Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
887 47.8%
Men
969 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
362 19.5%
Swiss citizens
1'660 89.4%
Foreign residents
196 10.6%
Population density
120 pop./km²
0–19 · 362 · 19.5%20–64 · 1'099 · 59.2%65+ · 395 · 21.3%
Foreign residents 10.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −15 (−0.8%) · 17 births · 18 deaths · net migration −18
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
16.0% YesNo 84.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
42.1% YesNo 57.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.5% YesNo 34.5%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
68.4% YesNo 31.6%
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
13.7% YesNo 86.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP47.8% · strongest party
SVP47.8%
Mitte44.1%
FDP8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier240%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
240%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 10 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'421 CHF(11.4%)
Rank 10 of 11 in the canton · 177 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'421 CHF(~11.4%)
DallenwilCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Dallenwil | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.4% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.1% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.7% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.4% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.1% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.7% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.2% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.8% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.3% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.7% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.5% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.2% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18.8% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.2% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'557 mm
6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'939 m
Mean elevation
1'141 m
Relief
1'461 m
Mean slope
23.7°
Flat share
5.1%
South-facing
15.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'461 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
14.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
20 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
7'861 kWh/yr
15 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
21.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
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 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 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 Nidwalden (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
0.88 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'017
Built before 194615.7%
Built since 200119.7%
0.88 %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
856
Workplaces
177
Services share
55.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 105 (12.3%) · Secondary 278 (32.5%) · Tertiary 473 (55.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
13.9 %
Farmland
655 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 number1503
Websitedallenwil.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'856 #10 NW · #1015 CHGrowing municipalities-0.8% #10 NW · #1747 CHShrinking municipalities-0.8% #2 NW · #361 CHJobs per resident0.46 #3 NW · #632 CHFamilies & children19.5% #4 NW · #1304 CHAge structure21.3% #9 NW · #988 CHWomen share47.8% #8 NW · #1901 CHForeign residents10.6% #11 NW · #1661 CHPopulation density120/km² #8 NW · #1367 CHTax burden11'421 #10 NW · #177 CHTaxes240% #10 NWWarmest municipalities6.9 °C #10 NW · #1858 CHSunniest municipalities44.1% #1 NW · #815 CHRainiest municipalities1'557 mm #2 NW · #201 CHVoter turnout64.1% #2 NW · #253 CHAgainst Switzerland24.8% #3 NW · #233 CHAligned with Switzerland75.2% #8 NW · #1221 CHSVP strongholds47.8% #2 NW · #302 CHCentre strongholds44.1% #6 NW · #105 CHFDP strongholds8.2% #9 NW · #1572 CHLargest by area15.5 km² #8 NW · #623 CHHighest municipalities1'072 m #3 NW · #220 CHSecond homes14.6% #2 NW · #602 CHOrganic farming13.9% #7 NW · #969 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #4 NW · #1784 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #7 NW · #324 CHHighest peaks1'939 m #5 NW · #366 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'141 m #2 NW · #325 CHGreatest vertical range1'461 m #5 NW · #346 CHSteepest municipalities23.7° #2 NW · #300 CHSolar potential15 GWh #10 NW · #1258 CHSolar potential per capita7'861 kWh #1 NW · #1492 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #2 NW · #36 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #3 NW · #2064 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Dallenwil?
- The postal code of Dallenwil is 6383.
- What is the tax rate in Dallenwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Dallenwil is 240% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Dallenwil?
- A single person without children pays about 11'421 CHF income tax in Dallenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Dallenwil have?
- Dallenwil has 1'856 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Dallenwil?
- Dallenwil has 196 foreign residents, a share of 10.56% (2025).
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