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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'330 52.5%
Men
2'107 47.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
805 18.1%
Swiss citizens
3'158 71.2%
Foreign residents
1'279 28.8%
Population density
1'963 pop./km²
0–19 · 805 · 18.1%20–64 · 2'460 · 55.4%65+ · 1'172 · 26.4%
Foreign residents 28.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +25 (+0.6%) · 17 births · 39 deaths · net migration +50
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 49.8% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.1% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 50.4% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.4%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 73.6% Yes
73.8% YesNo 26.2%
14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.5% Yes
32.9% YesNo 67.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 44.0% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.8%
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 Mendrisio: 31.2% Yes
32.4% YesNo 67.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 46.9% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.4% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP19.9% · strongest party
FDP19.9%
Mitte18.5%
Lega14.1%
SP12.2%
SVP12.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier82%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
82%TI range 56%100%
Tax rank 44 of 100 in canton Ticino
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'807 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 42 of 100 in the canton · 788 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'807 CHF(~13.8%)
Morbio InferioreCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeMorbio InferioreTicinoSwitzerland median
40'0004.5%3.9–4.9%5.4%
50'0006.7%5.8–7.3%7.8%
60'0008.6%7.5–9.4%10.5%
70'00010.2%8.8–11.1%11.9%
80'00011.5%10–12.6%13.1%
90'00012.6%11–13.8%14.1%
100'00013.8%12.1–15%15.3%
110'00014.8%13–16%16.3%
120'00015.7%13.8–17%17.2%
130'00016.6%14.6–17.9%18.1%
140'00017.4%15.4–18.8%19%
150'00018.2%16.1–19.7%19.7%
175'00020%17.7–21.5%21.6%
200'00021.4%19.1–23.1%23.2%
225'00022.7%20.3–24.4%24.6%
250'00023.8%21.3–25.5%25.8%
275'00024.8%22.2–26.6%26.8%
300'00025.7%23–27.5%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)11.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'647 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
556 m
Mean elevation
326 m
Relief
318 m
Mean slope
11.2°
Flat share
27.6%
South-facing
39.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 318 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
35.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'800
Per inhabitant
7'940 kWh/yr
35 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
26.2 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.41 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.52 Rp./kWh
26.2 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AGE 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Ticino498 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 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
6.32 %
Second homes
15.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'391
Built before 194611.1%
Built since 200113.3%
6.32 %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
1'703
Workplaces
297
Services share
86.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (0.5%) · Secondary 222 (13.0%) · Tertiary 1'472 (86.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
6 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 61 min · Car 27 min
AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min
Remoteness 32/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5257
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'437 #20 TI · #506 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #32 TI · #1060 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #68 TI · #1054 CHJobs per resident0.38 #59 TI · #932 CHFamilies & children18.1% #33 TI · #1659 CHAge structure26.4% #44 TI · #278 CHWomen share52.5% #16 TI · #78 CHForeign residents28.8% #29 TI · #355 CHPopulation density1'963/km² #9 TI · #80 CHTax burden13'807 #44 TI · #790 CHTaxes82% #44 TIWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #62 TI · #912 CHSunniest municipalities54.9% #58 TI · #85 CHRainiest municipalities1'647 mm #72 TI · #137 CHVoter turnout58.4% #36 TI · #787 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #27 TI · #223 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #49 TI · #1260 CHSVP strongholds12% #89 TI · #2072 CHSP strongholds12.2% #47 TI · #1276 CHCentre strongholds18.5% #43 TI · #617 CHFDP strongholds19.9% #49 TI · #461 CHGLP strongholds2% #22 TI · #1763 CHGreen strongholds9.5% #39 TI · #642 CHLargest by area2.3 km² #77 TI · #1974 CHHighest municipalities342 m #67 TI · #2027 CHSecond homes15.2% #79 TI · #570 CHOrganic farming0% #82 TI · #1934 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #69 TI · #831 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #32 TI · #1313 CHHighest peaks556 m #79 TI · #1697 CHHighest-lying municipalities326 m #88 TI · #2085 CHGreatest vertical range318 m #74 TI · #961 CHSteepest municipalities11.2° #81 TI · #839 CHSolar potential35 GWh #27 TI · #556 CHSolar potential per capita7'940 kWh #77 TI · #1471 CHCheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #58 TI · #905 CHMost expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #44 TI · #1203 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Morbio Inferiore?
The postal code of Morbio Inferiore is 6834.
What is the tax rate in Morbio Inferiore?
The municipal tax multiplier of Morbio Inferiore is 82% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Morbio Inferiore?
A single person without children pays about 13'807 CHF income tax in Morbio Inferiore on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Morbio Inferiore have?
Morbio Inferiore has 4'437 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Morbio Inferiore?
Morbio Inferiore has 1'279 foreign residents, a share of 28.83% (2025).

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