Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
569 48.1%
Men
614 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
259 21.9%
Swiss citizens
857 72.4%
Foreign residents
326 27.6%
Population density
883 pop./km²
0–19 · 259 · 21.9%20–64 · 701 · 59.3%65+ · 223 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 27.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +47 (+4.1%) · 13 births · 3 deaths · net migration +39
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 Bezirk Liestal: 27.7% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 25.5% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 36.4% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 41.7% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.2%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 32.1% Yes
39.2% YesNo 60.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 51.8% Yes
64.1% YesNo 36.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 43.9% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 56.9% Yes
39.5% YesNo 60.5%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 45.4% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Liestal: 53.0% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.3% · strongest party
SVP41.3%
Mitte16.6%
SP16.2%
FDP12.2%
GRÜNE6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier55%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
55%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 14 of 86 in canton Basel-LandschaftTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'809 CHF(15.8%)
Rank 12 of 86 in the canton · 1177 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
100'000 CHF:15'809 CHF(~15.8%)
GiebenachCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Giebenach | Basel-Landschaft | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 5.7–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 7.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.3% | 9.7–11.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12% | 11.3–13.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.4% | 12.6–14.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.5% | 13.7–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.8% | 14.9–17.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17% | 16–18.6% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18% | 17–19.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.9% | 17.9–20.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 18.7–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.6% | 19.5–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.5% | 21.3–24.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.1% | 22.8–26.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.4% | 24.1–27.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.6% | 25.3–28.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.6% | 26.3–29.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.4% | 27.1–30.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020914 mm
10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
388 m
Mean elevation
339 m
Relief
95 m
Mean slope
6.5°
Flat share
42.2%
South-facing
4.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 95 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
5.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
7.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'300
Per inhabitant
4'937 kWh/yr
6 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
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300635 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 2 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.58 %
Second homes
7.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
521
Built before 19469.4%
Built since 200134.5%
0.58 %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
187
Workplaces
60
Services share
57.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 7 (3.7%) · Secondary 72 (38.5%) · Tertiary 108 (57.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
5
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
43 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 municipalities1'183 #45 BL · #1334 CHGrowing municipalities4.1% #3 BL · #86 CHShrinking municipalities4.1% #84 BL · #2023 CHJobs per resident0.16 #72 BL · #1945 CHFamilies & children21.9% #7 BL · #564 CHAge structure18.9% #81 BL · #1461 CHWomen share48.1% #78 BL · #1846 CHForeign residents27.6% #16 BL · #424 CHPopulation density883/km² #19 BL · #269 CHTax burden15'809 #12 BL · #1177 CHTaxes55% #14 BLWarmest municipalities10.9 °C #12 BL · #94 CHSunniest municipalities41.9% #16 BL · #1148 CHRainiest municipalities914 mm #75 BL · #1906 CHVoter turnout50.1% #68 BL · #1771 CHAgainst Switzerland23% #6 BL · #328 CHAligned with Switzerland77% #44 BL · #1131 CHSVP strongholds41.3% #27 BL · #602 CHSP strongholds16.2% #67 BL · #820 CHCentre strongholds16.6% #11 BL · #725 CHFDP strongholds12.2% #36 BL · #1129 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #51 BL · #1086 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #77 BL · #1259 CHLargest by area1.3 km² #86 BL · #2079 CHHighest municipalities360 m #68 BL · #2007 CHSecond homes7.8% #77 BL · #1665 CHOrganic farming0% #68 BL · #1798 CHBest-connected municipalities42 min #32 BL · #273 CHRemotest municipalities42 min #54 BL · #1831 CHHighest peaks388 m #81 BL · #2095 CHHighest-lying municipalities339 m #75 BL · #2076 CHGreatest vertical range95 m #81 BL · #1852 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #73 BL · #1318 CHSolar potential6 GWh #67 BL · #1847 CHSolar potential per capita4'937 kWh #78 BL · #1978 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #15 BL · #738 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #32 BL · #1330 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Giebenach?
- Giebenach has 2 postal codes: 4303, 4304.
- What is the tax rate in Giebenach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Giebenach is 55% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Giebenach?
- A single person without children pays about 15'809 CHF income tax in Giebenach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Giebenach have?
- Giebenach has 1'183 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Giebenach?
- Giebenach has 326 foreign residents, a share of 27.56% (2025).
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