Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'681 49.3%
Men
1'728 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
739 21.7%
Swiss citizens
3'077 90.3%
Foreign residents
332 9.7%
Population density
60 pop./km²
0–19 · 739 · 21.7%20–64 · 1'999 · 58.6%65+ · 671 · 19.7%
Foreign residents 9.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −13 (−0.4%) · 30 births · 30 deaths · net migration −13
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 Entlebuch: 13.5% Yes
12.1% YesNo 87.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.1%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
74.4% YesNo 25.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.5%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
76.3% YesNo 23.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
67.5% YesNo 32.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.1% · strongest party
SVP44.1%
Mitte36.2%
FDP11.6%
SP2.6%
GRÜNE2.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
210%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 56 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'727 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)
EntlebuchCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Entlebuch | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.5% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.5% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.1% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.2% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.9% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'498 mm
8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'902 m
Mean elevation
1'060 m
Relief
1'308 m
Mean slope
17.4°
Flat share
7.6%
South-facing
13.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'308 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
45 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
61.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'000
Per inhabitant
13'192 kWh/yr
45 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
24.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
24.62 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
1.86 %
Second homes
15.8 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'777
Built before 194627.3%
Built since 200120.2%
1.86 %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
1'908
Workplaces
376
Services share
53.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 370 (19.4%) · Secondary 521 (27.3%) · Tertiary 1'017 (53.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
139
Organic share
5.8 %
Farmland
2'398 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 municipalities3'409 #34 LU · #650 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #63 LU · #1599 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #17 LU · #506 CHJobs per resident0.56 #20 LU · #401 CHFamilies & children21.7% #38 LU · #606 CHAge structure19.7% #27 LU · #1301 CHWomen share49.3% #45 LU · #1366 CHForeign residents9.7% #63 LU · #1719 CHPopulation density60/km² #73 LU · #1716 CHTax burden13'727 #53 LU · #766 CHTaxes210% #56 LUWarmest municipalities8.1 °C #69 LU · #1683 CHSunniest municipalities41.9% #9 LU · #1142 CHRainiest municipalities1'498 mm #8 LU · #245 CHVoter turnout59.2% #35 LU · #678 CHAgainst Switzerland30.4% #5 LU · #58 CHAligned with Switzerland69.6% #67 LU · #1394 CHSVP strongholds44.1% #3 LU · #444 CHSP strongholds2.6% #71 LU · #2011 CHCentre strongholds36.2% #23 LU · #163 CHFDP strongholds11.6% #64 LU · #1193 CHGLP strongholds1.4% #70 LU · #1868 CHGreen strongholds2.1% #68 LU · #1947 CHLargest by area56.9 km² #3 LU · #147 CHHighest municipalities723 m #14 LU · #557 CHSecond homes15.8% #5 LU · #522 CHOrganic farming5.8% #66 LU · #1492 CHBest-connected municipalities81 min #27 LU · #1362 CHRemotest municipalities81 min #53 LU · #739 CHHighest peaks1'902 m #6 LU · #374 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'060 m #5 LU · #383 CHGreatest vertical range1'308 m #4 LU · #386 CHSteepest municipalities17.4° #9 LU · #476 CHSolar potential45 GWh #25 LU · #393 CHSolar potential per capita13'192 kWh #23 LU · #601 CHCheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #12 LU · #339 CHMost expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #61 LU · #1761 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Entlebuch?
- Entlebuch has 6 postal codes: 6105, 6110, 6162, 6163, 6166, 6170.
- What is the tax rate in Entlebuch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Entlebuch is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Entlebuch?
- A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Entlebuch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Entlebuch have?
- Entlebuch has 3'409 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Entlebuch?
- Entlebuch has 332 foreign residents, a share of 9.74% (2025).
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