What is the postal code of Lugano?

Lugano has 27 postal codes: 6823, 6900, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6915, 6917, 6918, 6924, 6925, 6932, 6943 ….

What is the tax rate in Lugano?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lugano is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Lugano?

A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Lugano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lugano have?

Lugano has 63'691 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lugano?

Lugano has 26'040 foreign residents, a share of 40.88% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Lugano

Lugano

6823–6979

TI CANTON6823 6900 6912 6913+23 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

32'852 51.6%

Men

30'839 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

10'584 16.6%

Swiss citizens

37'651 59.1%

Foreign residents

26'040 40.9%

Population density

739 pop./km²

0–19 · 10'584 · 16.6%20–64 · 38'415 · 60.3%65+ · 14'692 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 40.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +62 (+0.1%) · 384 births · 571 deaths · net migration +412

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 · 2024

Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.

Molino Nuovo

9'476residents

Median age: 42.2
Foreign: 54.3%
Area / person: 42 m²

Pregassona

9'185residents

Median age: 46
Foreign: 35.3%
Area / person: 44 m²

Viganello

6'733residents

Median age: 47.7
Foreign: 41.6%
Area / person: 45 m²

Breganzona

5'228residents

Median age: 46.8
Foreign: 28.6%
Area / person: 49 m²

Centro

4'957residents

Median age: 47.1
Foreign: 50.9%
Area / person: 49 m²

Besso

4'905residents

Median age: 45.3
Foreign: 50.5%
Area / person: 46 m²

Cassarate

3'471residents

Median age: 47.8
Foreign: 53.9%
Area / person: 44 m²

Loreto

2'773residents

Median age: 49.8
Foreign: 59.9%
Area / person: 53 m²

Cadro

2'496residents

Median age: 46.1
Foreign: 22.0%
Area / person: 51 m²

Barbengo

2'084residents

Median age: 45.1
Foreign: 31.5%
Area / person: 49 m²

Castagnola

2'022residents

Median age: 52.1
Foreign: 45.5%
Area / person: 60 m²

Sonvico

2'008residents

Median age: 50
Foreign: 13.2%
Area / person: 56 m²

Davesco-Soragno

1'571residents

Median age: 50
Foreign: 18.1%
Area / person: 55 m²

Pazzallo

1'525residents

Median age: 43.5
Foreign: 43.2%
Area / person: 46 m²

Carona

826residents

Median age: 52.6
Foreign: 23.6%
Area / person: 62 m²

Pambio-Noranco

772residents

Median age: 43
Foreign: 29.0%
Area / person: 46 m²

Valcolla

657residents

Median age: 55.4
Foreign: 7.6%
Area / person: 58 m²

Carabbia

604residents

Median age: 49.8
Foreign: 22.0%
Area / person: 58 m²

Villa Luganese

563residents

Median age: 51
Foreign: 8.7%
Area / person: 58 m²

Aldesago

454residents

Median age: 55.9
Foreign: 35.5%
Area / person: 60 m²

Brè

354residents

Median age: 50.6
Foreign: 16.7%
Area / person: 56 m²

Gandria

235residents

Median age: 44.5
Foreign: 33.2%
Area / person: 45 m²

Cureggia

176residents

Median age: 49
Foreign: 17.6%
Area / person: 61 m²

Bogno

151residents

Median age: 46.9
Foreign: 22.5%
Area / person: 41 m²

Cimadera

126residents

Median age: 57.6
Foreign: 10.3%
Area / person: 46 m²

Certara

66residents

Median age: 50.4
Foreign: 13.6%
Area / person: 46 m²

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Lugano

BFS

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 Distretto di Lugano: 31.4% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 49.7% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 74.7% Yes

73.5% YesNo 26.5%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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 Distretto di Lugano: 28.6% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP20.3% · strongest party

FDP20.3%

Lega17.3%

SVP16.1%

Mitte14.1%

SP11.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

77%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 30 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'475 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 30 of 100 in the canton · 683 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'007 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Porza 12'081 CHF · most expensive Bosco/Gurin 15'003 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'475 CHF(~13.5%)

LuganoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lugano	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	17.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.5%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.2%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.3%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.3%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25.2%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'783 mm

11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'109 m

Mean elevation

755 m

Relief

1'838 m

Mean slope

21.6°

Flat share

19.0%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.2%

Relief 1'838 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

364 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

512.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

80'900

Per inhabitant

5'714 kWh/yr

364 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

25.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

25.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Aziende Industriali di Lugano (AIL) SA

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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Lugano →Canton Ticino →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Ticino. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Ticino (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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.08 %

Second homes

15.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

42'408

Built before 194615.5%

Built since 200116.5%

2.08 %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 · 2024

Jobs

58'680

Workplaces

10'205

Services share

91.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 119 (0.2%) · Secondary 5'112 (8.7%) · Tertiary 53'449 (91.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.6 %

Farmland

335 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 23 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 83/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5192

Head of governmentMarco Borradori · Lega dei Ticinesi

Websitelugano.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Lugano

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lugano ranks

Largest municipalities63'691 #1 TI · #9 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #45 TI · #1356 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #56 TI · #756 CH Jobs per resident0.92 #16 TI · #109 CH Families & children16.6% #55 TI · #1873 CH Age structure23.1% #67 TI · #658 CH Women share51.6% #31 TI · #215 CH Foreign residents40.9% #8 TI · #70 CH Population density739/km² #26 TI · #333 CH Tax burden13'475 #30 TI · #683 CH Taxes77% #30 TI Warmest municipalities11.4 °C #24 TI · #24 CH Sunniest municipalities55.1% #49 TI · #72 CH Rainiest municipalities1'783 mm #43 TI · #85 CH Voter turnout51.8% #79 TI · #1613 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #52 TI · #428 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #22 TI · #1049 CH SVP strongholds16.1% #42 TI · #1946 CH SP strongholds11.9% #52 TI · #1311 CH Centre strongholds14.1% #78 TI · #896 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #44 TI · #432 CH GLP strongholds2% #21 TI · #1762 CH Green strongholds8.9% #46 TI · #730 CH Largest by area86.2 km² #13 TI · #89 CH Highest municipalities283 m #83 TI · #2072 CH Second homes15.2% #78 TI · #563 CH Organic farming15.6% #34 TI · #847 CH Best-connected municipalities23 min #19 TI · #38 CH Remotest municipalities23 min #83 TI · #2073 CH Highest peaks2'109 m #30 TI · #332 CH Highest-lying municipalities755 m #42 TI · #667 CH Greatest vertical range1'838 m #28 TI · #245 CH Steepest municipalities21.6° #50 TI · #357 CH Solar potential364 GWh #1 TI · #7 CH Solar potential per capita5'714 kWh #96 TI · #1867 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #25 TI · #838 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #63 TI · #1256 CH

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lugano?: Lugano has 27 postal codes: 6823, 6900, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6915, 6917, 6918, 6924, 6925, 6932, 6943 ….
What is the tax rate in Lugano?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lugano is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Lugano?: A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Lugano on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lugano have?: Lugano has 63'691 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lugano?: Lugano has 26'040 foreign residents, a share of 40.88% (2025).

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