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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
10'911 51.9%
Men
10'092 48.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'923 18.7%
Swiss citizens
15'261 72.7%
Foreign residents
5'742 27.3%
Population density
3'013 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'923 · 18.7%20–64 · 11'623 · 55.3%65+ · 5'457 · 26.0%
Foreign residents 27.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +313 (+1.5%) · 133 births · 222 deaths · net migration +403
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 50.8% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 39.2% Yes
42.1% YesNo 57.9%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.3% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 41.9% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 58.0% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.4%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 55.4% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 29.1% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arlesheim: 33.4% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP26.3% · strongest party
SVP26.3%
SP25.2%
FDP17.2%
Mitte12.3%
GRÜNE7.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier58.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
58.5%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 32 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'128 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 31 of 86 in the canton · 1343 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:16'128 CHF(~16.1%)
ReinachCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeReinachBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.2%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.5%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.5%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.2%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.6%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00014.8%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.1%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.3%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.3%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.3%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020.2%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00022.9%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.5%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%
300'00028.9%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 1991–202011 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020885 mm
11 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
372 m
Mean elevation
314 m
Relief
101 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
73.9%
South-facing
7.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 101 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
92.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
126.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
20'500
Per inhabitant
4'392 kWh/yr
92 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
32.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
32.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300680 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 1 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
0.92 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
10'335
Built before 19463.6%
Built since 200119.0%
0.92 %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
11'969
Workplaces
1'269
Services share
70.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 23 (0.2%) · Secondary 3'540 (29.6%) · Tertiary 8'406 (70.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
110 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 26 min · Car 17 min
AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 79/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2773
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities21'003 #2 BL · #52 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #28 BL · #535 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #59 BL · #1575 CHJobs per resident0.57 #13 BL · #380 CHFamilies & children18.7% #56 BL · #1524 CHAge structure26% #17 BL · #304 CHWomen share51.9% #9 BL · #155 CHForeign residents27.3% #17 BL · #431 CHPopulation density3'013/km² #3 BL · #30 CHTax burden16'128 #32 BL · #1344 CHTaxes58.5% #32 BLWarmest municipalities11 °C #8 BL · #66 CHSunniest municipalities42% #11 BL · #1132 CHRainiest municipalities885 mm #79 BL · #1972 CHVoter turnout50.8% #60 BL · #1622 CHAgainst Switzerland7% #41 BL · #1375 CHAligned with Switzerland93% #11 BL · #99 CHSVP strongholds26.3% #76 BL · #1502 CHSP strongholds25.2% #19 BL · #167 CHCentre strongholds12.3% #21 BL · #1016 CHFDP strongholds17.2% #7 BL · #638 CHGLP strongholds6.5% #37 BL · #860 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #67 BL · #896 CHLargest by area7 km² #31 BL · #1261 CHHighest municipalities304 m #80 BL · #2053 CHSecond homes8% #74 BL · #1628 CHOrganic farming33.3% #15 BL · #261 CHBest-connected municipalities26 min #7 BL · #53 CHRemotest municipalities26 min #79 BL · #2055 CHHighest peaks372 m #82 BL · #2100 CHHighest-lying municipalities314 m #84 BL · #2094 CHGreatest vertical range101 m #79 BL · #1831 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #85 BL · #1847 CHSolar potential92 GWh #4 BL · #99 CHSolar potential per capita4'392 kWh #83 BL · #2029 CHCheapest electricity32.09 Rp./kWh #86 BL · #1999 CHMost expensive electricity32.09 Rp./kWh #1 BL · #109 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Reinach?
Reinach has 2 postal codes: 4144, 4153.
What is the tax rate in Reinach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Reinach is 58.5% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Reinach?
A single person without children pays about 16'128 CHF income tax in Reinach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Reinach have?
Reinach has 21'003 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Reinach?
Reinach has 5'742 foreign residents, a share of 27.34% (2025).

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