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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'878 51.2%
Men
2'747 48.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'110 19.7%
Swiss citizens
4'486 79.8%
Foreign residents
1'139 20.3%
Population density
890 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'110 · 19.7%20–64 · 3'130 · 55.6%65+ · 1'385 · 24.6%
Foreign residents 20.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +58 (+1%) · 36 births · 50 deaths · net migration +71
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 23.2% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 34.5% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 46.0% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 30.5% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 50.8% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 39.2% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.3% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.4%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 41.9% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.0% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP31.6% · strongest party
SVP31.6%
SP22.9%
FDP13.6%
Mitte13.2%
GRÜNE8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier61%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
61%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 51 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'355 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 51 of 86 in the canton · 1473 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'355 CHF(~16.4%)
EttingenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeEttingenBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.3%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.6%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.7%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.4%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.8%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00015%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.5%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.6%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.5%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020.5%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021.3%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00023.2%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.8%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00026.2%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00027.4%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00028.4%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00029.3%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020949 mm
10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
763 m
Mean elevation
450 m
Relief
450 m
Mean slope
9.5°
Flat share
33.4%
South-facing
3.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 450 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
27.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
37.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'100
Per inhabitant
4'876 kWh/yr
27 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300680 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 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 Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.62 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'759
Built before 19469.9%
Built since 200123.8%
0.62 %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 · 2024
Jobs
1'272
Workplaces
290
Services share
57 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 59 (4.6%) · Secondary 488 (38.4%) · Tertiary 725 (57.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
12
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
322 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 30 min · Car 21 min
AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 74/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2768
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'625 #19 BL · #371 CHGrowing municipalities1% #32 BL · #768 CHShrinking municipalities1% #54 BL · #1339 CHJobs per resident0.23 #56 BL · #1631 CHFamilies & children19.7% #33 BL · #1245 CHAge structure24.6% #27 BL · #444 CHWomen share51.2% #17 BL · #316 CHForeign residents20.3% #30 BL · #834 CHPopulation density890/km² #17 BL · #266 CHTax burden16'355 #51 BL · #1477 CHTaxes61% #51 BLWarmest municipalities10.8 °C #15 BL · #127 CHSunniest municipalities41.8% #19 BL · #1166 CHRainiest municipalities949 mm #70 BL · #1821 CHVoter turnout54.5% #42 BL · #1295 CHAgainst Switzerland5.9% #44 BL · #1408 CHAligned with Switzerland94.1% #2 BL · #59 CHSVP strongholds31.6% #60 BL · #1173 CHSP strongholds22.9% #27 BL · #272 CHCentre strongholds13.2% #16 BL · #946 CHFDP strongholds13.6% #25 BL · #973 CHGLP strongholds6.5% #36 BL · #859 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #57 BL · #822 CHLargest by area6.3 km² #39 BL · #1357 CHHighest municipalities443 m #51 BL · #1594 CHSecond homes8.9% #64 BL · #1407 CHOrganic farming8.3% #51 BL · #1348 CHBest-connected municipalities30 min #12 BL · #78 CHRemotest municipalities30 min #74 BL · #2029 CHHighest peaks763 m #25 BL · #1054 CHHighest-lying municipalities450 m #58 BL · #1719 CHGreatest vertical range450 m #14 BL · #748 CHSteepest municipalities9.5° #63 BL · #966 CHSolar potential27 GWh #21 BL · #753 CHSolar potential per capita4'876 kWh #80 BL · #1991 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #71 BL · #1938 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #11 BL · #190 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Ettingen?
The postal code of Ettingen is 4107.
What is the tax rate in Ettingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ettingen is 61% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Ettingen?
A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Ettingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 51 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ettingen have?
Ettingen has 5'625 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ettingen?
Ettingen has 1'139 foreign residents, a share of 20.25% (2025).

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