Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'118 48.5%
Men
2'247 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
960 22.0%
Swiss citizens
2'712 62.1%
Foreign residents
1'653 37.9%
Population density
628 pop./km²
0–19 · 960 · 22.0%20–64 · 2'598 · 59.5%65+ · 807 · 18.5%
Foreign residents 37.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +54 (+1.3%) · 40 births · 36 deaths · net migration +29
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 Gäu: 19.4% Yes
18.6% YesNo 81.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 32.5% Yes
33.4% YesNo 66.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 64.0% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 62.1% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.3%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 50.2% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 50.6% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 48.6% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.6%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 16.6% Yes
13.2% YesNo 86.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 46.6% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Gäu: 43.2% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.8% · strongest party
SVP36.8%
FDP26.0%
Mitte21.3%
SP6.6%
GLP3.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier112%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
112%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 26 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'183 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 26 of 104 in the canton · 1379 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'183 CHF(~16.2%)
EgerkingenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Egerkingen | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.8% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.2% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.3% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.2% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.2% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.7% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.5% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.3% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.6% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.2% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.3% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.1% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.8% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
966 m
Mean elevation
586 m
Relief
540 m
Mean slope
13.8°
Flat share
36.0%
South-facing
46.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 540 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
40.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
Per inhabitant
9'175 kWh/yr
40 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
10.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
5.75 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätsversorgung Egerkingen
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 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 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 Solothurn (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
1.1 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
2'008
Built before 194612.1%
Built since 200137.8%
1.1 %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
3'794
Workplaces
308
Services share
85.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (0.6%) · Secondary 533 (14.0%) · Tertiary 3'240 (85.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
185 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 municipalities4'365 #19 SO · #516 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #27 SO · #660 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #78 SO · #1451 CHJobs per resident0.87 #6 SO · #124 CHFamilies & children22% #7 SO · #539 CHAge structure18.5% #95 SO · #1545 CHWomen share48.5% #82 SO · #1707 CHForeign residents37.9% #8 SO · #101 CHPopulation density628/km² #25 SO · #410 CHTax burden16'183 #26 SO · #1379 CHTaxes112% #26 SOWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #67 SO · #1232 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #22 SO · #1447 CHRainiest municipalities1'127 mm #40 SO · #940 CHVoter turnout47.9% #94 SO · #1926 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #13 SO · #473 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #63 SO · #963 CHSVP strongholds36.8% #24 SO · #852 CHSP strongholds6.6% #89 SO · #1821 CHCentre strongholds21.3% #36 SO · #469 CHFDP strongholds26% #12 SO · #194 CHGLP strongholds3.8% #84 SO · #1441 CHGreen strongholds3.2% #97 SO · #1853 CHLargest by area7 km² #42 SO · #1259 CHHighest municipalities516 m #32 SO · #1137 CHSecond homes8.9% #59 SO · #1420 CHOrganic farming14.3% #40 SO · #914 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #65 SO · #1019 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #34 SO · #1083 CHHighest peaks966 m #26 SO · #756 CHHighest-lying municipalities586 m #38 SO · #1059 CHGreatest vertical range540 m #22 SO · #661 CHSteepest municipalities13.8° #30 SO · #634 CHSolar potential40 GWh #14 SO · #461 CHSolar potential per capita9'175 kWh #54 SO · #1223 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #1 SO · #31 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #104 SO · #2076 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Egerkingen?
- The postal code of Egerkingen is 4622.
- What is the tax rate in Egerkingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Egerkingen is 112% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Egerkingen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'183 CHF income tax in Egerkingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Egerkingen have?
- Egerkingen has 4'365 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Egerkingen?
- Egerkingen has 1'653 foreign residents, a share of 37.87% (2025).
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