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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
399 49.3%
Men
410 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
157 19.4%
Swiss citizens
694 85.8%
Foreign residents
115 14.2%
Population density
74 pop./km²
0–19 · 157 · 19.4%20–64 · 471 · 58.2%65+ · 181 · 22.4%
Foreign residents 14.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 5 births · 8 deaths · net migration +2
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 Sissach: 29.1% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes
39.2% YesNo 60.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP46.1% · strongest party
SVP46.1%
SP15.6%
GRÜNE13.7%
FDP7.0%
Mitte6.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier62%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
62%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 62 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'446 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 54 of 86 in the canton · 1542 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:16'446 CHF(~16.4%)
RothenfluhCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRothenfluhBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.4%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.7%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.8%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.5%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.9%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00015.1%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.6%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.7%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.6%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020.6%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021.4%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00023.3%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.9%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00026.3%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00027.5%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00028.5%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00029.4%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 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'026 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
718 m
Mean elevation
576 m
Relief
282 m
Mean slope
13.3°
Flat share
25.1%
South-facing
20.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 282 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
7.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
9'493 kWh/yr
8 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
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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 %
Second homes
13.1 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
403
Built before 194642.7%
Built since 200122.6%
0 %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
181
Workplaces
69
Services share
43.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (24.9%) · Secondary 57 (31.5%) · Tertiary 79 (43.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
14
Organic share
42.9 %
Farmland
310 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 53 min · Car 35 min
AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 19 min
Remoteness 23/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2858
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Rothenfluh?
The postal code of Rothenfluh is 4467.
What is the tax rate in Rothenfluh?
The municipal tax multiplier of Rothenfluh is 62% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Rothenfluh?
A single person without children pays about 16'446 CHF income tax in Rothenfluh on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 54 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rothenfluh have?
Rothenfluh has 809 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rothenfluh?
Rothenfluh has 115 foreign residents, a share of 14.22% (2025).

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