Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'906 49.2%
Men
5'073 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'208 22.1%
Swiss citizens
7'340 73.6%
Foreign residents
2'639 26.5%
Population density
842 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'208 · 22.1%20–64 · 5'926 · 59.4%65+ · 1'845 · 18.5%
Foreign residents 26.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +83 (+0.8%) · 99 births · 84 deaths · net migration +65
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 Bezirk Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
20.1% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
59.5% YesNo 40.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
51.9% YesNo 48.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.9%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
17.2% YesNo 82.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.2% · strongest party
SVP44.2%
SP14.1%
FDP13.0%
Mitte7.5%
GLP5.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
110%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 107 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'059 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 107 of 196 in the canton · 551 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'059 CHF(~13.1%)
RothristCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Rothrist | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.9% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.5% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.3% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.2% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'093 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
502 m
Mean elevation
433 m
Relief
110 m
Mean slope
3.8°
Flat share
70.0%
South-facing
5.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 110 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
91.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
114.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
20'400
Per inhabitant
9'194 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 · 2027Tariff H4
26.55 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.2 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
26.55 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW Rothrist 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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
1.07 %
Second homes
8.5 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
4'473
Built before 194616.8%
Built since 200132.1%
1.07 %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
4'674
Workplaces
608
Services share
71.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (1.2%) · Secondary 1'274 (27.3%) · Tertiary 3'346 (71.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
20
Organic share
15 %
Farmland
348 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'979 #13 AG · #180 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #90 AG · #877 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #107 AG · #1232 CHJobs per resident0.47 #44 AG · #619 CHFamilies & children22.1% #33 AG · #526 CHAge structure18.5% #129 AG · #1552 CHWomen share49.2% #116 AG · #1439 CHForeign residents26.5% #61 AG · #474 CHPopulation density842/km² #42 AG · #277 CHTax burden13'059 #113 AG · #557 CHTaxes110% #107 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #129 AG · #831 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #66 AG · #1702 CHRainiest municipalities1'093 mm #93 AG · #1146 CHVoter turnout44.4% #190 AG · #2053 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #32 AG · #364 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #138 AG · #1100 CHSVP strongholds44.2% #77 AG · #442 CHSP strongholds14.1% #76 AG · #1043 CHCentre strongholds7.5% #171 AG · #1509 CHFDP strongholds13% #68 AG · #1034 CHGLP strongholds5.3% #153 AG · #1136 CHGreen strongholds4% #163 AG · #1742 CHLargest by area11.9 km² #26 AG · #829 CHHighest municipalities462 m #74 AG · #1442 CHSecond homes8.5% #81 AG · #1520 CHOrganic farming15% #63 AG · #882 CHBest-connected municipalities75 min #162 AG · #1238 CHRemotest municipalities75 min #36 AG · #886 CHHighest peaks502 m #166 AG · #1871 CHHighest-lying municipalities433 m #126 AG · #1835 CHGreatest vertical range110 m #178 AG · #1789 CHSteepest municipalities3.8° #176 AG · #1781 CHSolar potential92 GWh #6 AG · #103 CHSolar potential per capita9'194 kWh #75 AG · #1218 CHCheapest electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #66 AG · #1036 CHMost expensive electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #130 AG · #1071 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rothrist?
- Rothrist has 2 postal codes: 4802, 4852.
- What is the tax rate in Rothrist?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rothrist is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rothrist?
- A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Rothrist on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rothrist have?
- Rothrist has 9'979 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rothrist?
- Rothrist has 2'639 foreign residents, a share of 26.45% (2025).
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