Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'092 48.7%
Men
2'205 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
866 20.2%
Swiss citizens
2'899 67.5%
Foreign residents
1'398 32.5%
Population density
995 pop./km²
0–19 · 866 · 20.2%20–64 · 2'545 · 59.2%65+ · 886 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 32.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +42 (+1%) · 40 births · 37 deaths · net migration +46
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 Bezirk Gösgen: 26.4% Yes
24.5% YesNo 75.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 29.0% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 56.5% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 53.3% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 58.9% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 59.1% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 50.6% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
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 Bezirk Gösgen: 23.5% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 41.8% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 39.0% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte30.8% · strongest party
Mitte30.8%
SVP29.0%
FDP12.9%
SP12.8%
GRÜNE5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
110%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 18 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'009 CHF(16%)
Rank 16 of 104 in the canton · 1272 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'009 CHF(~16%)
NiedergösgenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Niedergösgen | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.5% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.6% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.2% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.6% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.3% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.1% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.4% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.9% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.6% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
525 m
Mean elevation
430 m
Relief
154 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
60.2%
South-facing
26.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 154 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
31.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
41.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'900
Per inhabitant
7'252 kWh/yr
31 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
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 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 Solothurn (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
0.93 %
Second homes
10.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'038
Built before 194625.7%
Built since 200118.4%
0.93 %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
1'281
Workplaces
178
Services share
59 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (2.7%) · Secondary 491 (38.3%) · Tertiary 756 (59.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
162 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 municipalities4'297 #20 SO · #522 CHGrowing municipalities1% #38 SO · #801 CHShrinking municipalities1% #67 SO · #1306 CHJobs per resident0.3 #54 SO · #1282 CHFamilies & children20.2% #42 SO · #1081 CHAge structure20.6% #73 SO · #1118 CHWomen share48.7% #79 SO · #1639 CHForeign residents32.5% #12 SO · #215 CHPopulation density995/km² #11 SO · #225 CHTax burden16'009 #19 SO · #1275 CHTaxes110% #18 SOWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #28 SO · #878 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #63 SO · #1732 CHRainiest municipalities1'079 mm #75 SO · #1225 CHVoter turnout49.1% #87 SO · #1846 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #31 SO · #1002 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #41 SO · #458 CHSVP strongholds29% #75 SO · #1336 CHSP strongholds12.8% #59 SO · #1186 CHCentre strongholds30.8% #13 SO · #222 CHFDP strongholds12.9% #81 SO · #1042 CHGLP strongholds3.4% #91 SO · #1509 CHGreen strongholds5.4% #78 SO · #1466 CHLargest by area4.3 km² #77 SO · #1663 CHHighest municipalities450 m #72 SO · #1535 CHSecond homes10.2% #46 SO · #1172 CHOrganic farming0% #73 SO · #1757 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #40 SO · #811 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #61 SO · #1293 CHHighest peaks525 m #75 SO · #1801 CHHighest-lying municipalities430 m #91 SO · #1864 CHGreatest vertical range154 m #64 SO · #1568 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #69 SO · #1448 CHSolar potential31 GWh #26 SO · #644 CHSolar potential per capita7'252 kWh #83 SO · #1626 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #73 SO · #1916 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #29 SO · #168 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Niedergösgen?
- The postal code of Niedergösgen is 5013.
- What is the tax rate in Niedergösgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Niedergösgen is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Niedergösgen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'009 CHF income tax in Niedergösgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Niedergösgen have?
- Niedergösgen has 4'297 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Niedergösgen?
- Niedergösgen has 1'398 foreign residents, a share of 32.53% (2025).
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