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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'317 49.7%
Men
3'353 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'335 20.0%
Swiss citizens
4'593 68.9%
Foreign residents
2'077 31.1%
Population density
184 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'335 · 20.0%20–64 · 3'919 · 58.8%65+ · 1'416 · 21.2%
Foreign residents 31.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +92 (+1.4%) · 50 births · 47 deaths · net migration +95
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% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.1% · strongest party
SVP37.1%
Mitte31.5%
FDP12.7%
GRÜNE9.6%
GLP3.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier54%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
54%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 8 of 11 in canton Zug
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'377 CHF(5.4%)
Rank 7 of 11 in the canton · 7 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:5'377 CHF(~5.4%)
OberägeriCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeOberägeriZugSwitzerland median
40'0001.6%1.5–1.6%5.4%
50'0002.2%2.1–2.3%7.8%
60'0002.9%2.8–3%10.5%
70'0003.6%3.5–3.7%11.9%
80'0004.2%4.1–4.3%13.1%
90'0004.7%4.5–4.8%14.1%
100'0005.4%5.2–5.5%15.3%
110'0006%5.8–6.2%16.3%
120'0006.7%6.5–6.8%17.2%
130'0007.3%7.1–7.5%18.1%
140'0007.9%7.7–8.1%19%
150'0008.6%8.4–8.8%19.7%
175'00010.3%10–10.5%21.6%
200'00011.6%11.3–11.9%23.2%
225'00012.6%12.3–12.9%24.6%
250'00013.5%13.2–13.8%25.8%
275'00014.3%13.9–14.6%26.8%
300'00014.9%14.5–15.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'896 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'420 m
Mean elevation
916 m
Relief
697 m
Mean slope
12°
Flat share
28.6%
South-facing
26.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 697 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
43.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
62.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'700
Per inhabitant
6'556 kWh/yr
44 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
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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
Standard model, deductible 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.52 %
Second homes
11.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
3'066
Built before 194616.9%
Built since 200134.5%
0.52 %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
1'869
Workplaces
579
Services share
72.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 208 (11.1%) · Secondary 299 (16.0%) · Tertiary 1'362 (72.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
66
Organic share
12.1 %
Farmland
1'354 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 94 min · Car 50 min
AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 20 min
Remoteness 1/11 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1706
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'670 #8 ZG · #305 CHGrowing municipalities1.4% #3 ZG · #581 CHShrinking municipalities1.4% #9 ZG · #1522 CHJobs per resident0.28 #10 ZG · #1377 CHFamilies & children20% #7 ZG · #1141 CHAge structure21.2% #2 ZG · #1001 CHWomen share49.7% #5 ZG · #1119 CHForeign residents31.1% #4 ZG · #264 CHPopulation density184/km² #10 ZG · #1083 CHTax burden5'377 #8 ZG · #8 CHTaxes54% #8 ZGWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #11 ZG · #1816 CHSunniest municipalities42.7% #1 ZG · #1035 CHRainiest municipalities1'896 mm #1 ZG · #43 CHVoter turnout62.7% #4 ZG · #352 CHAgainst Switzerland22.8% #1 ZG · #332 CHAligned with Switzerland77.2% #11 ZG · #1127 CHSVP strongholds37.1% #2 ZG · #830 CHSP strongholds1.9% #11 ZG · #2026 CHCentre strongholds31.5% #2 ZG · #213 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #4 ZG · #1063 CHGLP strongholds3.4% #11 ZG · #1505 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #11 ZG · #617 CHLargest by area36.2 km² #1 ZG · #256 CHHighest municipalities737 m #4 ZG · #525 CHSecond homes11.5% #1 ZG · #985 CHOrganic farming12.1% #6 ZG · #1076 CHBest-connected municipalities94 min #11 ZG · #1626 CHRemotest municipalities94 min #1 ZG · #482 CHHighest peaks1'420 m #3 ZG · #493 CHHighest-lying municipalities916 m #1 ZG · #491 CHGreatest vertical range697 m #4 ZG · #558 CHSteepest municipalities12° #5 ZG · #770 CHSolar potential44 GWh #8 ZG · #414 CHSolar potential per capita6'556 kWh #4 ZG · #1747 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #3 ZG · #26 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #7 ZG · #2079 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 7
What is the postal code of Oberägeri?
Oberägeri has 5 postal codes: 6314, 6315, 6417, 6418, 8836.
What is the tax rate in Oberägeri?
The municipal tax multiplier of Oberägeri is 54% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberägeri?
A single person without children pays about 5'377 CHF income tax in Oberägeri on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberägeri have?
Oberägeri has 6'670 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberägeri?
Oberägeri has 2'077 foreign residents, a share of 31.14% (2025).

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