Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'733 49.1%
Men
4'901 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'592 16.5%
Swiss citizens
7'706 80.0%
Foreign residents
1'928 20.0%
Population density
22 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'592 · 16.5%20–64 · 5'295 · 55.0%65+ · 2'747 · 28.5%
Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −41 (−0.4%) · 58 births · 127 deaths · net migration +13
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
25.5% YesNo 74.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
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
19.8% YesNo 80.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
68.8% YesNo 31.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP47.7% · strongest party
SVP47.7%
Mitte28.0%
SP21.5%
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 3 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 SüdCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Glarus Süd | 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 1991–20208.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'770 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'600 m
Mean elevation
1'771 m
Relief
3'120 m
Mean slope
30.4°
Flat share
3.1%
South-facing
22.0%
Above 2000 m
37.3%
Relief 3'120 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
107.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
150.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
23'800
Per inhabitant
11'129 kWh/yr
107 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
24.14 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.1 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.14 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus Süd
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
0.59 %
Second homes
29.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
7'084
Built before 194653.5%
Built since 20019.1%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.59 %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
4'804
Workplaces
822
Services share
48.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 452 (9.4%) · Secondary 2'004 (41.7%) · Tertiary 2'348 (48.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
146
Organic share
43.2 %
Farmland
3'057 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 number1631
Head of governmentThomas Hefti · FDP.Die Liberalen
Websiteglarus-sued.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'634 #3 GL · #193 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #3 GL · #1618 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #1 GL · #489 CHJobs per resident0.5 #2 GL · #530 CHFamilies & children16.5% #3 GL · #1879 CHAge structure28.5% #1 GL · #157 CHWomen share49.1% #3 GL · #1471 CHForeign residents20% #3 GL · #865 CHPopulation density22/km² #3 GL · #1957 CHTax burden13'330 #3 GL · #642 CHTaxes63% #3 GLWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #1 GL · #1534 CHSunniest municipalities47.8% #1 GL · #339 CHRainiest municipalities1'770 mm #2 GL · #89 CHVoter turnout52.5% #1 GL · #1529 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #1 GL · #466 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #3 GL · #956 CHSVP strongholds47.7% #1 GL · #306 CHSP strongholds21.5% #3 GL · #357 CHCentre strongholds28% #3 GL · #278 CHLargest by area430 km² #1 GL · #2 CHHighest municipalities521 m #1 GL · #1118 CHSecond homes29.5% #1 GL · #262 CHOrganic farming43.2% #2 GL · #172 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #3 GL · #1766 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #1 GL · #341 CHHighest peaks3'600 m #1 GL · #38 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'771 m #1 GL · #140 CHGreatest vertical range3'120 m #1 GL · #18 CHSteepest municipalities30.4° #2 GL · #82 CHSolar potential107 GWh #2 GL · #69 CHSolar potential per capita11'129 kWh #1 GL · #889 CHCheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #1 GL · #251 CHMost expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #3 GL · #1856 CH
Postal codes (15)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 19Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Glarus Süd?
- Glarus Süd has 15 postal codes: 8750, 8755, 8756, 8762, 8765, 8766, 8767, 8772, 8773, 8774, 8775, 8777 ….
- What is the tax rate in Glarus Süd?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Süd is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
- How much tax do you pay in Glarus Süd?
- A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Süd on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Glarus Süd have?
- Glarus Süd has 9'634 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Glarus Süd?
- Glarus Süd has 1'928 foreign residents, a share of 20.01% (2025).
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