Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
14'704 51.0%
Men
14'132 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
5'388 18.7%
Swiss citizens
22'967 79.7%
Foreign residents
5'869 20.4%
Population density
919 pop./km²
0–19 · 5'388 · 18.7%20–64 · 17'124 · 59.4%65+ · 6'324 · 21.9%
Foreign residents 20.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +57 (+0.2%) · 231 births · 232 deaths · net migration +56
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 See-Gaster: 24.2% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 36.7% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 59.1% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.1% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.4% Yes
65.3% YesNo 34.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 45.1% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
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 Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 22.3% Yes
29.5% YesNo 70.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 43.3% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 40.8% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 73.1% Yes
75.9% YesNo 24.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP25.1% · strongest party
SVP25.1%
FDP17.1%
SP15.7%
Mitte14.8%
GRÜNE12.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier74%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
74%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 4 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'600 CHF(11.6%)
Rank 4 of 75 in the canton · 227 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'600 CHF(~11.6%)
Rapperswil-JonaCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rapperswil-Jona | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.6% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.9% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.9% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.8% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.7% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.6% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.4% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.1% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.7% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.4% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.9% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.3% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.4% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.3% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.7% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'374 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
543 m
Mean elevation
433 m
Relief
137 m
Mean slope
4.1°
Flat share
69.7%
South-facing
16.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 137 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
146.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
196.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
32'500
Per inhabitant
5'078 kWh/yr
146 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
22.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.61 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.1 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.57 Rp./kWh
22.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Jona-Rapperswil 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 300538 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 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 St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
1.98 %
Second homes
9.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
14'432
Built before 194613.6%
Built since 200122.3%
1.98 %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
18'023
Workplaces
2'173
Services share
81.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 81 (0.4%) · Secondary 3'277 (18.2%) · Tertiary 14'665 (81.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
34
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
575 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 number3340
Head of governmentBarbara Dillier
Websiterapperswil-jona.ch ↗
DistrictWahlkreis See-Gaster
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities28'836 #2 SG · #28 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #51 SG · #1286 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #25 SG · #825 CHJobs per resident0.63 #10 SG · #297 CHFamilies & children18.7% #66 SG · #1531 CHAge structure21.9% #20 SG · #877 CHWomen share51% #5 SG · #397 CHForeign residents20.4% #39 SG · #828 CHPopulation density919/km² #14 SG · #258 CHTax burden11'600 #4 SG · #227 CHTaxes74% #4 SGWarmest municipalities10 °C #23 SG · #514 CHSunniest municipalities43.7% #25 SG · #894 CHRainiest municipalities1'374 mm #27 SG · #391 CHVoter turnout56.2% #34 SG · #1063 CHAgainst Switzerland5.9% #75 SG · #1414 CHAligned with Switzerland94.1% #2 SG · #65 CHSVP strongholds25.1% #74 SG · #1552 CHSP strongholds15.7% #5 SG · #871 CHCentre strongholds14.8% #66 SG · #842 CHFDP strongholds17.1% #12 SG · #651 CHGLP strongholds10.2% #1 SG · #295 CHGreen strongholds12.6% #2 SG · #288 CHLargest by area31.4 km² #24 SG · #296 CHHighest municipalities409 m #67 SG · #1850 CHSecond homes9.9% #44 SG · #1219 CHOrganic farming11.8% #34 SG · #1100 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #1 SG · #595 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #75 SG · #1515 CHHighest peaks543 m #69 SG · #1744 CHHighest-lying municipalities433 m #64 SG · #1836 CHGreatest vertical range137 m #69 SG · #1662 CHSteepest municipalities4.1° #67 SG · #1729 CHSolar potential146 GWh #4 SG · #34 CHSolar potential per capita5'078 kWh #71 SG · #1964 CHCheapest electricity22.96 Rp./kWh #1 SG · #66 CHMost expensive electricity22.96 Rp./kWh #74 SG · #2041 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rapperswil-Jona?
- Rapperswil-Jona has 8 postal codes: 8630, 8633, 8640, 8645, 8646, 8714, 8715, 8734.
- What is the tax rate in Rapperswil-Jona?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rapperswil-Jona is 74% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rapperswil-Jona?
- A single person without children pays about 11'600 CHF income tax in Rapperswil-Jona on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rapperswil-Jona have?
- Rapperswil-Jona has 28'836 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rapperswil-Jona?
- Rapperswil-Jona has 5'869 foreign residents, a share of 20.35% (2025).
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