Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
452 46.7%
Men
515 53.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
259 26.8%
Swiss citizens
894 92.5%
Foreign residents
73 7.6%
Population density
40 pop./km²
0–19 · 259 · 26.8%20–64 · 549 · 56.8%65+ · 159 · 16.4%
Foreign residents 7.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +2 (+0.2%) · 9 births · 8 deaths · net migration +2
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 Bezirk Hinterland: 20.1% Yes
14.8% YesNo 85.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.2% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 63.1% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 59.4% Yes
80.0% YesNo 20.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.1% Yes
25.4% YesNo 74.6%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 18.1% Yes
11.9% YesNo 88.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 45.4% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 42.2% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 70.8% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 48.5% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP73.1% · strongest party
SVP73.1%
FDP19.5%
Mitte5.9%
Übrige1.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier430%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
430%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 19 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'715 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 19 of 20 in the canton · 974 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'715 CHF(~14.7%)
HundwilCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hundwil | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.8% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.7% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.9% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.9% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.7% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.7% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.4% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.1% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.8% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.4% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.9% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.2% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.3% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.3% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.1% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.7% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'480 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'452 m
Mean elevation
1'069 m
Relief
1'798 m
Mean slope
17.7°
Flat share
6.0%
South-facing
17.0%
Above 2000 m
1.3%
Relief 1'798 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
14.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
14'654 kWh/yr
14 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
29.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden (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
0.99 %
Second homes
14.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
503
Built before 194674.6%
Built since 20019.1%
0.99 %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
495
Workplaces
115
Services share
58.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 153 (30.9%) · Secondary 53 (10.7%) · Tertiary 289 (58.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
55
Organic share
5.5 %
Farmland
1'024 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 municipalities967 #17 AR · #1474 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #14 AR · #1279 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #7 AR · #830 CHJobs per resident0.51 #6 AR · #509 CHFamilies & children26.8% #1 AR · #26 CHAge structure16.4% #20 AR · #1864 CHWomen share46.7% #19 AR · #2030 CHForeign residents7.6% #18 AR · #1892 CHPopulation density40/km² #20 AR · #1842 CHTax burden14'715 #19 AR · #974 CHTaxes430% #19 ARWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #11 AR · #1513 CHSunniest municipalities42.2% #3 AR · #1094 CHRainiest municipalities1'480 mm #4 AR · #264 CHVoter turnout51.7% #20 AR · #1622 CHSVP strongholds73.1% #1 AR · #5 CHCentre strongholds5.9% #20 AR · #1696 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #20 AR · #493 CHLargest by area24.1 km² #3 AR · #390 CHHighest municipalities897 m #9 AR · #337 CHSecond homes14.1% #17 AR · #667 CHOrganic farming5.5% #18 AR · #1511 CHBest-connected municipalities142 min #18 AR · #2029 CHRemotest municipalities142 min #3 AR · #81 CHHighest peaks2'452 m #1 AR · #249 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'069 m #2 AR · #375 CHGreatest vertical range1'798 m #1 AR · #259 CHSteepest municipalities17.7° #2 AR · #466 CHSolar potential14 GWh #15 AR · #1278 CHSolar potential per capita14'654 kWh #1 AR · #448 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #4 AR · #1649 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #8 AR · #450 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hundwil?
- Hundwil has 4 postal codes: 9063, 9064, 9107, 9108.
- What is the tax rate in Hundwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hundwil is 430% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hundwil?
- A single person without children pays about 14'715 CHF income tax in Hundwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hundwil have?
- Hundwil has 967 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hundwil?
- Hundwil has 73 foreign residents, a share of 7.55% (2025).
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