Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
622 50.5%
Men
610 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
236 19.2%
Swiss citizens
1'063 86.3%
Foreign residents
169 13.7%
Population density
816 pop./km²
0–19 · 236 · 19.2%20–64 · 720 · 58.4%65+ · 276 · 22.4%
Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −34 (−2.7%) · 11 births · 11 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 Bezirk Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
22.8% YesNo 77.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
31.9% YesNo 68.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
16.8% YesNo 83.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP37.2% · strongest party
SVP37.2%
SP22.9%
FDP20.7%
Mitte9.2%
GRÜNE4.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier117%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
117%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 37 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'496 CHF(16.5%)
Rank 40 of 104 in the canton · 1575 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:16'496 CHF(~16.5%)
ObergerlafingenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Obergerlafingen | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.8% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.1% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.5% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.6% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.5% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.5% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.4% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.1% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.9% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.7% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.3% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.6% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.7% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.5% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.3% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'066 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
467 m
Mean elevation
459 m
Relief
15 m
Mean slope
0.5°
Flat share
100.0%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 15 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
13.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
10'828 kWh/yr
13 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
25.19 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
25.19 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator BKW 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
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
1.2 %
Second homes
8.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
585
Built before 194621.5%
Built since 200117.8%
1.2 %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
559
Workplaces
106
Services share
58.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (2.5%) · Secondary 217 (38.8%) · Tertiary 328 (58.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
55 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 municipalities1'232 #63 SO · #1302 CHGrowing municipalities-2.7% #100 SO · #2040 CHShrinking municipalities-2.7% #5 SO · #69 CHJobs per resident0.45 #22 SO · #669 CHFamilies & children19.2% #63 SO · #1394 CHAge structure22.4% #51 SO · #784 CHWomen share50.5% #32 SO · #625 CHForeign residents13.7% #60 SO · #1389 CHPopulation density816/km² #15 SO · #291 CHTax burden16'496 #40 SO · #1577 CHTaxes117% #37 SOWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #43 SO · #972 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #69 SO · #1738 CHRainiest municipalities1'066 mm #84 SO · #1290 CHVoter turnout54.6% #46 SO · #1282 CHAgainst Switzerland17.8% #18 SO · #662 CHAligned with Switzerland82.2% #57 SO · #795 CHSVP strongholds37.2% #23 SO · #824 CHSP strongholds22.9% #11 SO · #269 CHCentre strongholds9.2% #99 SO · #1279 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #26 SO · #408 CHGLP strongholds3.6% #87 SO · #1473 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #89 SO · #1702 CHLargest by area1.5 km² #100 SO · #2064 CHHighest municipalities462 m #63 SO · #1441 CHSecond homes8.4% #70 SO · #1541 CHOrganic farming0% #80 SO · #1764 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #49 SO · #878 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #55 SO · #1231 CHHighest peaks467 m #97 SO · #1989 CHHighest-lying municipalities459 m #77 SO · #1672 CHGreatest vertical range15 m #103 SO · #2098 CHSteepest municipalities0.5° #104 SO · #2104 CHSolar potential13 GWh #59 SO · #1327 CHSolar potential per capita10'828 kWh #31 SO · #933 CHCheapest electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #7 SO · #465 CHMost expensive electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #88 SO · #1633 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Obergerlafingen?
- Obergerlafingen has 2 postal codes: 4563, 4564.
- What is the tax rate in Obergerlafingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Obergerlafingen is 117% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Obergerlafingen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Obergerlafingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Obergerlafingen have?
- Obergerlafingen has 1'232 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Obergerlafingen?
- Obergerlafingen has 169 foreign residents, a share of 13.72% (2025).
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