Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'017 48.7%
Men
3'177 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'328 21.4%
Swiss citizens
5'640 91.1%
Foreign residents
554 8.9%
Population density
63 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'328 · 21.4%20–64 · 3'614 · 58.3%65+ · 1'252 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +86 (+1.4%) · 11 births · 4 deaths · net migration +93
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
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
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
15.0% YesNo 85.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
75.6% YesNo 24.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte86.9% · strongest party
Mitte86.9%
Übrige10.6%
SVP2.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier81%
Cantonal tax multiplier96%
81%AI range 56%96%
Tax rank 3 of 5 in canton Appenzell InnerrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'707 CHF(11.7%)
Rank 3 of 5 in the canton · 255 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'707 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Appenzell 10'294 CHF · most expensive Oberegg 12'555 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'707 CHF(~11.7%)
Schwende-RüteCanton range Appenzell InnerrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schwende-Rüte | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5.4–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 6.5–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 7.6–9.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 8.4–10.3% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 9–11.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 9.5–11.7% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.7% | 10.3–12.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.5% | 11–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.1% | 11.6–14% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.7% | 12.1–14.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.3% | 12.7–15.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.8% | 13.2–15.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16% | 14.3–17% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.9% | 15.2–18% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.8% | 16.1–18.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.5% | 16.8–19.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.1% | 17.4–20.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.6% | 17.9–20.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'599 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'500 m
Mean elevation
1'270 m
Relief
1'899 m
Mean slope
23.5°
Flat share
7.2%
South-facing
21.6%
Above 2000 m
4.4%
Relief 1'899 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
54.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
77.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'100
Per inhabitant
8'812 kWh/yr
55 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
25.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.1 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.59 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung
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 300448 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden293 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 Appenzell Innerrhoden (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
0.32 %
Second homes
12.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
3'114
Built before 194632.8%
Built since 200127.5%
0.32 %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
2'596
Workplaces
577
Services share
55.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 353 (13.6%) · Secondary 792 (30.5%) · Tertiary 1'451 (55.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
140
Organic share
5.7 %
Farmland
2'377 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 number3112
Websiteschwende-ruete.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'194 #1 AI · #329 CHGrowing municipalities1.4% #2 AI · #576 CHShrinking municipalities1.4% #4 AI · #1530 CHJobs per resident0.42 #4 AI · #768 CHFamilies & children21.4% #3 AI · #684 CHAge structure20.2% #4 AI · #1210 CHWomen share48.7% #3 AI · #1645 CHForeign residents8.9% #2 AI · #1795 CHPopulation density63/km² #3 AI · #1688 CHTax burden11'707 #3 AI · #255 CHTaxes81% #3 AIWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #3 AI · #1611 CHSunniest municipalities44.3% #1 AI · #775 CHRainiest municipalities1'599 mm #2 AI · #178 CHVoter turnout56.5% #2 AI · #1022 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #4 AI · #210 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #2 AI · #1247 CHSVP strongholds2.5% #3 AI · #2102 CHCentre strongholds86.9% #3 AI · #3 CHLargest by area98.3 km² #1 AI · #68 CHHighest municipalities1'256 m #1 AI · #155 CHSecond homes12.7% #3 AI · #810 CHOrganic farming5.7% #3 AI · #1495 CHBest-connected municipalities140 min #4 AI · #2020 CHRemotest municipalities140 min #2 AI · #89 CHHighest peaks2'500 m #1 AI · #240 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'270 m #1 AI · #276 CHGreatest vertical range1'899 m #1 AI · #232 CHSteepest municipalities23.5° #1 AI · #310 CHSolar potential55 GWh #1 AI · #275 CHSolar potential per capita8'812 kWh #4 AI · #1292 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #2 AI · #521 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #5 AI · #1587 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 11Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schwende-Rüte?
- Schwende-Rüte has 6 postal codes: 9050, 9057, 9058, 9107, 9108, 9467.
- What is the tax rate in Schwende-Rüte?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schwende-Rüte is 81% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schwende-Rüte?
- A single person without children pays about 11'707 CHF income tax in Schwende-Rüte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schwende-Rüte have?
- Schwende-Rüte has 6'194 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schwende-Rüte?
- Schwende-Rüte has 554 foreign residents, a share of 8.94% (2025).
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