Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'477 49.8%
Men
4'508 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'884 21.0%
Swiss citizens
7'171 79.8%
Foreign residents
1'814 20.2%
Population density
482 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'884 · 21.0%20–64 · 5'313 · 59.1%65+ · 1'788 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+0.1%) · 58 births · 57 deaths · net migration +1
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
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.2%
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
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.3% YesNo 25.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.5% · strongest party
SVP28.5%
Mitte26.8%
GRÜNE15.8%
FDP13.6%
GLP7.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier53%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
53%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 4 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'349 CHF(5.3%)
Rank 4 of 11 in the canton · 4 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'349 CHF(~5.3%)
HünenbergCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Hünenberg | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.6% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.7% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.3% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.6% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.3% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.6% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.3% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.6% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.6% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.5% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.2% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.8% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
496 m
Mean elevation
416 m
Relief
110 m
Mean slope
2°
Flat share
89.2%
South-facing
0.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 110 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
62.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
81.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'800
Per inhabitant
6'934 kWh/yr
62 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 range H4
21.62–23.51 Rp./kWh
22.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators WWZ Energie AG · EGH Elektro-Genossenschaft Hünenberg
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.6 %
Second homes
5.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
3'808
Built before 19466.0%
Built since 200127.6%
0.6 %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
7'337
Workplaces
1'241
Services share
78.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 252 (3.4%) · Secondary 1'327 (18.1%) · Tertiary 5'758 (78.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
50
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
1'038 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 number1703
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities8'985 #7 ZG · #219 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #9 ZG · #1326 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #3 ZG · #777 CHJobs per resident0.82 #5 ZG · #152 CHFamilies & children21% #3 ZG · #811 CHAge structure19.9% #6 ZG · #1254 CHWomen share49.8% #4 ZG · #1066 CHForeign residents20.2% #11 ZG · #846 CHPopulation density482/km² #6 ZG · #523 CHTax burden5'349 #4 ZG · #4 CHTaxes53% #4 ZGWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 ZG · #270 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #9 ZG · #1364 CHRainiest municipalities1'109 mm #11 ZG · #1055 CHVoter turnout64.6% #2 ZG · #222 CHAgainst Switzerland12.9% #7 ZG · #1036 CHAligned with Switzerland87.1% #5 ZG · #420 CHSVP strongholds28.5% #8 ZG · #1364 CHSP strongholds4.1% #5 ZG · #1973 CHCentre strongholds26.8% #5 ZG · #305 CHFDP strongholds13.6% #3 ZG · #970 CHGLP strongholds7.6% #1 ZG · #641 CHGreen strongholds15.8% #5 ZG · #105 CHLargest by area18.7 km² #8 ZG · #513 CHHighest municipalities444 m #7 ZG · #1583 CHSecond homes5.9% #9 ZG · #1975 CHOrganic farming10% #8 ZG · #1222 CHBest-connected municipalities71 min #9 ZG · #1106 CHRemotest municipalities71 min #4 ZG · #993 CHHighest peaks496 m #10 ZG · #1891 CHHighest-lying municipalities416 m #11 ZG · #1928 CHGreatest vertical range110 m #10 ZG · #1786 CHSteepest municipalities2° #11 ZG · #2002 CHSolar potential62 GWh #5 ZG · #223 CHSolar potential per capita6'934 kWh #3 ZG · #1689 CHCheapest electricity22.56 Rp./kWh #9 ZG · #51 CHMost expensive electricity22.56 Rp./kWh #3 ZG · #2056 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hünenberg?
- Hünenberg has 4 postal codes: 5642, 6331, 6332, 6333.
- What is the tax rate in Hünenberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hünenberg is 53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hünenberg?
- A single person without children pays about 5'349 CHF income tax in Hünenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hünenberg have?
- Hünenberg has 8'985 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hünenberg?
- Hünenberg has 1'814 foreign residents, a share of 20.19% (2025).
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