Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'883 49.0%
Men
4'047 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'703 21.5%
Swiss citizens
6'636 83.7%
Foreign residents
1'294 16.3%
Population density
278 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'703 · 21.5%20–64 · 4'794 · 60.5%65+ · 1'433 · 18.1%
Foreign residents 16.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +62 (+0.8%) · 81 births · 41 deaths · net migration +36
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
21.2% YesNo 78.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.7%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
73.9% YesNo 26.1%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.1% · strongest party
SVP29.1%
Mitte24.7%
FDP18.9%
SP10.4%
GLP8.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier195%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
195%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 42 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'221 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 41 of 79 in the canton · 592 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:13'221 CHF(~13.2%)
MaltersCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Malters | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.8% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.4% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.5% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.6% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.7% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.5% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.2% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'179 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
897 m
Mean elevation
586 m
Relief
440 m
Mean slope
10.1°
Flat share
39.1%
South-facing
18.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 440 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
65.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
87.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'600
Per inhabitant
8'279 kWh/yr
66 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
25.42 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.9 Rp./kWh
25.42 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 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 2 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
0.14 %
Second homes
6.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
3'585
Built before 194619.2%
Built since 200132.1%
0.14 %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
4'276
Workplaces
561
Services share
49.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 347 (8.1%) · Secondary 1'821 (42.6%) · Tertiary 2'108 (49.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
108
Organic share
21.3 %
Farmland
1'865 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 municipalities7'930 #10 LU · #249 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #32 LU · #908 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #48 LU · #1198 CHJobs per resident0.54 #27 LU · #442 CHFamilies & children21.5% #42 LU · #657 CHAge structure18.1% #45 LU · #1624 CHWomen share49% #52 LU · #1506 CHForeign residents16.3% #37 LU · #1177 CHPopulation density278/km² #33 LU · #822 CHTax burden13'221 #42 LU · #593 CHTaxes195% #42 LUWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #34 LU · #1041 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #14 LU · #1218 CHRainiest municipalities1'179 mm #37 LU · #745 CHVoter turnout57.8% #45 LU · #843 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #50 LU · #1106 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #20 LU · #330 CHSVP strongholds29.1% #44 LU · #1324 CHSP strongholds10.4% #19 LU · #1478 CHCentre strongholds24.7% #66 LU · #358 CHFDP strongholds18.9% #23 LU · #530 CHGLP strongholds8.7% #12 LU · #479 CHGreen strongholds6% #17 LU · #1326 CHLargest by area28.6 km² #16 LU · #324 CHHighest municipalities512 m #57 LU · #1155 CHSecond homes6.7% #60 LU · #1876 CHOrganic farming21.3% #16 LU · #590 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #23 LU · #1326 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #57 LU · #779 CHHighest peaks897 m #21 LU · #835 CHHighest-lying municipalities586 m #41 LU · #1068 CHGreatest vertical range440 m #20 LU · #764 CHSteepest municipalities10.1° #28 LU · #917 CHSolar potential66 GWh #14 LU · #199 CHSolar potential per capita8'279 kWh #57 LU · #1404 CHCheapest electricity25.42 Rp./kWh #70 LU · #512 CHMost expensive electricity25.42 Rp./kWh #10 LU · #1595 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Malters?
- Malters has 4 postal codes: 6014, 6016, 6019, 6102.
- What is the tax rate in Malters?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Malters is 195% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Malters?
- A single person without children pays about 13'221 CHF income tax in Malters on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Malters have?
- Malters has 7'930 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Malters?
- Malters has 1'294 foreign residents, a share of 16.32% (2025).
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