Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'748 48.6%
Men
6'082 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'406 20.3%
Swiss citizens
8'487 71.7%
Foreign residents
3'343 28.3%
Population density
515 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'406 · 20.3%20–64 · 7'536 · 63.7%65+ · 1'888 · 16.0%
Foreign residents 28.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +156 (+1.3%) · 120 births · 63 deaths · net migration +90
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% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
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% Yes
18.9% YesNo 81.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.0% YesNo 29.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP33.6% · strongest party
SVP33.6%
Mitte25.6%
GRÜNE14.3%
FDP12.2%
GLP6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier54%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
54%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 9 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'377 CHF(5.4%)
Rank 7 of 11 in the canton · 7 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'377 CHF(~5.4%)
RischCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Risch | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.6% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.7% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.4% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.7% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.3% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.6% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.3% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.6% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.6% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.5% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.3% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.9% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'188 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
678 m
Mean elevation
440 m
Relief
277 m
Mean slope
3.5°
Flat share
75.2%
South-facing
2.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 277 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
64.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
88.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'400
Per inhabitant
5'461 kWh/yr
65 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
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.46 %
Second homes
5.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
5'221
Built before 19465.1%
Built since 200144.9%
0.46 %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
16'233
Workplaces
1'484
Services share
71.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 126 (0.8%) · Secondary 4'552 (28.0%) · Tertiary 11'555 (71.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
37
Organic share
16.2 %
Farmland
854 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 number1707
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities11'830 #4 ZG · #138 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #5 ZG · #614 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #8 ZG · #1494 CHJobs per resident1.37 #2 ZG · #39 CHFamilies & children20.3% #5 ZG · #1030 CHAge structure16% #11 ZG · #1894 CHWomen share48.6% #8 ZG · #1675 CHForeign residents28.3% #5 ZG · #388 CHPopulation density515/km² #5 ZG · #492 CHTax burden5'377 #9 ZG · #9 CHTaxes54% #9 ZGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 ZG · #323 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #10 ZG · #1445 CHRainiest municipalities1'188 mm #9 ZG · #719 CHVoter turnout57.5% #11 ZG · #882 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #6 ZG · #994 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #6 ZG · #450 CHSVP strongholds33.6% #5 ZG · #1055 CHSP strongholds3.8% #7 ZG · #1987 CHCentre strongholds25.6% #8 ZG · #341 CHFDP strongholds12.2% #6 ZG · #1126 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #4 ZG · #812 CHGreen strongholds14.3% #6 ZG · #166 CHLargest by area23 km² #6 ZG · #414 CHHighest municipalities442 m #9 ZG · #1599 CHSecond homes5.2% #10 ZG · #2037 CHOrganic farming16.2% #4 ZG · #824 CHBest-connected municipalities60 min #4 ZG · #772 CHRemotest municipalities60 min #8 ZG · #1332 CHHighest peaks678 m #8 ZG · #1273 CHHighest-lying municipalities440 m #9 ZG · #1794 CHGreatest vertical range277 m #8 ZG · #1050 CHSteepest municipalities3.5° #8 ZG · #1834 CHSolar potential65 GWh #4 ZG · #203 CHSolar potential per capita5'461 kWh #5 ZG · #1906 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #4 ZG · #27 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #8 ZG · #2080 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Risch?
- The postal code of Risch is 6343.
- What is the tax rate in Risch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Risch is 54% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Risch?
- A single person without children pays about 5'377 CHF income tax in Risch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Risch have?
- Risch has 11'830 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Risch?
- Risch has 3'343 foreign residents, a share of 28.26% (2025).
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