Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
820 49.2%
Men
847 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
345 20.7%
Swiss citizens
1'411 84.6%
Foreign residents
256 15.4%
Population density
399 pop./km²
0–19 · 345 · 20.7%20–64 · 1'038 · 62.3%65+ · 284 · 17.0%
Foreign residents 15.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+0.2%) · 13 births · 9 deaths · net migration −2
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
17.7% YesNo 82.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
29.4% YesNo 70.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.5%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
74.6% YesNo 25.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte40.9% · strongest party
Mitte40.9%
SVP23.7%
FDP19.1%
SP5.3%
GLP4.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier200%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
200%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 46 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 44 of 79 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
EgolzwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Egolzwil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.2% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.2% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.6% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.8% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.9% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'014 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
699 m
Mean elevation
549 m
Relief
210 m
Mean slope
6.5°
Flat share
59.1%
South-facing
29.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 210 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
18.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'200
Per inhabitant
11'284 kWh/yr
19 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
24.67 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
24.67 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 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 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 3 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
0.13 %
Second homes
6.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
774
Built before 19468.4%
Built since 200135.9%
0.13 %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
650
Workplaces
107
Services share
64.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 33 (5.1%) · Secondary 200 (30.8%) · Tertiary 417 (64.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
13
Organic share
15.4 %
Farmland
310 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 municipalities1'667 #60 LU · #1084 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #54 LU · #1301 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #27 LU · #806 CHJobs per resident0.39 #53 LU · #877 CHFamilies & children20.7% #58 LU · #906 CHAge structure17% #59 LU · #1770 CHWomen share49.2% #48 LU · #1421 CHForeign residents15.4% #40 LU · #1249 CHPopulation density399/km² #22 LU · #618 CHTax burden13'390 #44 LU · #660 CHTaxes200% #46 LUWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #44 LU · #1227 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #26 LU · #1318 CHRainiest municipalities1'014 mm #78 LU · #1564 CHVoter turnout58.6% #40 LU · #743 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #48 LU · #1052 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #24 LU · #382 CHSVP strongholds23.7% #68 LU · #1620 CHSP strongholds5.3% #61 LU · #1922 CHCentre strongholds40.9% #8 LU · #121 CHFDP strongholds19.1% #22 LU · #517 CHGLP strongholds4.6% #43 LU · #1280 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #54 LU · #1776 CHLargest by area4.2 km² #74 LU · #1676 CHHighest municipalities523 m #47 LU · #1106 CHSecond homes6.8% #58 LU · #1859 CHOrganic farming15.4% #27 LU · #860 CHBest-connected municipalities77 min #21 LU · #1279 CHRemotest municipalities77 min #62 LU · #824 CHHighest peaks699 m #58 LU · #1212 CHHighest-lying municipalities549 m #51 LU · #1221 CHGreatest vertical range210 m #58 LU · #1312 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #46 LU · #1314 CHSolar potential19 GWh #60 LU · #1063 CHSolar potential per capita11'284 kWh #34 LU · #868 CHCheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #32 LU · #370 CHMost expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #53 LU · #1742 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Egolzwil?
- Egolzwil has 2 postal codes: 6243, 6244.
- What is the tax rate in Egolzwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Egolzwil is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Egolzwil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Egolzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Egolzwil have?
- Egolzwil has 1'667 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Egolzwil?
- Egolzwil has 256 foreign residents, a share of 15.36% (2025).
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