Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
736 46.8%
Men
835 53.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
402 25.6%
Swiss citizens
1'395 88.8%
Foreign residents
176 11.2%
Population density
99 pop./km²
0–19 · 402 · 25.6%20–64 · 888 · 56.5%65+ · 281 · 17.9%
Foreign residents 11.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +42 (+2.8%) · 22 births · 7 deaths · net migration +29
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 Wil: 23.1% Yes
14.4% YesNo 85.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 34.2% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 61.0% Yes
68.8% YesNo 31.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 53.0% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 59.3% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 42.7% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.5%
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 Wahlkreis Wil: 20.2% Yes
10.3% YesNo 89.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 43.1% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 38.0% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 73.9% Yes
68.1% YesNo 31.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.1% · strongest party
SVP42.1%
Mitte22.3%
FDP20.3%
SP4.4%
GLP4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier116%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
116%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 40 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'923 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 40 of 75 in the canton · 818 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'923 CHF(~13.9%)
NiederbürenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Niederbüren | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.7% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.4% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.2% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'000 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
624 m
Mean elevation
540 m
Relief
153 m
Mean slope
5.3°
Flat share
61.6%
South-facing
5.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 153 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
16'671 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 range H4
30.26–41.05 Rp./kWh
35.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung · Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 1
Standard model, deductible 300577 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 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 St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
1.12 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
4.7
Dwellings
623
Built before 194627.4%
Built since 200123.9%
1.12 %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
673
Workplaces
140
Services share
29.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 204 (30.3%) · Secondary 268 (39.8%) · Tertiary 201 (29.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
58
Organic share
3.4 %
Farmland
1'083 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 municipalities1'571 #71 SG · #1140 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #1 SG · #191 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #75 SG · #1918 CHJobs per resident0.43 #41 SG · #738 CHFamilies & children25.6% #4 SG · #53 CHAge structure17.9% #61 SG · #1662 CHWomen share46.8% #75 SG · #2023 CHForeign residents11.2% #64 SG · #1613 CHPopulation density99/km² #66 SG · #1479 CHTax burden13'923 #42 SG · #820 CHTaxes116% #40 SGWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #32 SG · #983 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #57 SG · #1750 CHRainiest municipalities1'000 mm #75 SG · #1617 CHVoter turnout64.5% #3 SG · #229 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #12 SG · #83 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #68 SG · #1378 CHSVP strongholds42.1% #22 SG · #550 CHSP strongholds4.4% #75 SG · #1963 CHCentre strongholds22.3% #27 SG · #436 CHFDP strongholds20.3% #1 SG · #431 CHGLP strongholds4% #59 SG · #1411 CHGreen strongholds2.8% #75 SG · #1891 CHLargest by area15.8 km² #37 SG · #609 CHHighest municipalities538 m #42 SG · #1047 CHSecond homes8% #66 SG · #1636 CHOrganic farming3.4% #63 SG · #1568 CHBest-connected municipalities96 min #32 SG · #1655 CHRemotest municipalities96 min #43 SG · #450 CHHighest peaks624 m #59 SG · #1442 CHHighest-lying municipalities540 m #54 SG · #1257 CHGreatest vertical range153 m #65 SG · #1575 CHSteepest municipalities5.3° #60 SG · #1514 CHSolar potential26 GWh #59 SG · #790 CHSolar potential per capita16'671 kWh #3 SG · #317 CHCheapest electricity35.65 Rp./kWh #69 SG · #2085 CHMost expensive electricity35.65 Rp./kWh #6 SG · #22 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Niederbüren?
- Niederbüren has 3 postal codes: 9200, 9203, 9246.
- What is the tax rate in Niederbüren?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Niederbüren is 116% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Niederbüren?
- A single person without children pays about 13'923 CHF income tax in Niederbüren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Niederbüren have?
- Niederbüren has 1'571 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Niederbüren?
- Niederbüren has 176 foreign residents, a share of 11.2% (2025).
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