Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'608 50.0%
Men
2'605 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'201 23.0%
Swiss citizens
4'586 88.0%
Foreign residents
627 12.0%
Population density
476 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'201 · 23.0%20–64 · 3'149 · 60.4%65+ · 863 · 16.6%
Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +107 (+2.1%) · 66 births · 27 deaths · net migration +80
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 Wahlkreis Sursee: 22.1% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
22.4% YesNo 77.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
69.2% YesNo 30.8%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
79.0% YesNo 21.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte31.1% · strongest party
Mitte31.1%
SVP20.7%
FDP15.8%
SP10.7%
GRÜNE10.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier165%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
165%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 16 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'209 CHF(12.2%)
Rank 16 of 79 in the canton · 339 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'209 CHF(~12.2%)
OberkirchCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Oberkirch | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.9% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.5% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.2% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.8% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.4% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.9% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.4% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.9% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.2% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.4% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.2% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.9% | 17.6–24.2% | 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 1991–20201'079 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
726 m
Mean elevation
551 m
Relief
226 m
Mean slope
4.5°
Flat share
63.9%
South-facing
0.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 226 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
37.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
50.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'400
Per inhabitant
7'226 kWh/yr
38 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
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.09 %
Second homes
4.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'170
Built before 19466.4%
Built since 200149.8%
0.09 %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
3'819
Workplaces
320
Services share
91.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 108 (2.8%) · Secondary 231 (6.0%) · Tertiary 3'480 (91.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
5.7 %
Farmland
499 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 municipalities5'213 #21 LU · #411 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #14 LU · #320 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #66 LU · #1788 CHJobs per resident0.73 #10 LU · #195 CHFamilies & children23% #19 LU · #302 CHAge structure16.6% #64 LU · #1825 CHWomen share50% #23 LU · #925 CHForeign residents12% #56 LU · #1544 CHPopulation density476/km² #18 LU · #528 CHTax burden12'209 #16 LU · #340 CHTaxes165% #16 LUWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #28 LU · #959 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #43 LU · #1443 CHRainiest municipalities1'079 mm #72 LU · #1224 CHVoter turnout62.6% #21 LU · #362 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #66 LU · #1281 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #10 LU · #180 CHSVP strongholds20.7% #76 LU · #1754 CHSP strongholds10.7% #18 LU · #1446 CHCentre strongholds31.1% #42 LU · #218 CHFDP strongholds15.8% #42 LU · #749 CHGLP strongholds8.3% #14 LU · #528 CHGreen strongholds10.6% #5 LU · #482 CHLargest by area11 km² #45 LU · #891 CHHighest municipalities512 m #58 LU · #1156 CHSecond homes4.9% #77 LU · #2069 CHOrganic farming5.7% #67 LU · #1493 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #11 LU · #1143 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #71 LU · #952 CHHighest peaks726 m #51 LU · #1139 CHHighest-lying municipalities551 m #50 LU · #1215 CHGreatest vertical range226 m #52 LU · #1238 CHSteepest municipalities4.5° #65 LU · #1661 CHSolar potential38 GWh #31 LU · #516 CHSolar potential per capita7'226 kWh #66 LU · #1635 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #65 LU · #406 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #22 LU · #1708 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oberkirch?
- Oberkirch has 5 postal codes: 6018, 6207, 6208, 6210, 6216.
- What is the tax rate in Oberkirch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oberkirch is 165% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oberkirch?
- A single person without children pays about 12'209 CHF income tax in Oberkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oberkirch have?
- Oberkirch has 5'213 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oberkirch?
- Oberkirch has 627 foreign residents, a share of 12.03% (2025).
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