Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
16'149 49.3%
Men
16'628 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
6'621 20.2%
Swiss citizens
19'947 60.9%
Foreign residents
12'830 39.1%
Population density
1'609 pop./km²
0–19 · 6'621 · 20.2%20–64 · 20'150 · 61.5%65+ · 6'006 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 39.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +158 (+0.5%) · 342 births · 250 deaths · net migration +43
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 Hochdorf: 23.1% Yes
27.3% YesNo 72.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
28.9% YesNo 71.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
71.3% YesNo 28.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 55.4% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.7% · strongest party
SVP28.7%
Mitte21.0%
FDP17.3%
SP15.8%
GRÜNE7.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
215%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 63 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'896 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 62 of 79 in the canton · 805 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:13'896 CHF(~13.9%)
EmmenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Emmen | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'133 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
562 m
Mean elevation
461 m
Relief
146 m
Mean slope
3°
Flat share
80.8%
South-facing
5.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 146 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
176.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
236.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
39'300
Per inhabitant
5'395 kWh/yr
177 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 1
Standard model, deductible 300563 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 1 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
1.47 %
Second homes
6.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
15'648
Built before 19468.3%
Built since 200122.1%
1.47 %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
17'272
Workplaces
1'656
Services share
62.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 110 (0.6%) · Secondary 6'375 (36.9%) · Tertiary 10'787 (62.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
874 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 number1024
Head of governmentRamona Gut-Rogger · FDP.Die Liberalen
Websiteemmen.ch ↗
DistrictWahlkreis Hochdorf
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities32'777 #2 LU · #24 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #44 LU · #1113 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #36 LU · #997 CHJobs per resident0.53 #29 LU · #467 CHFamilies & children20.2% #66 LU · #1077 CHAge structure18.3% #42 LU · #1585 CHWomen share49.3% #46 LU · #1367 CHForeign residents39.1% #1 LU · #89 CHPopulation density1'609/km² #3 LU · #107 CHTax burden13'896 #63 LU · #806 CHTaxes215% #63 LUWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #14 LU · #695 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #54 LU · #1560 CHRainiest municipalities1'133 mm #52 LU · #906 CHVoter turnout45.3% #79 LU · #2029 CHAgainst Switzerland3.9% #70 LU · #1449 CHAligned with Switzerland96.1% #1 LU · #15 CHSVP strongholds28.7% #46 LU · #1354 CHSP strongholds15.8% #5 LU · #860 CHCentre strongholds21% #74 LU · #479 CHFDP strongholds17.3% #31 LU · #629 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #19 LU · #809 CHGreen strongholds7.6% #11 LU · #952 CHLargest by area20.4 km² #24 LU · #470 CHHighest municipalities429 m #75 LU · #1716 CHSecond homes6.9% #57 LU · #1849 CHOrganic farming8.3% #51 LU · #1340 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #34 LU · #1474 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #42 LU · #625 CHHighest peaks562 m #73 LU · #1675 CHHighest-lying municipalities461 m #77 LU · #1657 CHGreatest vertical range146 m #70 LU · #1608 CHSteepest municipalities3° #77 LU · #1900 CHSolar potential177 GWh #2 LU · #21 CHSolar potential per capita5'395 kWh #72 LU · #1921 CHCheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #23 LU · #361 CHMost expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #44 LU · #1733 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Emmen?
- Emmen has 4 postal codes: 6020, 6023, 6032, 6206.
- What is the tax rate in Emmen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Emmen is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Emmen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Emmen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Emmen have?
- Emmen has 32'777 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Emmen?
- Emmen has 12'830 foreign residents, a share of 39.14% (2025).
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