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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
794 48.4%
Men
845 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
333 20.3%
Swiss citizens
1'420 86.6%
Foreign residents
219 13.4%
Population density
177 pop./km²
0–19 · 333 · 20.3%20–64 · 925 · 56.4%65+ · 381 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 13.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +46 (+2.9%) · 11 births · 10 deaths · net migration +58
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 Waldenburg: 36.0% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.8%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 42.1% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 38.1% Yes
32.9% YesNo 67.1%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 34.9% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.5%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP35.3% · strongest party
SVP35.3%
SP26.1%
GRÜNE10.0%
FDP7.9%
EVP6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier66%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
66%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 82 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'810 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 82 of 86 in the canton · 1753 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:16'810 CHF(~16.8%)
ReigoldswilCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeReigoldswilBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.5%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.9%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00011%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.8%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00014.2%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00015.4%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.8%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00018%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00019.1%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00020.1%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00021%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021.9%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00023.8%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00025.4%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00026.8%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00028.1%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00029.1%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00029.9%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 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'164 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'163 m
Mean elevation
658 m
Relief
696 m
Mean slope
17.3°
Flat share
4.3%
South-facing
17.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 696 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
12.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
7'791 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
29.83 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.82 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.38 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.83 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Reigoldswil Genossenschaft
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
0.12 %
Second homes
13.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
807
Built before 194644.6%
Built since 200112.9%
0.12 %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
506
Workplaces
142
Services share
71.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (11.3%) · Secondary 86 (17.0%) · Tertiary 363 (71.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
20
Organic share
35 %
Farmland
482 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 55 min · Car 34 min
AgglomerationPT 55 min · Car 34 min
Remoteness 18/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2893
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'639 #39 BL · #1102 CHGrowing municipalities2.9% #9 BL · #172 CHShrinking municipalities2.9% #79 BL · #1938 CHJobs per resident0.31 #39 BL · #1238 CHFamilies & children20.3% #25 BL · #1036 CHAge structure23.2% #47 BL · #627 CHWomen share48.4% #75 BL · #1742 CHForeign residents13.4% #57 BL · #1415 CHPopulation density177/km² #54 BL · #1099 CHTax burden16'810 #82 BL · #1756 CHTaxes66% #82 BLWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #77 BL · #980 CHSunniest municipalities41% #62 BL · #1421 CHRainiest municipalities1'164 mm #4 BL · #784 CHVoter turnout49.8% #70 BL · #1796 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #13 BL · #615 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #39 BL · #826 CHSVP strongholds35.3% #45 BL · #954 CHSP strongholds26.1% #14 BL · #133 CHCentre strongholds6.2% #70 BL · #1665 CHFDP strongholds7.9% #75 BL · #1602 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #66 BL · #1244 CHGreen strongholds10% #35 BL · #579 CHLargest by area9.3 km² #15 BL · #1019 CHHighest municipalities538 m #21 BL · #1046 CHSecond homes13.3% #17 BL · #747 CHOrganic farming35% #13 BL · #244 CHBest-connected municipalities55 min #70 BL · #627 CHRemotest municipalities55 min #18 BL · #1488 CHHighest peaks1'163 m #1 BL · #634 CHHighest-lying municipalities658 m #12 BL · #861 CHGreatest vertical range696 m #1 BL · #559 CHSteepest municipalities17.3° #9 BL · #483 CHSolar potential13 GWh #38 BL · #1362 CHSolar potential per capita7'791 kWh #45 BL · #1514 CHCheapest electricity29.83 Rp./kWh #63 BL · #1750 CHMost expensive electricity29.83 Rp./kWh #24 BL · #357 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Reigoldswil?
The postal code of Reigoldswil is 4418.
What is the tax rate in Reigoldswil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Reigoldswil is 66% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Reigoldswil?
A single person without children pays about 16'810 CHF income tax in Reigoldswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 82 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Reigoldswil have?
Reigoldswil has 1'639 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Reigoldswil?
Reigoldswil has 219 foreign residents, a share of 13.36% (2025).

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