Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
911 47.5%
Men
1'007 52.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
403 21.0%
Swiss citizens
1'599 83.4%
Foreign residents
319 16.6%
Population density
18 pop./km²
0–19 · 403 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'080 · 56.3%65+ · 435 · 22.7%
Foreign residents 16.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +60 (+3.2%) · 18 births · 19 deaths · net migration +31
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
11.1% YesNo 88.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
76.0% YesNo 24.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.8%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
74.4% YesNo 25.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.8% · strongest party
SVP41.8%
Mitte40.7%
FDP12.3%
SP1.5%
Übrige1.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier230%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
230%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 77 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'402 CHF(14.4%)
Rank 72 of 79 in the canton · 904 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:14'402 CHF(~14.4%)
FlühliCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Flühli | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.7% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.2% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.8% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.1% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.1% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'833 mm
6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'309 m
Mean elevation
1'378 m
Relief
1'525 m
Mean slope
21.2°
Flat share
4.2%
South-facing
16.1%
Above 2000 m
1.4%
Relief 1'525 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
34.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
48.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'700
Per inhabitant
18'149 kWh/yr
35 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
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 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
1.01 %
Second homes
58.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
2'273
Built before 194614.5%
Built since 200113.4%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.01 %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
1'104
Workplaces
242
Services share
65.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 236 (21.4%) · Secondary 144 (13.0%) · Tertiary 724 (65.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
89
Organic share
7.9 %
Farmland
1'956 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 municipalities1'918 #54 LU · #992 CHGrowing municipalities3.2% #6 LU · #136 CHShrinking municipalities3.2% #74 LU · #1972 CHJobs per resident0.58 #17 LU · #366 CHFamilies & children21% #52 LU · #808 CHAge structure22.7% #8 LU · #721 CHWomen share47.5% #76 LU · #1943 CHForeign residents16.6% #35 LU · #1159 CHPopulation density18/km² #78 LU · #1991 CHTax burden14'402 #74 LU · #906 CHTaxes230% #77 LUWarmest municipalities6.5 °C #77 LU · #1896 CHSunniest municipalities45.2% #1 LU · #633 CHRainiest municipalities1'833 mm #3 LU · #61 CHVoter turnout67.7% #5 LU · #111 CHAgainst Switzerland31.4% #3 LU · #41 CHAligned with Switzerland68.6% #69 LU · #1410 CHSVP strongholds41.8% #6 LU · #574 CHSP strongholds1.5% #79 LU · #2034 CHCentre strongholds40.7% #9 LU · #124 CHFDP strongholds12.3% #57 LU · #1116 CHGLP strongholds1.2% #74 LU · #1901 CHGreen strongholds1% #78 LU · #2012 CHLargest by area108.2 km² #1 LU · #60 CHHighest municipalities1'048 m #2 LU · #229 CHSecond homes58.3% #1 LU · #117 CHOrganic farming7.9% #55 LU · #1369 CHBest-connected municipalities96 min #55 LU · #1653 CHRemotest municipalities96 min #24 LU · #448 CHHighest peaks2'309 m #1 LU · #285 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'378 m #1 LU · #237 CHGreatest vertical range1'525 m #1 LU · #325 CHSteepest municipalities21.2° #4 LU · #365 CHSolar potential35 GWh #36 LU · #571 CHSolar potential per capita18'149 kWh #5 LU · #252 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #58 LU · #399 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #15 LU · #1701 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Flühli?
- Flühli has 5 postal codes: 6170, 6173, 6174, 6192, 6197.
- What is the tax rate in Flühli?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Flühli is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Flühli?
- A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Flühli on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Flühli have?
- Flühli has 1'918 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Flühli?
- Flühli has 319 foreign residents, a share of 16.63% (2025).
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