Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'548 50.0%
Men
1'547 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
619 20.0%
Swiss citizens
2'760 89.2%
Foreign residents
335 10.8%
Population density
191 pop./km²
0–19 · 619 · 20.0%20–64 · 1'793 · 57.9%65+ · 683 · 22.1%
Foreign residents 10.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.1%) · 27 births · 21 deaths · net migration −15
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% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
67.0% YesNo 33.0%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
70.3% YesNo 29.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
16.1% YesNo 83.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte48.1% · strongest party
Mitte48.1%
SVP41.2%
FDP10.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier200%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
200%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 7 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'649 CHF(10.6%)
Rank 7 of 11 in the canton · 90 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:10'649 CHF(~10.6%)
OberdorfCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Oberdorf | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.5% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.8% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.7% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.4% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.9% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.6% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.3% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 11.9% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.4% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 12.9% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.4% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.7% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.7% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.5% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.2% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 17.8% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.3% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'371 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'799 m
Mean elevation
887 m
Relief
1'352 m
Mean slope
21.8°
Flat share
17.0%
South-facing
18.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'352 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
23.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
32.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'300
Per inhabitant
7'664 kWh/yr
24 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
21.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
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 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 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 Nidwalden (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
0.97 %
Second homes
7 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'442
Built before 194612.9%
Built since 200123.2%
0.97 %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
1'393
Workplaces
201
Services share
42.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 173 (12.4%) · Secondary 631 (45.3%) · Tertiary 589 (42.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
53
Organic share
15.1 %
Farmland
805 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1508
Websiteoberdorf-nw.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'095 #7 NW · #707 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #9 NW · #1498 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #3 NW · #609 CHJobs per resident0.45 #4 NW · #664 CHFamilies & children20% #3 NW · #1140 CHAge structure22.1% #8 NW · #835 CHWomen share50% #2 NW · #929 CHForeign residents10.8% #10 NW · #1641 CHPopulation density191/km² #6 NW · #1058 CHTax burden10'649 #7 NW · #90 CHTaxes200% #7 NWWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #7 NW · #1497 CHSunniest municipalities42.2% #9 NW · #1086 CHRainiest municipalities1'371 mm #4 NW · #396 CHVoter turnout66% #1 NW · #122 CHAgainst Switzerland21% #6 NW · #465 CHAligned with Switzerland79% #6 NW · #955 CHSVP strongholds41.2% #6 NW · #609 CHCentre strongholds48.1% #5 NW · #89 CHFDP strongholds10.7% #8 NW · #1298 CHLargest by area16.2 km² #7 NW · #594 CHHighest municipalities716 m #5 NW · #570 CHSecond homes7% #9 NW · #1817 CHOrganic farming15.1% #6 NW · #875 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #5 NW · #1785 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #8 NW · #325 CHHighest peaks1'799 m #7 NW · #388 CHHighest-lying municipalities887 m #6 NW · #516 CHGreatest vertical range1'352 m #7 NW · #370 CHSteepest municipalities21.8° #4 NW · #349 CHSolar potential24 GWh #4 NW · #887 CHSolar potential per capita7'664 kWh #2 NW · #1537 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #7 NW · #41 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #8 NW · #2069 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oberdorf?
- Oberdorf has 4 postal codes: 6370, 6374, 6382, 6383.
- What is the tax rate in Oberdorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oberdorf is 200% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oberdorf?
- A single person without children pays about 10'649 CHF income tax in Oberdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oberdorf have?
- Oberdorf has 3'095 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oberdorf?
- Oberdorf has 335 foreign residents, a share of 10.82% (2025).
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