Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
481 48.4%
Men
513 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
251 25.3%
Swiss citizens
900 90.5%
Foreign residents
94 9.5%
Population density
139 pop./km²
0–19 · 251 · 25.3%20–64 · 592 · 59.6%65+ · 151 · 15.2%
Foreign residents 9.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −14 (−1.4%) · 8 births · 7 deaths · net migration −16
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 Sursee: 22.1% Yes
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
73.4% YesNo 26.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
68.4% YesNo 31.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte30.0% · strongest party
Mitte30.0%
FDP29.6%
SVP24.8%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE4.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
180%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 21 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'715 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 21 of 79 in the canton · 451 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:12'715 CHF(~12.7%)
SchlierbachCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Schlierbach | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.9% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.4% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.5% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.8% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.9% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.6% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'158 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
831 m
Mean elevation
746 m
Relief
220 m
Mean slope
6.4°
Flat share
43.8%
South-facing
21.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 220 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
11.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
12'012 kWh/yr
12 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
24.67 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
24.67 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 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 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 3 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
0.24 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
423
Built before 194618.0%
Built since 200150.6%
0.24 %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
202
Workplaces
61
Services share
55.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 61 (30.2%) · Secondary 28 (13.9%) · Tertiary 113 (55.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
23
Organic share
17.4 %
Farmland
435 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 municipalities994 #72 LU · #1459 CHGrowing municipalities-1.4% #78 LU · #1899 CHShrinking municipalities-1.4% #2 LU · #208 CHJobs per resident0.2 #76 LU · #1772 CHFamilies & children25.3% #1 LU · #65 CHAge structure15.2% #73 LU · #1973 CHWomen share48.4% #64 LU · #1735 CHForeign residents9.5% #65 LU · #1748 CHPopulation density139/km² #59 LU · #1270 CHTax burden12'715 #24 LU · #454 CHTaxes180% #21 LUWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #60 LU · #1532 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #68 LU · #1676 CHRainiest municipalities1'158 mm #44 LU · #802 CHVoter turnout66.4% #7 LU · #154 CHSVP strongholds24.8% #65 LU · #1566 CHSP strongholds5.9% #52 LU · #1878 CHCentre strongholds30% #47 LU · #234 CHFDP strongholds29.6% #3 LU · #98 CHGLP strongholds3% #62 LU · #1583 CHGreen strongholds4.3% #41 LU · #1671 CHLargest by area7.2 km² #60 LU · #1223 CHHighest municipalities697 m #17 LU · #603 CHSecond homes9.5% #30 LU · #1317 CHOrganic farming17.4% #22 LU · #752 CHBest-connected municipalities108 min #73 LU · #1825 CHRemotest municipalities108 min #8 LU · #277 CHHighest peaks831 m #33 LU · #938 CHHighest-lying municipalities746 m #14 LU · #682 CHGreatest vertical range220 m #55 LU · #1270 CHSteepest municipalities6.4° #49 LU · #1334 CHSolar potential12 GWh #73 LU · #1421 CHSolar potential per capita12'012 kWh #30 LU · #753 CHCheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #29 LU · #367 CHMost expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #50 LU · #1739 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schlierbach?
- The postal code of Schlierbach is 6231.
- What is the tax rate in Schlierbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schlierbach is 180% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schlierbach?
- A single person without children pays about 12'715 CHF income tax in Schlierbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schlierbach have?
- Schlierbach has 994 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schlierbach?
- Schlierbach has 94 foreign residents, a share of 9.46% (2025).
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