Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'779 50.2%
Men
3'756 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'633 21.7%
Swiss citizens
5'771 76.6%
Foreign residents
1'764 23.4%
Population density
138 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'633 · 21.7%20–64 · 4'288 · 56.9%65+ · 1'614 · 21.4%
Foreign residents 23.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +47 (+0.6%) · 57 births · 74 deaths · net migration +64
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 Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 22.2% Yes
22.7% YesNo 77.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 37.1% Yes
34.9% YesNo 65.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 58.8% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 57.4% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 52.9% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 40.8% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
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% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 21.3% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 46.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 42.8% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Werdenberg: 72.1% Yes
74.6% YesNo 25.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.6% · strongest party
SVP35.6%
FDP15.9%
SP14.6%
Mitte12.3%
GRÜNE6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
100%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 17 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'038 CHF(13%)
Rank 17 of 75 in the canton · 544 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'038 CHF(~13%)
GrabsCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Grabs | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.8% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.3% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.2% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'393 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'349 m
Mean elevation
1'239 m
Relief
1'910 m
Mean slope
19.1°
Flat share
15.3%
South-facing
6.9%
Above 2000 m
5.2%
Relief 1'910 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
63 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
86.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'000
Per inhabitant
8'354 kWh/yr
63 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
33.76 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.93 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
33.76 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Grabs, Energie, Strom, Wasser
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 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
0.8 %
Second homes
11.7 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
3'861
Built before 194629.4%
Built since 200124.1%
0.8 %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
4'139
Workplaces
463
Services share
62.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 222 (5.4%) · Secondary 1'344 (32.5%) · Tertiary 2'573 (62.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
73
Organic share
27.4 %
Farmland
1'546 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 municipalities7'535 #21 SG · #263 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #35 SG · #1011 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #41 SG · #1099 CHJobs per resident0.55 #20 SG · #430 CHFamilies & children21.7% #25 SG · #609 CHAge structure21.4% #24 SG · #973 CHWomen share50.2% #18 SG · #805 CHForeign residents23.4% #34 SG · #628 CHPopulation density138/km² #58 SG · #1274 CHTax burden13'038 #17 SG · #544 CHTaxes100% #17 SGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #29 SG · #719 CHSunniest municipalities45.9% #10 SG · #574 CHRainiest municipalities1'393 mm #26 SG · #365 CHVoter turnout55.8% #38 SG · #1109 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #59 SG · #1012 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #18 SG · #468 CHSVP strongholds35.6% #51 SG · #932 CHSP strongholds14.6% #6 SG · #989 CHCentre strongholds12.3% #73 SG · #1017 CHFDP strongholds15.9% #21 SG · #744 CHGLP strongholds5.3% #29 SG · #1131 CHGreen strongholds6.8% #35 SG · #1146 CHLargest by area54.7 km² #9 SG · #156 CHHighest municipalities1'082 m #4 SG · #213 CHSecond homes11.7% #33 SG · #945 CHOrganic farming27.4% #6 SG · #384 CHBest-connected municipalities116 min #58 SG · #1904 CHRemotest municipalities116 min #17 SG · #203 CHHighest peaks2'349 m #10 SG · #276 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'239 m #6 SG · #292 CHGreatest vertical range1'910 m #9 SG · #229 CHSteepest municipalities19.1° #13 SG · #415 CHSolar potential63 GWh #19 SG · #217 CHSolar potential per capita8'354 kWh #40 SG · #1388 CHCheapest electricity33.76 Rp./kWh #59 SG · #2054 CHMost expensive electricity33.76 Rp./kWh #16 SG · #53 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Grabs?
- Grabs has 4 postal codes: 9469, 9470, 9472, 9658.
- What is the tax rate in Grabs?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Grabs is 100% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Grabs?
- A single person without children pays about 13'038 CHF income tax in Grabs on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Grabs have?
- Grabs has 7'535 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Grabs?
- Grabs has 1'764 foreign residents, a share of 23.41% (2025).
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