Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'033 48.5%
Men
1'099 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
418 19.6%
Swiss citizens
1'874 87.9%
Foreign residents
258 12.1%
Population density
46 pop./km²
0–19 · 418 · 19.6%20–64 · 1'208 · 56.7%65+ · 506 · 23.7%
Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +60 (+2.9%) · 12 births · 11 deaths · net migration +64
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
14.4% YesNo 85.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
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
13.2% YesNo 86.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
75.7% YesNo 24.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP53.8% · strongest party
SVP53.8%
FDP46.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier525%
Cantonal tax multiplier325%
525%OW range 386%525%
Tax rank 7 of 7 in canton ObwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'206 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 7 of 7 in the canton · 580 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'206 CHF(~13.2%)
LungernCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Lungern | Obwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8.4% | 7.1–8.4% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.9% | 8.3–9.9% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 9.3–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 9.9–11.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 10.4–12.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 10.7–12.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 11.3–13.2% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.7% | 11.8–13.7% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.2% | 12.3–14.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 12.6–14.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.1% | 13.1–15.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.5% | 13.5–15.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.5% | 14.5–16.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.5% | 15.4–17.5% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.3% | 16.2–18.3% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.1% | 17–19.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.7% | 17.6–19.7% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.2% | 18.1–20.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'551 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'465 m
Mean elevation
1'316 m
Relief
1'898 m
Mean slope
26.6°
Flat share
7.7%
South-facing
12.0%
Above 2000 m
3.3%
Relief 1'898 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
22.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
29.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'900
Per inhabitant
10'385 kWh/yr
22 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
25.99 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.67 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.04 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.7 Rp./kWh
25.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.99 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300501 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Obwalden340 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 Obwalden (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
1.55 %
Second homes
18.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'480
Built before 194643.4%
Built since 200116.4%
1.55 %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
1'165
Workplaces
184
Services share
32.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 133 (11.4%) · Secondary 654 (56.1%) · Tertiary 378 (32.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
45
Organic share
46.7 %
Farmland
611 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 number1405
Websitelungern.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'132 #7 OW · #932 CHGrowing municipalities2.9% #1 OW · #168 CHShrinking municipalities2.9% #7 OW · #1939 CHJobs per resident0.55 #4 OW · #427 CHFamilies & children19.6% #5 OW · #1269 CHAge structure23.7% #3 OW · #554 CHWomen share48.5% #6 OW · #1704 CHForeign residents12.1% #7 OW · #1536 CHPopulation density46/km² #7 OW · #1805 CHTax burden13'206 #7 OW · #580 CHTaxes525% #7 OWWarmest municipalities8.5 °C #3 OW · #1568 CHSunniest municipalities44.6% #4 OW · #723 CHRainiest municipalities1'551 mm #4 OW · #207 CHVoter turnout64.6% #1 OW · #221 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #3 OW · #250 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #5 OW · #1187 CHSVP strongholds53.8% #5 OW · #143 CHFDP strongholds46.2% #4 OW · #8 CHLargest by area46.5 km² #7 OW · #192 CHHighest municipalities716 m #7 OW · #569 CHSecond homes18.9% #2 OW · #361 CHOrganic farming46.7% #2 OW · #155 CHBest-connected municipalities117 min #6 OW · #1912 CHRemotest municipalities117 min #2 OW · #197 CHHighest peaks2'465 m #3 OW · #247 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'316 m #3 OW · #263 CHGreatest vertical range1'898 m #3 OW · #233 CHSteepest municipalities26.6° #2 OW · #206 CHSolar potential22 GWh #7 OW · #940 CHSolar potential per capita10'385 kWh #1 OW · #1004 CHCheapest electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #5 OW · #875 CHMost expensive electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #5 OW · #1234 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lungern?
- The postal code of Lungern is 6078.
- What is the tax rate in Lungern?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lungern is 525% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lungern?
- A single person without children pays about 13'206 CHF income tax in Lungern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lungern have?
- Lungern has 2'132 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lungern?
- Lungern has 258 foreign residents, a share of 12.1% (2025).
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