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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'341 49.5%
Men
3'415 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'423 21.1%
Swiss citizens
4'213 62.4%
Foreign residents
2'543 37.6%
Population density
1'472 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'423 · 21.1%20–64 · 3'962 · 58.6%65+ · 1'371 · 20.3%
Foreign residents 37.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +105 (+1.6%) · 51 births · 60 deaths · net migration +117
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 Liestal: 25.5% Yes
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 36.4% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 41.7% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 32.1% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 51.8% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 43.9% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 56.9% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 45.4% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 53.0% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP30.0% · strongest party
SP30.0%
SVP28.2%
FDP16.4%
GLP8.1%
GRÜNE7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier57%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
57%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 22 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'991 CHF(16%)
Rank 22 of 86 in the canton · 1267 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:15'991 CHF(~16%)
FrenkendorfCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeFrenkendorfBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.2%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.4%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.5%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.1%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.5%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00014.7%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.2%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.2%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.1%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00020.9%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00022.7%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.3%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00025.7%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00026.9%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00027.9%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00028.7%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 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
667 m
Mean elevation
445 m
Relief
384 m
Mean slope
10.5°
Flat share
25.2%
South-facing
21.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 384 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
33 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'300
Per inhabitant
4'883 kWh/yr
33 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
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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
1.01 %
Second homes
9.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
3'268
Built before 194611.2%
Built since 200116.9%
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 · 2024
Jobs
2'293
Workplaces
294
Services share
66.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 5 (0.2%) · Secondary 768 (33.5%) · Tertiary 1'520 (66.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
56 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 34 min · Car 23 min
AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 67/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2824
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'756 #15 BL · #299 CHGrowing municipalities1.6% #24 BL · #492 CHShrinking municipalities1.6% #62 BL · #1619 CHJobs per resident0.34 #32 BL · #1094 CHFamilies & children21.1% #14 BL · #780 CHAge structure20.3% #73 BL · #1179 CHWomen share49.5% #57 BL · #1269 CHForeign residents37.6% #2 BL · #107 CHPopulation density1'472/km² #9 BL · #123 CHTax burden15'991 #23 BL · #1268 CHTaxes57% #22 BLWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #22 BL · #185 CHSunniest municipalities42.5% #2 BL · #1057 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #52 BL · #1640 CHVoter turnout47.3% #78 BL · #1956 CHAgainst Switzerland6.9% #42 BL · #1376 CHAligned with Switzerland93.1% #12 BL · #102 CHSVP strongholds28.2% #68 BL · #1387 CHSP strongholds30% #5 BL · #47 CHCentre strongholds6.3% #67 BL · #1652 CHFDP strongholds16.4% #11 BL · #708 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #13 BL · #564 CHGreen strongholds7.5% #69 BL · #979 CHLargest by area4.6 km² #51 BL · #1607 CHHighest municipalities412 m #57 BL · #1830 CHSecond homes9.8% #48 BL · #1235 CHOrganic farming0% #67 BL · #1797 CHBest-connected municipalities34 min #21 BL · #139 CHRemotest municipalities34 min #67 BL · #1967 CHHighest peaks667 m #41 BL · #1301 CHHighest-lying municipalities445 m #60 BL · #1756 CHGreatest vertical range384 m #24 BL · #841 CHSteepest municipalities10.5° #58 BL · #883 CHSolar potential33 GWh #18 BL · #608 CHSolar potential per capita4'883 kWh #79 BL · #1990 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #13 BL · #736 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #30 BL · #1328 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Frenkendorf?
Frenkendorf has 2 postal codes: 4133, 4402.
What is the tax rate in Frenkendorf?
The municipal tax multiplier of Frenkendorf is 57% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Frenkendorf?
A single person without children pays about 15'991 CHF income tax in Frenkendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Frenkendorf have?
Frenkendorf has 6'756 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Frenkendorf?
Frenkendorf has 2'543 foreign residents, a share of 37.64% (2025).

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