Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
837 49.5%
Men
854 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
404 23.9%
Swiss citizens
1'328 78.5%
Foreign residents
363 21.5%
Population density
608 pop./km²
0–19 · 404 · 23.9%20–64 · 1'037 · 61.3%65+ · 250 · 14.8%
Foreign residents 21.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.4%) · 18 births · 3 deaths · net migration −5
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 Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
66.0% YesNo 34.0%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
64.3% YesNo 35.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
46.4% YesNo 53.6%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.9% · strongest party
SVP35.9%
Mitte23.2%
FDP11.9%
SP11.2%
GRÜNE9.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier185%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
185%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 27 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'884 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)
DierikonCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Dierikon | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.6% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.5% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.7% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.1% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 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 1991–20201'154 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
743 m
Mean elevation
507 m
Relief
329 m
Mean slope
11.6°
Flat share
32.0%
South-facing
2.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 329 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
17.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'000
Per inhabitant
10'526 kWh/yr
18 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
24.42 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
24.42 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.56 %
Second homes
5.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
715
Built before 19466.0%
Built since 200126.4%
0.56 %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
3'614
Workplaces
110
Services share
77.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (0.9%) · Secondary 778 (21.5%) · Tertiary 2'802 (77.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
42.9 %
Farmland
170 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 municipalities1'691 #59 LU · #1078 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #47 LU · #1194 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #33 LU · #909 CHJobs per resident2.14 #1 LU · #9 CHFamilies & children23.9% #6 LU · #177 CHAge structure14.8% #74 LU · #1999 CHWomen share49.5% #40 LU · #1256 CHForeign residents21.5% #21 LU · #744 CHPopulation density608/km² #14 LU · #422 CHTax burden12'884 #29 LU · #491 CHTaxes185% #27 LUWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 LU · #315 CHSunniest municipalities40% #78 LU · #1871 CHRainiest municipalities1'154 mm #46 LU · #827 CHVoter turnout45.8% #78 LU · #2012 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #59 LU · #1217 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #12 LU · #228 CHSVP strongholds35.9% #14 LU · #903 CHSP strongholds11.2% #14 LU · #1390 CHCentre strongholds23.2% #70 LU · #406 CHFDP strongholds11.9% #61 LU · #1155 CHGLP strongholds6.4% #22 LU · #876 CHGreen strongholds9.5% #7 LU · #637 CHLargest by area2.8 km² #78 LU · #1902 CHHighest municipalities429 m #76 LU · #1717 CHSecond homes5.9% #71 LU · #1979 CHOrganic farming42.9% #2 LU · #173 CHBest-connected municipalities75 min #15 LU · #1230 CHRemotest municipalities75 min #65 LU · #878 CHHighest peaks743 m #45 LU · #1098 CHHighest-lying municipalities507 m #67 LU · #1397 CHGreatest vertical range329 m #33 LU · #942 CHSteepest municipalities11.6° #18 LU · #800 CHSolar potential18 GWh #64 LU · #1109 CHSolar potential per capita10'526 kWh #40 LU · #978 CHCheapest electricity24.42 Rp./kWh #3 LU · #277 CHMost expensive electricity24.42 Rp./kWh #76 LU · #1829 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Dierikon?
- Dierikon has 2 postal codes: 6036, 6037.
- What is the tax rate in Dierikon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Dierikon is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Dierikon?
- A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Dierikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Dierikon have?
- Dierikon has 1'691 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Dierikon?
- Dierikon has 363 foreign residents, a share of 21.47% (2025).
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