Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
7'480 49.2%
Men
7'718 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'357 22.1%
Swiss citizens
9'098 59.9%
Foreign residents
6'100 40.1%
Population density
1'183 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'357 · 22.1%20–64 · 9'270 · 61.0%65+ · 2'571 · 16.9%
Foreign residents 40.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +78 (+0.5%) · 154 births · 101 deaths · net migration +8
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 Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
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 Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
22.4% YesNo 77.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.2% · strongest party
SVP40.2%
SP16.9%
FDP11.3%
Mitte8.3%
EVP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
113%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 126 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'219 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 124 of 196 in the canton · 584 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'219 CHF(~13.2%)
OftringenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Oftringen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.2% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.4% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.1% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.5% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.2% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
692 m
Mean elevation
469 m
Relief
285 m
Mean slope
6.7°
Flat share
47.8%
South-facing
25.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 285 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
106.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
139.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
23'700
Per inhabitant
7'008 kWh/yr
107 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
25.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.3 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.35 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
25.62 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW Oftringen 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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
3.76 %
Second homes
8.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
7'002
Built before 194613.3%
Built since 200132.4%
3.76 %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
5'874
Workplaces
761
Services share
77.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 91 (1.5%) · Secondary 1'232 (21.0%) · Tertiary 4'551 (77.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
25
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
521 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 municipalities15'198 #5 AG · #94 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #111 AG · #1090 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #87 AG · #1018 CHJobs per resident0.39 #64 AG · #892 CHFamilies & children22.1% #32 AG · #525 CHAge structure16.9% #166 AG · #1791 CHWomen share49.2% #115 AG · #1438 CHForeign residents40.1% #14 AG · #80 CHPopulation density1'183/km² #24 AG · #171 CHTax burden13'219 #130 AG · #590 CHTaxes113% #126 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #128 AG · #830 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #100 AG · #1785 CHRainiest municipalities1'097 mm #87 AG · #1126 CHVoter turnout44% #191 AG · #2063 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #107 AG · #1079 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #65 AG · #409 CHSVP strongholds40.2% #116 AG · #651 CHSP strongholds16.9% #38 AG · #751 CHCentre strongholds8.3% #154 AG · #1410 CHFDP strongholds11.3% #106 AG · #1239 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #143 AG · #1040 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #107 AG · #1448 CHLargest by area12.9 km² #17 AG · #755 CHHighest municipalities433 m #97 AG · #1682 CHSecond homes8.4% #82 AG · #1534 CHOrganic farming20% #46 AG · #644 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #121 AG · #999 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #78 AG · #1126 CHHighest peaks692 m #52 AG · #1229 CHHighest-lying municipalities469 m #98 AG · #1598 CHGreatest vertical range285 m #49 AG · #1033 CHSteepest municipalities6.7° #114 AG · #1291 CHSolar potential107 GWh #4 AG · #72 CHSolar potential per capita7'008 kWh #146 AG · #1676 CHCheapest electricity25.62 Rp./kWh #45 AG · #725 CHMost expensive electricity25.62 Rp./kWh #152 AG · #1382 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oftringen?
- Oftringen has 3 postal codes: 4656, 4665, 4800.
- What is the tax rate in Oftringen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oftringen is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oftringen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Oftringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oftringen have?
- Oftringen has 15'198 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oftringen?
- Oftringen has 6'100 foreign residents, a share of 40.14% (2025).
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