Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
9'806 49.4%
Men
10'043 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'109 20.7%
Swiss citizens
14'219 71.6%
Foreign residents
5'630 28.4%
Population density
131 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'109 · 20.7%20–64 · 11'894 · 59.9%65+ · 3'846 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 28.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +39 (+0.2%) · 185 births · 169 deaths · net migration +35
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
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
40.1% YesNo 59.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
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
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.9% · strongest party
SVP42.9%
Mitte28.5%
SP25.7%
Übrige2.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier63%
Cantonal tax multiplier59.7%
63%GL range 61%63%
Tax rank 2 of 3 in canton GlarusTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'330 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 2 of 3 in the canton · 641 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:13'330 CHF(~13.3%)
Glarus NordCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Glarus Nord | Glarus | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.6% | 6.5–6.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 8.1–8.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 9.4–9.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 10.6–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 11.5–11.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 12.3–12.4% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 13.1–13.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 13.9–14.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 14.5–14.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 15.2–15.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 15.8–16% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 16.4–16.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 17.9–18.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 19.3–19.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 20.5–20.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.8% | 21.6–21.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.7% | 22.5–22.7% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.5% | 23.2–23.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'896 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'431 m
Mean elevation
1'149 m
Relief
2'020 m
Mean slope
23.6°
Flat share
18.0%
South-facing
14.2%
Above 2000 m
3.5%
Relief 2'020 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
147.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
192.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
32'700
Per inhabitant
7'418 kWh/yr
147 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
31.58 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.82 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.42 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.6 Rp./kWh
31.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus Nord (TBGN)
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
0.09 %
Second homes
12 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
10'032
Built before 194627.3%
Built since 200123.0%
0.09 %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
9'362
Workplaces
1'444
Services share
59.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 407 (4.3%) · Secondary 3'381 (36.1%) · Tertiary 5'574 (59.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
132
Organic share
11.4 %
Farmland
2'752 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 municipalities19'849 #1 GL · #58 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #2 GL · #1285 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #2 GL · #824 CHJobs per resident0.47 #3 GL · #609 CHFamilies & children20.7% #1 GL · #910 CHAge structure19.4% #3 GL · #1352 CHWomen share49.4% #2 GL · #1314 CHForeign residents28.4% #2 GL · #383 CHPopulation density131/km² #1 GL · #1307 CHTax burden13'330 #2 GL · #641 CHTaxes63% #2 GLWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #2 GL · #1785 CHSunniest municipalities46.4% #3 GL · #521 CHRainiest municipalities1'896 mm #1 GL · #42 CHVoter turnout52% #2 GL · #1585 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #2 GL · #765 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #2 GL · #656 CHSVP strongholds42.9% #2 GL · #501 CHSP strongholds25.7% #1 GL · #144 CHCentre strongholds28.5% #2 GL · #260 CHLargest by area151.6 km² #2 GL · #32 CHHighest municipalities437 m #3 GL · #1641 CHSecond homes12% #3 GL · #902 CHOrganic farming11.4% #3 GL · #1115 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #1 GL · #1330 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #3 GL · #783 CHHighest peaks2'431 m #3 GL · #257 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'149 m #3 GL · #321 CHGreatest vertical range2'020 m #3 GL · #193 CHSteepest municipalities23.6° #3 GL · #305 CHSolar potential147 GWh #1 GL · #33 CHSolar potential per capita7'418 kWh #2 GL · #1593 CHCheapest electricity31.58 Rp./kWh #3 GL · #1972 CHMost expensive electricity31.58 Rp./kWh #1 GL · #135 CH
Postal codes (11)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 11Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Glarus Nord?
- Glarus Nord has 11 postal codes: 8752, 8753, 8754, 8757, 8758, 8865, 8866, 8867, 8868, 8872, 8874.
- What is the tax rate in Glarus Nord?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Nord is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
- How much tax do you pay in Glarus Nord?
- A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Nord on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Glarus Nord have?
- Glarus Nord has 19'849 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Glarus Nord?
- Glarus Nord has 5'630 foreign residents, a share of 28.36% (2025).
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