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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'231 50.9%
Men
1'189 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
497 20.5%
Swiss citizens
2'068 85.5%
Foreign residents
352 14.6%
Population density
349 pop./km²
0–19 · 497 · 20.5%20–64 · 1'333 · 55.1%65+ · 590 · 24.4%
Foreign residents 14.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +45 (+1.9%) · 24 births · 15 deaths · net migration +50
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 29.1% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP40.1% · strongest party
SVP40.1%
SP19.6%
GRÜNE11.8%
FDP11.4%
Mitte7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier59%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
59%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 38 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'173 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 33 of 86 in the canton · 1368 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'173 CHF(~16.2%)
OrmalingenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeOrmalingenBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.2%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.5%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.6%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.3%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.7%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00014.8%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.4%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.4%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.3%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020.3%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021.1%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00023%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.6%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00025.9%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00027.1%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00028.1%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00029%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'003 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
755 m
Mean elevation
521 m
Relief
347 m
Mean slope
12.1°
Flat share
15.1%
South-facing
26.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 347 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
21.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
27.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
8'798 kWh/yr
21 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 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 Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.45 %
Second homes
6.4 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'108
Built before 194624.1%
Built since 200130.6%
0.45 %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 · 2024
Jobs
915
Workplaces
147
Services share
54.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 60 (6.6%) · Secondary 356 (38.9%) · Tertiary 499 (54.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
16
Organic share
18.8 %
Farmland
508 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 51 min · Car 33 min
AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 32/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2856
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'420 #29 BL · #865 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #14 BL · #381 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #73 BL · #1728 CHJobs per resident0.38 #26 BL · #924 CHFamilies & children20.5% #18 BL · #976 CHAge structure24.4% #30 BL · #471 CHWomen share50.9% #27 BL · #449 CHForeign residents14.6% #51 BL · #1326 CHPopulation density349/km² #42 BL · #689 CHTax burden16'173 #38 BL · #1373 CHTaxes59% #38 BLWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #38 BL · #407 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #66 BL · #1454 CHRainiest municipalities1'003 mm #48 BL · #1605 CHVoter turnout49.9% #69 BL · #1789 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #24 BL · #1120 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #27 BL · #344 CHSVP strongholds40.1% #34 BL · #657 CHSP strongholds19.6% #49 BL · #493 CHCentre strongholds7% #58 BL · #1569 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #44 BL · #1218 CHGLP strongholds6.3% #43 BL · #909 CHGreen strongholds11.8% #20 BL · #369 CHLargest by area6.9 km² #34 BL · #1280 CHHighest municipalities457 m #48 BL · #1475 CHSecond homes6.4% #83 BL · #1923 CHOrganic farming18.8% #36 BL · #703 CHBest-connected municipalities51 min #57 BL · #507 CHRemotest municipalities51 min #32 BL · #1616 CHHighest peaks755 m #29 BL · #1071 CHHighest-lying municipalities521 m #41 BL · #1340 CHGreatest vertical range347 m #36 BL · #904 CHSteepest municipalities12.1° #46 BL · #761 CHSolar potential21 GWh #24 BL · #961 CHSolar potential per capita8'798 kWh #35 BL · #1296 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #35 BL · #758 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #52 BL · #1350 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Ormalingen?
Ormalingen has 3 postal codes: 4460, 4465, 4466.
What is the tax rate in Ormalingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ormalingen is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Ormalingen?
A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Ormalingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ormalingen have?
Ormalingen has 2'420 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ormalingen?
Ormalingen has 352 foreign residents, a share of 14.55% (2025).

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