Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
6'509 50.2%
Men
6'459 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'471 19.1%
Swiss citizens
9'117 70.3%
Foreign residents
3'851 29.7%
Population density
125 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'471 · 19.1%20–64 · 7'689 · 59.3%65+ · 2'808 · 21.7%
Foreign residents 29.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +82 (+0.6%) · 74 births · 139 deaths · net migration +139
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% Yes
28.0% YesNo 72.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.3% YesNo 74.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte38.0% · strongest party
Mitte38.0%
SVP37.5%
SP22.0%
Übrige2.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier61%
Cantonal tax multiplier59.7%
61%GL range 61%63%
Tax rank 1 of 3 in canton GlarusTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'141 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 1 of 3 in the canton · 569 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'330 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Glarus 13'141 CHF · most expensive Glarus Nord 13'330 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'141 CHF(~13.1%)
GlarusCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Glarus | Glarus | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 6.5–6.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 8.1–8.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.4% | 9.4–9.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 10.6–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.5% | 11.5–11.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 12.3–12.4% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 13.1–13.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 13.9–14.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.5% | 14.5–14.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.2% | 15.2–15.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.8% | 15.8–16% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.4% | 16.4–16.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 17.9–18.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 19.3–19.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 20.5–20.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.6% | 21.6–21.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 22.5–22.7% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 23.2–23.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'752 mm
6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'904 m
Mean elevation
1'409 m
Relief
2'459 m
Mean slope
30.6°
Flat share
9.7%
South-facing
24.8%
Above 2000 m
17.8%
Relief 2'459 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
75.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
99.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
16'700
Per inhabitant
5'807 kWh/yr
75 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
26.55 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
26.55 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300535 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Glarus372 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Glarus (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.4 %
Second homes
14.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
6'797
Built before 194643.8%
Built since 200111.6%
1.4 %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
8'873
Workplaces
1'147
Services share
69.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 145 (1.6%) · Secondary 2'569 (29.0%) · Tertiary 6'159 (69.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
44
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
1'175 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1632
Websiteglarus.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities12'968 #2 GL · #119 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #1 GL · #1003 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #3 GL · #1104 CHJobs per resident0.68 #1 GL · #235 CHFamilies & children19.1% #2 GL · #1417 CHAge structure21.7% #2 GL · #908 CHWomen share50.2% #1 GL · #794 CHForeign residents29.7% #1 GL · #321 CHPopulation density125/km² #2 GL · #1341 CHTax burden13'141 #1 GL · #569 CHTaxes61% #1 GLWarmest municipalities6.9 °C #3 GL · #1859 CHSunniest municipalities47.6% #2 GL · #356 CHRainiest municipalities1'752 mm #3 GL · #99 CHVoter turnout48.6% #3 GL · #1884 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #3 GL · #1221 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #1 GL · #232 CHSVP strongholds37.5% #3 GL · #802 CHSP strongholds22% #2 GL · #322 CHCentre strongholds38% #1 GL · #147 CHLargest by area103.7 km² #3 GL · #65 CHHighest municipalities474 m #2 GL · #1357 CHSecond homes14.1% #2 GL · #666 CHOrganic farming50% #1 GL · #114 CHBest-connected municipalities95 min #2 GL · #1640 CHRemotest municipalities95 min #2 GL · #464 CHHighest peaks2'904 m #2 GL · #165 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'409 m #2 GL · #230 CHGreatest vertical range2'459 m #2 GL · #91 CHSteepest municipalities30.6° #1 GL · #78 CHSolar potential75 GWh #3 GL · #164 CHSolar potential per capita5'807 kWh #3 GL · #1855 CHCheapest electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #2 GL · #1035 CHMost expensive electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #2 GL · #1070 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Glarus?
- Glarus has 3 postal codes: 8750, 8754, 8755.
- What is the tax rate in Glarus?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus is 61% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
- How much tax do you pay in Glarus?
- A single person without children pays about 13'141 CHF income tax in Glarus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Glarus have?
- Glarus has 12'968 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Glarus?
- Glarus has 3'851 foreign residents, a share of 29.7% (2025).
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