Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'455 49.8%
Men
1'464 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
683 23.4%
Swiss citizens
2'517 86.2%
Foreign residents
402 13.8%
Population density
283 pop./km²
0–19 · 683 · 23.4%20–64 · 1'764 · 60.4%65+ · 472 · 16.2%
Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.2%) · 31 births · 12 deaths · net migration −29
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 Hochdorf: 23.1% Yes
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
31.4% YesNo 68.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 55.4% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte34.0% · strongest party
Mitte34.0%
SVP24.4%
FDP21.6%
SP7.5%
GLP5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
160%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 14 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'041 CHF(12%)
Rank 13 of 79 in the canton · 312 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:12'041 CHF(~12%)
InwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Inwil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.1% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.8% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.7% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.2% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.7% | 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 1991–20201'200 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
550 m
Mean elevation
454 m
Relief
152 m
Mean slope
4.3°
Flat share
66.7%
South-facing
11.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 152 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
35.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
46.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'000
Per inhabitant
12'258 kWh/yr
36 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
24.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.18 Rp./kWh
24.7 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 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 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 3 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
0.85 %
Second homes
5.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'292
Built before 194611.6%
Built since 200142.3%
0.85 %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
1'588
Workplaces
237
Services share
54.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 128 (8.1%) · Secondary 593 (37.3%) · Tertiary 867 (54.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
38
Organic share
2.6 %
Farmland
793 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 municipalities2'919 #40 LU · #746 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #59 LU · #1516 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #21 LU · #590 CHJobs per resident0.54 #26 LU · #441 CHFamilies & children23.4% #10 LU · #240 CHAge structure16.2% #68 LU · #1878 CHWomen share49.8% #30 LU · #1063 CHForeign residents13.8% #46 LU · #1382 CHPopulation density283/km² #32 LU · #812 CHTax burden12'041 #14 LU · #313 CHTaxes160% #14 LUWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #15 LU · #696 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #59 LU · #1600 CHRainiest municipalities1'200 mm #34 LU · #691 CHVoter turnout58.4% #41 LU · #779 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #39 LU · #984 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #26 LU · #440 CHSVP strongholds24.4% #66 LU · #1583 CHSP strongholds7.5% #37 LU · #1746 CHCentre strongholds34% #32 LU · #188 CHFDP strongholds21.6% #8 LU · #360 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #32 LU · #1079 CHGreen strongholds3.6% #56 LU · #1793 CHLargest by area10.3 km² #47 LU · #935 CHHighest municipalities515 m #54 LU · #1144 CHSecond homes5.5% #74 LU · #2010 CHOrganic farming2.6% #77 LU · #1582 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #5 LU · #1049 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #74 LU · #1051 CHHighest peaks550 m #74 LU · #1714 CHHighest-lying municipalities454 m #78 LU · #1693 CHGreatest vertical range152 m #69 LU · #1582 CHSteepest municipalities4.3° #68 LU · #1690 CHSolar potential36 GWh #34 LU · #547 CHSolar potential per capita12'258 kWh #27 LU · #726 CHCheapest electricity24.7 Rp./kWh #39 LU · #377 CHMost expensive electricity24.7 Rp./kWh #41 LU · #1730 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Inwil?
- Inwil has 2 postal codes: 6034, 6038.
- What is the tax rate in Inwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Inwil is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Inwil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Inwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Inwil have?
- Inwil has 2'919 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Inwil?
- Inwil has 402 foreign residents, a share of 13.77% (2025).
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