Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
8'205 51.5%
Men
7'734 48.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'957 18.6%
Swiss citizens
12'937 81.2%
Foreign residents
3'002 18.8%
Population density
780 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'957 · 18.6%20–64 · 9'554 · 59.9%65+ · 3'428 · 21.5%
Foreign residents 18.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +122 (+0.8%) · 135 births · 146 deaths · net migration +104
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
29.2% YesNo 70.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
78.1% YesNo 21.9%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
76.8% YesNo 23.2%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte22.7% · strongest party
Mitte22.7%
SVP20.8%
FDP16.7%
SP15.2%
GRÜNE11.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
140%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 7 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'366 CHF(11.4%)
Rank 5 of 79 in the canton · 170 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'366 CHF(~11.4%)
HorwCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Horw | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.5% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.7% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.5% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.5% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.2% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.3% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.1% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'114 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'270 m
Mean elevation
537 m
Relief
837 m
Mean slope
7.6°
Flat share
49.2%
South-facing
7.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 837 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
53.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
74.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'900
Per inhabitant
3'365 kWh/yr
54 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
24.67 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
24.67 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW AG
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 1
Standard model, deductible 300563 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (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
0.31 %
Second homes
8.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
8'023
Built before 19468.1%
Built since 200129.9%
0.31 %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
5'384
Workplaces
926
Services share
88.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 93 (1.7%) · Secondary 527 (9.8%) · Tertiary 4'764 (88.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
357 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 municipalities15'939 #4 LU · #90 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #33 LU · #927 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #47 LU · #1180 CHJobs per resident0.34 #60 LU · #1086 CHFamilies & children18.6% #73 LU · #1549 CHAge structure21.5% #13 LU · #947 CHWomen share51.5% #3 LU · #231 CHForeign residents18.8% #29 LU · #962 CHPopulation density780/km² #12 LU · #313 CHTax burden11'366 #6 LU · #171 CHTaxes140% #7 LUWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #16 LU · #697 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #56 LU · #1562 CHRainiest municipalities1'114 mm #58 LU · #1023 CHVoter turnout61.3% #28 LU · #476 CHAgainst Switzerland6.9% #68 LU · #1367 CHAligned with Switzerland93.1% #4 LU · #93 CHSVP strongholds20.8% #75 LU · #1748 CHSP strongholds15.2% #6 LU · #923 CHCentre strongholds22.7% #72 LU · #418 CHFDP strongholds16.7% #34 LU · #676 CHGLP strongholds10% #2 LU · #315 CHGreen strongholds11.8% #4 LU · #366 CHLargest by area20.4 km² #25 LU · #471 CHHighest municipalities441 m #73 LU · #1609 CHSecond homes8.8% #37 LU · #1435 CHOrganic farming33.3% #5 LU · #257 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #28 LU · #1382 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #51 LU · #713 CHHighest peaks1'270 m #14 LU · #569 CHHighest-lying municipalities537 m #59 LU · #1268 CHGreatest vertical range837 m #11 LU · #492 CHSteepest municipalities7.6° #41 LU · #1152 CHSolar potential54 GWh #19 LU · #289 CHSolar potential per capita3'365 kWh #78 LU · #2083 CHCheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #25 LU · #363 CHMost expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #46 LU · #1735 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Horw?
- Horw has 4 postal codes: 6005, 6047, 6048, 6052.
- What is the tax rate in Horw?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Horw is 140% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Horw?
- A single person without children pays about 11'366 CHF income tax in Horw on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Horw have?
- Horw has 15'939 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Horw?
- Horw has 3'002 foreign residents, a share of 18.83% (2025).
Map
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