citizens
13'352 72.1%
Foreign residents
5'166 27.9%
Population density
969 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'936 · 21.3%20–64 · 11'368 · 61.4%65+ · 3'214 · 17.4%
Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +245 (+1.3%) · 159 births · 122 deaths · net migration +218
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
24.8% YesNo 75.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.6%
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
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
32.8% YesNo 67.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
75.0% YesNo 25.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.2% · strongest party
SVP28.2%
Mitte23.4%
GRÜNE17.7%
FDP14.5%
GLP6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier54%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
54%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 7 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'377 CHF(5.4%)
Rank 7 of 11 in the canton · 7 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'377 CHF(~5.4%)
ChamCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Cham | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.6% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.7% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.4% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.7% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.3% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.6% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.3% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.6% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.6% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.5% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.3% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.9% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'132 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
467 m
Mean elevation
424 m
Relief
80 m
Mean slope
3°
Flat share
82.3%
South-facing
3.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 80 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
88.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
120.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
19'700
Per inhabitant
4'776 kWh/yr
88 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
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.38 %
Second homes
7.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
8'341
Built before 194610.3%
Built since 200135.1%
0.38 %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
13'262
Workplaces
2'249
Services share
82.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 189 (1.4%) · Secondary 2'169 (16.4%) · Tertiary 10'904 (82.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
55
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
1'077 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 number1702
Websitecham.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities18'518 #3 ZG · #66 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #4 ZG · #613 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #7 ZG · #1493 CHJobs per resident0.72 #6 ZG · #210 CHFamilies & children21.3% #2 ZG · #714 CHAge structure17.4% #10 ZG · #1717 CHWomen share49.5% #6 ZG · #1258 CHForeign residents27.9% #6 ZG · #409 CHPopulation density969/km² #3 ZG · #235 CHTax burden5'377 #7 ZG · #7 CHTaxes54% #7 ZGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #2 ZG · #322 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #8 ZG · #1363 CHRainiest municipalities1'132 mm #10 ZG · #915 CHVoter turnout58.5% #10 ZG · #762 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #8 ZG · #1054 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #4 ZG · #384 CHSVP strongholds28.2% #9 ZG · #1386 CHSP strongholds5.7% #3 ZG · #1895 CHCentre strongholds23.4% #10 ZG · #399 CHFDP strongholds14.5% #2 ZG · #871 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #3 ZG · #811 CHGreen strongholds17.7% #3 ZG · #43 CHLargest by area19.1 km² #7 ZG · #501 CHHighest municipalities420 m #11 ZG · #1773 CHSecond homes7.4% #8 ZG · #1741 CHOrganic farming9.1% #9 ZG · #1282 CHBest-connected municipalities71 min #8 ZG · #1105 CHRemotest municipalities71 min #3 ZG · #992 CHHighest peaks467 m #11 ZG · #1987 CHHighest-lying municipalities424 m #10 ZG · #1895 CHGreatest vertical range80 m #11 ZG · #1933 CHSteepest municipalities3° #10 ZG · #1901 CHSolar potential88 GWh #3 ZG · #117 CHSolar potential per capita4'776 kWh #9 ZG · #2003 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #2 ZG · #25 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #6 ZG · #2078 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Cham?
- Cham has 3 postal codes: 6330, 6331, 6332.
- What is the tax rate in Cham?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Cham is 54% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Cham?
- A single person without children pays about 5'377 CHF income tax in Cham on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Cham have?
- Cham has 18'518 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Cham?
- Cham has 5'166 foreign residents, a share of 27.9% (2025).
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