Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
809 47.8%
Men
882 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
286 16.9%
Swiss citizens
1'354 80.1%
Foreign residents
337 19.9%
Population density
59 pop./km²
0–19 · 286 · 16.9%20–64 · 1'009 · 59.7%65+ · 396 · 23.4%
Foreign residents 19.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +23 (+1.4%) · 18 births · 18 deaths · net migration +23
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 84.0%
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
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
74.7% YesNo 25.3%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
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
11.8% YesNo 88.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP52.1% · strongest party
SVP52.1%
Mitte30.7%
FDP17.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier222%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
222%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 8 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'074 CHF(11.1%)
Rank 8 of 11 in the canton · 127 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:11'074 CHF(~11.1%)
EmmettenCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Emmetten | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.2% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.1% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.8% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.3% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.1% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.8% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.3% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.8% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.4% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.2% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.3% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.7% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18.3% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.8% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'192 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'240 m
Mean elevation
1'099 m
Relief
1'806 m
Mean slope
23.1°
Flat share
15.0%
South-facing
11.6%
Above 2000 m
0.7%
Relief 1'806 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
9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'000
Per inhabitant
5'299 kWh/yr
9 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
1.22 %
Second homes
32.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
1'308
Built before 194615.4%
Built since 200126.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.22 %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
427
Workplaces
150
Services share
70.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (12.6%) · Secondary 73 (17.1%) · Tertiary 300 (70.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
38.1 %
Farmland
325 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 number1504
Websiteemmetten.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'691 #11 NW · #1079 CHGrowing municipalities1.4% #4 NW · #596 CHShrinking municipalities1.4% #8 NW · #1513 CHJobs per resident0.25 #11 NW · #1524 CHFamilies & children16.9% #9 NW · #1828 CHAge structure23.4% #5 NW · #595 CHWomen share47.8% #9 NW · #1902 CHForeign residents19.9% #3 NW · #875 CHPopulation density59/km² #10 NW · #1723 CHTax burden11'074 #8 NW · #127 CHTaxes222% #8 NWWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #3 NW · #400 CHSunniest municipalities43.8% #3 NW · #872 CHRainiest municipalities1'192 mm #8 NW · #711 CHVoter turnout57.2% #10 NW · #922 CHAgainst Switzerland32.4% #1 NW · #32 CHAligned with Switzerland67.6% #11 NW · #1427 CHSVP strongholds52.1% #1 NW · #184 CHCentre strongholds30.7% #11 NW · #223 CHFDP strongholds17.1% #3 NW · #649 CHLargest by area28.6 km² #3 NW · #325 CHHighest municipalities774 m #4 NW · #462 CHSecond homes32.5% #1 NW · #246 CHOrganic farming38.1% #1 NW · #214 CHBest-connected municipalities121 min #10 NW · #1931 CHRemotest municipalities121 min #2 NW · #176 CHHighest peaks2'240 m #3 NW · #294 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'099 m #3 NW · #357 CHGreatest vertical range1'806 m #3 NW · #256 CHSteepest municipalities23.1° #3 NW · #319 CHSolar potential9 GWh #11 NW · #1621 CHSolar potential per capita5'299 kWh #8 NW · #1938 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #3 NW · #37 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #4 NW · #2065 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Emmetten?
- Emmetten has 2 postal codes: 6376, 6377.
- What is the tax rate in Emmetten?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Emmetten is 222% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Emmetten?
- A single person without children pays about 11'074 CHF income tax in Emmetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Emmetten have?
- Emmetten has 1'691 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Emmetten?
- Emmetten has 337 foreign residents, a share of 19.93% (2025).
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