Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'008 50.2%
Men
3'975 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'682 21.1%
Swiss citizens
7'041 88.2%
Foreign residents
942 11.8%
Population density
515 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'682 · 21.1%20–64 · 4'596 · 57.6%65+ · 1'705 · 21.4%
Foreign residents 11.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +120 (+1.5%) · 58 births · 59 deaths · net migration +120
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 Hochdorf: 23.1% Yes
22.0% YesNo 78.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
23.4% YesNo 76.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
66.3% YesNo 33.7%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
69.7% YesNo 30.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
76.4% YesNo 23.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 55.4% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
62.1% YesNo 37.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte28.9% · strongest party
Mitte28.9%
SVP25.7%
FDP16.1%
SP11.8%
GLP9.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier165%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
165%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 18 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'209 CHF(12.2%)
Rank 16 of 79 in the canton · 339 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'209 CHF(~12.2%)
RothenburgCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rothenburg | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.9% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.5% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.2% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.8% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.4% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.9% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.4% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.9% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.2% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.4% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.2% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.9% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'198 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
591 m
Mean elevation
524 m
Relief
162 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
81.5%
South-facing
8.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 162 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
77.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
100.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'200
Per inhabitant
9'701 kWh/yr
77 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
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW 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 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 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 Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (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
0.09 %
Second homes
6.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
3'485
Built before 19468.6%
Built since 200131.0%
0.09 %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
7'537
Workplaces
645
Services share
79 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 159 (2.1%) · Secondary 1'424 (18.9%) · Tertiary 5'954 (79.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
59
Organic share
8.5 %
Farmland
1'048 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 number1040
Head of governmentBernhard Büchler
Websiterothenburg.ch ↗
DistrictWahlkreis Hochdorf
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities7'983 #9 LU · #248 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #19 LU · #515 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #61 LU · #1588 CHJobs per resident0.94 #5 LU · #98 CHFamilies & children21.1% #47 LU · #773 CHAge structure21.4% #14 LU · #966 CHWomen share50.2% #16 LU · #792 CHForeign residents11.8% #57 LU · #1566 CHPopulation density515/km² #16 LU · #491 CHTax burden12'209 #17 LU · #341 CHTaxes165% #18 LUWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #18 LU · #867 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #71 LU · #1724 CHRainiest municipalities1'198 mm #35 LU · #697 CHVoter turnout63.5% #15 LU · #288 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #62 LU · #1277 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #6 LU · #176 CHSVP strongholds25.7% #62 LU · #1529 CHSP strongholds11.8% #12 LU · #1318 CHCentre strongholds28.9% #51 LU · #255 CHFDP strongholds16.1% #40 LU · #726 CHGLP strongholds9.1% #6 LU · #418 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #18 LU · #1341 CHLargest by area15.5 km² #31 LU · #622 CHHighest municipalities487 m #66 LU · #1277 CHSecond homes6.3% #66 LU · #1929 CHOrganic farming8.5% #50 LU · #1330 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #42 LU · #1515 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #36 LU · #578 CHHighest peaks591 m #72 LU · #1576 CHHighest-lying municipalities524 m #63 LU · #1329 CHGreatest vertical range162 m #68 LU · #1527 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #74 LU · #1845 CHSolar potential77 GWh #10 LU · #156 CHSolar potential per capita9'701 kWh #47 LU · #1121 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #61 LU · #402 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #18 LU · #1704 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rothenburg?
- Rothenburg has 3 postal codes: 6023, 6026, 6206.
- What is the tax rate in Rothenburg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rothenburg is 165% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rothenburg?
- A single person without children pays about 12'209 CHF income tax in Rothenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rothenburg have?
- Rothenburg has 7'983 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rothenburg?
- Rothenburg has 942 foreign residents, a share of 11.8% (2025).
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