Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
600 47.9%
Men
652 52.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
259 20.7%
Swiss citizens
1'163 92.9%
Foreign residents
89 7.1%
Population density
33 pop./km²
0–19 · 259 · 20.7%20–64 · 734 · 58.6%65+ · 259 · 20.7%
Foreign residents 7.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+1%) · 6 births · 5 deaths · net migration +11
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
8.0% YesNo 92.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
80.8% YesNo 19.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte51.7% · strongest party
Mitte51.7%
SVP35.1%
FDP5.6%
Übrige3.5%
SP1.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier240%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
240%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 79 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'739 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 79 of 79 in the canton · 975 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:14'739 CHF(~14.7%)
LuthernCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Luthern | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.3% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.4% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.3% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.9% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.6% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.7% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.5% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.6% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.5% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.2% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'457 mm
7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'370 m
Mean elevation
901 m
Relief
714 m
Mean slope
18.9°
Flat share
7.3%
South-facing
11.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 714 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
26.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'800
Per inhabitant
20'919 kWh/yr
26 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
29.03 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.81 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.85 Rp./kWh
29.03 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Luthern Genossenschaft
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
2.37 %
Second homes
14.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
591
Built before 194638.4%
Built since 200114.9%
2.37 %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
691
Workplaces
165
Services share
35 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 282 (40.8%) · Secondary 167 (24.2%) · Tertiary 242 (35.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
111
Organic share
9 %
Farmland
1'807 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 municipalities1'252 #67 LU · #1291 CHGrowing municipalities1% #26 LU · #823 CHShrinking municipalities1% #54 LU · #1281 CHJobs per resident0.55 #24 LU · #426 CHFamilies & children20.7% #59 LU · #907 CHAge structure20.7% #20 LU · #1094 CHWomen share47.9% #75 LU · #1882 CHForeign residents7.1% #76 LU · #1918 CHPopulation density33/km² #77 LU · #1883 CHTax burden14'739 #79 LU · #975 CHTaxes240% #79 LUWarmest municipalities7.7 °C #73 LU · #1748 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #15 LU · #1219 CHRainiest municipalities1'457 mm #10 LU · #284 CHVoter turnout52.1% #72 LU · #1571 CHAgainst Switzerland30.7% #4 LU · #51 CHAligned with Switzerland69.3% #68 LU · #1407 CHSVP strongholds35.1% #21 LU · #960 CHSP strongholds1.6% #78 LU · #2033 CHCentre strongholds51.7% #1 LU · #70 CHFDP strongholds5.6% #79 LU · #1810 CHGLP strongholds1.2% #75 LU · #1902 CHGreen strongholds1.1% #77 LU · #2007 CHLargest by area37.8 km² #10 LU · #238 CHHighest municipalities944 m #3 LU · #300 CHSecond homes14.9% #8 LU · #584 CHOrganic farming9% #47 LU · #1313 CHBest-connected municipalities117 min #78 LU · #1910 CHRemotest municipalities117 min #2 LU · #195 CHHighest peaks1'370 m #10 LU · #519 CHHighest-lying municipalities901 m #8 LU · #506 CHGreatest vertical range714 m #14 LU · #549 CHSteepest municipalities18.9° #7 LU · #422 CHSolar potential26 GWh #52 LU · #789 CHSolar potential per capita20'919 kWh #1 LU · #164 CHCheapest electricity29.03 Rp./kWh #78 LU · #1638 CHMost expensive electricity29.03 Rp./kWh #2 LU · #469 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Luthern?
- Luthern has 4 postal codes: 4952, 6153, 6154, 6156.
- What is the tax rate in Luthern?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Luthern is 240% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Luthern?
- A single person without children pays about 14'739 CHF income tax in Luthern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 79 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Luthern have?
- Luthern has 1'252 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Luthern?
- Luthern has 89 foreign residents, a share of 7.11% (2025).
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