Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
44'477 51.3%
Men
42'222 48.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
14'296 16.5%
Swiss citizens
62'260 71.8%
Foreign residents
24'439 28.2%
Population density
2'318 pop./km²
0–19 · 14'296 · 16.5%20–64 · 55'602 · 64.1%65+ · 16'801 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 28.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +465 (+0.5%) · 773 births · 831 deaths · net migration +482
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
Neighbourhoods
BFS · 2024Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.
Neustadt / Voltastrasse
6'548residents
- Median age
- 35.8
- Foreign
- 24.6%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Langensand / Matthof
6'141residents
- Median age
- 46
- Foreign
- 21.1%
- Area / person
- 45 m²
Wesemlin / Dreilinden
5'161residents
- Median age
- 46.6
- Foreign
- 15.4%
- Area / person
- 50 m²
Sternmatt / Hochrüti
4'897residents
- Median age
- 41.3
- Foreign
- 13.7%
- Area / person
- 43 m²
Würzenbach / Schädrüti
4'746residents
- Median age
- 43.9
- Foreign
- 32.4%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Unterlachen / Tribschen
4'345residents
- Median age
- 40.5
- Foreign
- 17.7%
- Area / person
- 46 m²
Matt
4'144residents
- Median age
- 39.3
- Foreign
- 37.8%
- Area / person
- 40 m²
Basel- / Bernstrasse
4'043residents
- Median age
- 34.8
- Foreign
- 52.3%
- Area / person
- 35 m²
Bruch / Gibraltar
4'024residents
- Median age
- 33.6
- Foreign
- 36.1%
- Area / person
- 47 m²
Maihof / Rotsee
3'855residents
- Median age
- 39.5
- Foreign
- 26.6%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Ruopigen
3'781residents
- Median age
- 46.5
- Foreign
- 25.0%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Obergrund / Allmend
3'364residents
- Median age
- 42.3
- Foreign
- 21.0%
- Area / person
- 47 m²
Reussbühl
3'248residents
- Median age
- 39.1
- Foreign
- 37.8%
- Area / person
- 38 m²
Udelboden
3'158residents
- Median age
- 37.8
- Foreign
- 52.5%
- Area / person
- 35 m²
Hirschmatt / Kleinstadt
3'122residents
- Median age
- 35.9
- Foreign
- 29.9%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Halde / Lützelmatt
2'695residents
- Median age
- 54.9
- Foreign
- 24.6%
- Area / person
- 61 m²
Oberseeburg / Rebstock
2'664residents
- Median age
- 53.1
- Foreign
- 19.7%
- Area / person
- 56 m²
Bramberg / St. Karli
2'420residents
- Median age
- 41.2
- Foreign
- 17.9%
- Area / person
- 46 m²
Hochwacht / Zürichstrasse
2'334residents
- Median age
- 39.4
- Foreign
- 25.3%
- Area / person
- 51 m²
Ober- / Untergütsch
2'248residents
- Median age
- 45.9
- Foreign
- 14.5%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Altstadt / Wey
2'232residents
- Median age
- 40.8
- Foreign
- 33.2%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
An der Emme
2'099residents
- Median age
- 38.7
- Foreign
- 33.2%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Littau Dorf
2'017residents
- Median age
- 40.5
- Foreign
- 32.4%
- Area / person
- 44 m²
Bellerive / Schlössli
1'166residents
- Median age
- 56
- Foreign
- 22.6%
- Area / person
- 70 m²
Kantonsspital / Ibach
723residents
- Median age
- 37.6
- Foreign
- 37.1%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Bahnhof / Werft
418residents
- Median age
- 40.5
- Foreign
- 25.1%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
Littauerberg
218residents
- Median age
- 45.7
- Foreign
- 2.3%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Bürgenberg Wald
—residents
- Median age
- —
- Foreign
- —
- Area / person
- —
STATPOP 2024 · 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-Stadt: 38.1% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 19.1% Yes
19.1% YesNo 80.9%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 80.9% Yes
80.9% YesNo 19.1%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 58.7% Yes
58.7% YesNo 41.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 57.2% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 36.5% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 79.0% Yes
79.0% YesNo 21.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 49.1% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 42.8% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt: 30.3% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP28.7% · strongest party
SP28.7%
Mitte17.2%
GRÜNE15.6%
SVP14.7%
FDP12.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier145%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
145%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 8 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'535 CHF(11.5%)
Rank 8 of 79 in the canton · 213 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:11'535 CHF(~11.5%)
LucerneCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lucerne | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.5% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.2% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.7% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.1% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.7% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.2% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.4% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.5% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.6% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.3% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'090 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'073 m
Mean elevation
488 m
Relief
654 m
Mean slope
7.5°
Flat share
58.7%
South-facing
10.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 654 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
252.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
347.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
56'100
Per inhabitant
2'913 kWh/yr
253 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
25.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.75 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.36 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.4 Rp./kWh
25.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator ewl Kabelnetz 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
1.01 %
Second homes
10.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
48'120
Built before 194628.2%
Built since 200116.3%
1.01 %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
84'539
Workplaces
8'710
Services share
91.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (0.1%) · Secondary 6'776 (8.0%) · Tertiary 77'647 (91.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
662 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 number1061
Head of governmentBeat Züsli · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz
Websitestadtluzern.ch ↗
DistrictWahlkreis Luzern-Stadt
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities86'699 #1 LU · #7 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #41 LU · #1078 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #37 LU · #1028 CHJobs per resident0.98 #4 LU · #91 CHFamilies & children16.5% #77 LU · #1878 CHAge structure19.4% #30 LU · #1351 CHWomen share51.3% #4 LU · #287 CHForeign residents28.2% #7 LU · #394 CHPopulation density2'318/km² #1 LU · #52 CHTax burden11'535 #8 LU · #213 CHTaxes145% #8 LUWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #6 LU · #393 CHSunniest municipalities40.4% #64 LU · #1640 CHRainiest municipalities1'090 mm #69 LU · #1159 CHVoter turnout58.7% #39 LU · #730 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #26 LU · #677 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #46 LU · #726 CHSVP strongholds14.7% #79 LU · #2002 CHSP strongholds28.7% #1 LU · #73 CHCentre strongholds17.2% #79 LU · #683 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #55 LU · #1062 CHGLP strongholds9% #7 LU · #429 CHGreen strongholds15.6% #1 LU · #112 CHLargest by area37.4 km² #12 LU · #243 CHHighest municipalities436 m #74 LU · #1649 CHSecond homes10.1% #24 LU · #1190 CHOrganic farming20% #18 LU · #622 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #9 LU · #1141 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #69 LU · #950 CHHighest peaks1'073 m #16 LU · #680 CHHighest-lying municipalities488 m #72 LU · #1487 CHGreatest vertical range654 m #15 LU · #583 CHSteepest municipalities7.5° #42 LU · #1160 CHSolar potential253 GWh #1 LU · #13 CHSolar potential per capita2'913 kWh #79 LU · #2095 CHCheapest electricity25.56 Rp./kWh #71 LU · #516 CHMost expensive electricity25.56 Rp./kWh #9 LU · #1591 CH
Postal codes (9)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lucerne?
- Lucerne has 9 postal codes: 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6014, 6015, 6016, 6020, 6365.
- What is the tax rate in Lucerne?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lucerne is 145% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lucerne?
- A single person without children pays about 11'535 CHF income tax in Lucerne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lucerne have?
- Lucerne has 86'699 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lucerne?
- Lucerne has 24'439 foreign residents, a share of 28.19% (2025).
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