Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'049 50.5%
Men
2'994 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'343 22.2%
Swiss citizens
4'615 76.4%
Foreign residents
1'428 23.6%
Population density
774 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'343 · 22.2%20–64 · 3'566 · 59.0%65+ · 1'134 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 23.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +67 (+1.1%) · 43 births · 59 deaths · net migration +97
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
16.5% YesNo 83.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
69.4% YesNo 30.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.3% · strongest party
SVP43.3%
Mitte17.6%
FDP10.4%
GRÜNE8.5%
SP6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier151%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
151%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 55 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'435 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 55 of 80 in the canton · 675 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'435 CHF(~13.4%)
MünchwilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Münchwilen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.3% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
632 m
Mean elevation
528 m
Relief
140 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
77.2%
South-facing
2.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 140 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
48.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
64 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'800
Per inhabitant
8'057 kWh/yr
49 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
27.58 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.05 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft EW Münchwilen (EWM)
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 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 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 Thurgau (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
0.55 %
Second homes
7.5 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
2'729
Built before 194618.9%
Built since 200131.1%
0.55 %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
2'751
Workplaces
373
Services share
63 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (2.6%) · Secondary 947 (34.4%) · Tertiary 1'733 (63.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
21.1 %
Farmland
464 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 municipalities6'043 #10 TG · #343 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #41 TG · #730 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #40 TG · #1383 CHJobs per resident0.46 #23 TG · #643 CHFamilies & children22.2% #21 TG · #505 CHAge structure18.8% #53 TG · #1483 CHWomen share50.5% #8 TG · #640 CHForeign residents23.6% #31 TG · #613 CHPopulation density774/km² #13 TG · #317 CHTax burden13'435 #60 TG · #680 CHTaxes151% #55 TGWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #57 TG · #1166 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #6 TG · #1463 CHRainiest municipalities1'077 mm #9 TG · #1244 CHVoter turnout48.5% #74 TG · #1827 CHAgainst Switzerland18% #47 TG · #711 CHAligned with Switzerland82% #26 TG · #760 CHSVP strongholds43.3% #44 TG · #482 CHSP strongholds6.1% #62 TG · #1872 CHCentre strongholds17.6% #16 TG · #667 CHFDP strongholds10.4% #34 TG · #1359 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #45 TG · #1042 CHGreen strongholds8.5% #29 TG · #799 CHLargest by area7.8 km² #56 TG · #1166 CHHighest municipalities515 m #24 TG · #1146 CHSecond homes7.5% #70 TG · #1715 CHOrganic farming21.1% #27 TG · #598 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #29 TG · #1458 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #53 TG · #655 CHHighest peaks632 m #32 TG · #1414 CHHighest-lying municipalities528 m #26 TG · #1317 CHGreatest vertical range140 m #53 TG · #1642 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #58 TG · #1869 CHSolar potential49 GWh #16 TG · #345 CHSolar potential per capita8'057 kWh #64 TG · #1454 CHCheapest electricity27.58 Rp./kWh #20 TG · #1183 CHMost expensive electricity27.58 Rp./kWh #60 TG · #924 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Münchwilen?
- Münchwilen has 4 postal codes: 8360, 9500, 9542, 9543.
- What is the tax rate in Münchwilen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Münchwilen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Münchwilen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Münchwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Münchwilen have?
- Münchwilen has 6'043 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Münchwilen?
- Münchwilen has 1'428 foreign residents, a share of 23.63% (2025).
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