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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
639 45.6%
Men
763 54.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
247 17.6%
Swiss citizens
1'052 75.0%
Foreign residents
350 25.0%
Population density
60 pop./km²
0–19 · 247 · 17.6%20–64 · 918 · 65.5%65+ · 237 · 16.9%
Foreign residents 25.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+1.7%) · 13 births · 9 deaths · net migration −16
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 Bezirk Schwyz: 45.8% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 62.4% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 66.4% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 40.4% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 31.2% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 49.6% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 48.7% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 68.4% Yes
66.6% YesNo 33.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP38.1% · strongest party
SVP38.1%
Mitte22.7%
FDP12.9%
Übrige12.4%
SP7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier165%
Cantonal tax multiplier110%
165%SZ range 64%195%
Tax rank 22 of 30 in canton Schwyz
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
7'890 CHF(7.9%)
Rank 20 of 30 in the canton · 31 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:7'890 CHF(~7.9%)
MorschachCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeMorschachSchwyzSwitzerland median
40'0002.6%1.7–2.8%5.4%
50'0004.1%2.7–4.4%7.8%
60'0005%3.4–5.5%10.5%
70'0005.9%4–6.4%11.9%
80'0006.5%4.5–7.1%13.1%
90'0007.1%5–7.7%14.1%
100'0007.9%5.6–8.6%15.3%
110'0008.6%6.2–9.3%16.3%
120'0009.1%6.7–9.9%17.2%
130'0009.7%7.1–10.4%18.1%
140'00010.2%7.6–11%19%
150'00010.7%8–11.5%19.7%
175'00011.8%9–12.7%21.6%
200'00012.8%9.9–13.7%23.2%
225'00013.7%10.7–14.6%24.6%
250'00014.5%11.5–15.4%25.8%
275'00015.2%12.1–16.1%26.8%
300'00015.7%12.6–16.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'655 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'928 m
Mean elevation
1'146 m
Relief
1'494 m
Mean slope
23.6°
Flat share
13.9%
South-facing
12.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'494 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
12.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
9'194 kWh/yr
13 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 range H4
24.09–27.08 Rp./kWh
25.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.23 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators energieUri AG · EWS AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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
Standard model, deductible 300521 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schwyz361 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 Schwyz (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.56 %
Second homes
51.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
1'256
Built before 194615.2%
Built since 200134.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.56 %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
1'025
Workplaces
146
Services share
88.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 75 (7.3%) · Secondary 39 (3.8%) · Tertiary 911 (88.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
30
Organic share
13.3 %
Farmland
430 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 97 min · Car 54 min
AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 15 min
Remoteness 8/30 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1366
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'402 #22 SZ · #1222 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #6 SZ · #433 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #25 SZ · #1675 CHJobs per resident0.73 #4 SZ · #196 CHFamilies & children17.6% #21 SZ · #1726 CHAge structure16.9% #25 SZ · #1788 CHWomen share45.6% #29 SZ · #2063 CHForeign residents25% #10 SZ · #559 CHPopulation density60/km² #23 SZ · #1717 CHTax burden7'890 #21 SZ · #32 CHTaxes165% #22 SZWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #17 SZ · #1602 CHSunniest municipalities43.2% #25 SZ · #983 CHRainiest municipalities1'655 mm #15 SZ · #130 CHVoter turnout63.9% #6 SZ · #266 CHAgainst Switzerland30.4% #9 SZ · #60 CHAligned with Switzerland69.6% #17 SZ · #1396 CHSVP strongholds38.1% #15 SZ · #758 CHSP strongholds7.7% #18 SZ · #1727 CHCentre strongholds22.7% #6 SZ · #419 CHFDP strongholds12.9% #22 SZ · #1038 CHGLP strongholds2.3% #20 SZ · #1712 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #5 SZ · #1778 CHLargest by area23.5 km² #13 SZ · #407 CHHighest municipalities1'682 m #1 SZ · #61 CHSecond homes51.8% #2 SZ · #147 CHOrganic farming13.3% #11 SZ · #990 CHBest-connected municipalities97 min #23 SZ · #1666 CHRemotest municipalities97 min #8 SZ · #439 CHHighest peaks1'928 m #6 SZ · #370 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'146 m #8 SZ · #323 CHGreatest vertical range1'494 m #3 SZ · #334 CHSteepest municipalities23.6° #5 SZ · #304 CHSolar potential13 GWh #22 SZ · #1357 CHSolar potential per capita9'194 kWh #8 SZ · #1217 CHCheapest electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #12 SZ · #519 CHMost expensive electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #19 SZ · #1588 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Morschach?
Morschach has 4 postal codes: 6433, 6440, 6443, 6452.
What is the tax rate in Morschach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Morschach is 165% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Morschach?
A single person without children pays about 7'890 CHF income tax in Morschach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Morschach have?
Morschach has 1'402 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Morschach?
Morschach has 350 foreign residents, a share of 24.96% (2025).

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