Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'252 50.1%
Men
1'247 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
572 22.9%
Swiss citizens
2'170 86.8%
Foreign residents
329 13.2%
Population density
257 pop./km²
0–19 · 572 · 22.9%20–64 · 1'522 · 60.9%65+ · 405 · 16.2%
Foreign residents 13.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −17 (−0.7%) · 17 births · 11 deaths · net migration −25
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 Sursee: 22.1% Yes
22.6% YesNo 77.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
27.6% YesNo 72.4%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
75.1% YesNo 24.9%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
64.4% YesNo 35.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte29.7% · strongest party
Mitte29.7%
SVP28.1%
FDP18.9%
SP7.8%
GRÜNE6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier225%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
225%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 71 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'233 CHF(14.2%)
Rank 71 of 79 in the canton · 870 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:14'233 CHF(~14.2%)
KnutwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Knutwil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.8% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.8% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.4% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.2% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.9% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.5% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.5% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.7% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.9% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.8% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.5% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
630 m
Mean elevation
533 m
Relief
146 m
Mean slope
4.2°
Flat share
68.2%
South-facing
6.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 146 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
27.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
36.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
Per inhabitant
11'100 kWh/yr
28 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
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 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
0.44 %
Second homes
8.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'127
Built before 194613.6%
Built since 200143.8%
0.44 %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
812
Workplaces
180
Services share
50.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 122 (15.0%) · Secondary 279 (34.4%) · Tertiary 411 (50.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
30
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
647 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 municipalities2'499 #46 LU · #843 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #67 LU · #1713 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #13 LU · #395 CHJobs per resident0.32 #63 LU · #1176 CHFamilies & children22.9% #21 LU · #328 CHAge structure16.2% #69 LU · #1879 CHWomen share50.1% #18 LU · #855 CHForeign residents13.2% #51 LU · #1439 CHPopulation density257/km² #37 LU · #865 CHTax burden14'233 #71 LU · #870 CHTaxes225% #71 LUWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #26 LU · #957 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #47 LU · #1485 CHRainiest municipalities1'109 mm #61 LU · #1053 CHVoter turnout56.8% #53 LU · #973 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #51 LU · #1107 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #21 LU · #331 CHSVP strongholds28.1% #49 LU · #1392 CHSP strongholds7.8% #32 LU · #1716 CHCentre strongholds29.7% #48 LU · #236 CHFDP strongholds18.9% #24 LU · #531 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #30 LU · #1029 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #12 LU · #1186 CHLargest by area9.7 km² #51 LU · #983 CHHighest municipalities557 m #40 LU · #979 CHSecond homes8.6% #41 LU · #1491 CHOrganic farming10% #44 LU · #1219 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #17 LU · #1252 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #63 LU · #849 CHHighest peaks630 m #70 LU · #1421 CHHighest-lying municipalities533 m #62 LU · #1295 CHGreatest vertical range146 m #71 LU · #1609 CHSteepest municipalities4.2° #69 LU · #1711 CHSolar potential28 GWh #48 LU · #742 CHSolar potential per capita11'100 kWh #37 LU · #895 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #56 LU · #397 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #26 LU · #1712 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Knutwil?
- Knutwil has 2 postal codes: 6212, 6213.
- What is the tax rate in Knutwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Knutwil is 225% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Knutwil?
- A single person without children pays about 14'233 CHF income tax in Knutwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Knutwil have?
- Knutwil has 2'499 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Knutwil?
- Knutwil has 329 foreign residents, a share of 13.17% (2025).
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