Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
955 49.4%
Men
979 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
362 18.7%
Swiss citizens
1'762 91.1%
Foreign residents
172 8.9%
Population density
132 pop./km²
0–19 · 362 · 18.7%20–64 · 1'086 · 56.2%65+ · 486 · 25.1%
Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.1%) · 13 births · 13 deaths · net migration +0
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% Yes
21.4% YesNo 78.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
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% Yes
16.3% YesNo 83.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
67.6% YesNo 32.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte84.0% · strongest party
Mitte84.0%
Übrige12.6%
SVP3.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier96%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
96%AI range 56%96%
Tax rank 5 of 5 in canton Appenzell InnerrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'555 CHF(12.6%)
Rank 5 of 5 in the canton · 409 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'707 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Appenzell 10'294 CHF · most expensive Oberegg 12'555 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'555 CHF(~12.6%)
ObereggCanton range Appenzell InnerrhodenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Oberegg | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.7% | 5.4–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.5–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.4% | 7.6–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.3% | 8.4–10.3% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 9–11.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–11.7% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.6% | 10.3–12.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.3% | 11–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14% | 11.6–14% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 12.1–14.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.2% | 12.7–15.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.8% | 13.2–15.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17% | 14.3–17% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18% | 15.2–18% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.9% | 16.1–18.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.6% | 16.8–19.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.2% | 17.4–20.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.7% | 17.9–20.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)8.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'171 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'133 m
Mean elevation
873 m
Relief
572 m
Mean slope
16.6°
Flat share
6.9%
South-facing
32.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 572 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
19.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
Per inhabitant
10'310 kWh/yr
20 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
28.05–28.18 Rp./kWh
28.12 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.59 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Walzenhausen · Elektra Oberegg
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300448 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden293 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 Appenzell Innerrhoden (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
0.96 %
Second homes
12.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
1'044
Built before 194651.0%
Built since 200114.0%
0.96 %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
761
Workplaces
185
Services share
34.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 118 (15.5%) · Secondary 379 (49.8%) · Tertiary 264 (34.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
44
Organic share
13.6 %
Farmland
871 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 number3111
Websiteoberegg.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'934 #3 AI · #989 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #4 AI · #1483 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #2 AI · #630 CHJobs per resident0.39 #5 AI · #886 CHFamilies & children18.7% #4 AI · #1530 CHAge structure25.1% #1 AI · #392 CHWomen share49.4% #1 AI · #1326 CHForeign residents8.9% #3 AI · #1801 CHPopulation density132/km² #2 AI · #1304 CHTax burden12'555 #5 AI · #409 CHTaxes96% #5 AIWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 AI · #279 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #5 AI · #1613 CHRainiest municipalities1'171 mm #5 AI · #760 CHVoter turnout58.5% #1 AI · #768 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #3 AI · #166 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #3 AI · #1282 CHSVP strongholds3.5% #1 AI · #2100 CHCentre strongholds84% #5 AI · #5 CHLargest by area14.6 km² #5 AI · #666 CHHighest municipalities885 m #3 AI · #347 CHSecond homes12.6% #4 AI · #835 CHOrganic farming13.6% #1 AI · #980 CHBest-connected municipalities148 min #5 AI · #2044 CHRemotest municipalities148 min #1 AI · #68 CHHighest peaks1'133 m #5 AI · #647 CHHighest-lying municipalities873 m #4 AI · #533 CHGreatest vertical range572 m #4 AI · #635 CHSteepest municipalities16.6° #2 AI · #508 CHSolar potential20 GWh #3 AI · #1016 CHSolar potential per capita10'310 kWh #3 AI · #1020 CHCheapest electricity28.12 Rp./kWh #5 AI · #1370 CHMost expensive electricity28.12 Rp./kWh #1 AI · #737 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oberegg?
- Oberegg has 5 postal codes: 9413, 9427, 9428, 9442, 9450.
- What is the tax rate in Oberegg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oberegg is 96% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oberegg?
- A single person without children pays about 12'555 CHF income tax in Oberegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oberegg have?
- Oberegg has 1'934 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oberegg?
- Oberegg has 172 foreign residents, a share of 8.89% (2025).
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