Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'159 49.4%
Men
1'188 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
433 18.4%
Swiss citizens
1'949 83.0%
Foreign residents
398 17.0%
Population density
26 pop./km²
0–19 · 433 · 18.4%20–64 · 1'370 · 58.4%65+ · 544 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 17.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +49 (+2.1%) · 21 births · 14 deaths · net migration +43
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 Visp: 15.5% Yes
13.8% YesNo 86.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
70.7% YesNo 29.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.6%
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 Visp: 16.2% Yes
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 74.9% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 45.6% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte52.7% · strongest party
Mitte52.7%
SVP40.4%
FDP2.7%
SP2.6%
GRÜNE1.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
120%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 68 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'289 CHF(15.3%)
Rank 56 of 122 in the canton · 1048 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 15'413 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Bister VS 13'690 CHF · most expensive Grächen 17'302 CHF
100'000 CHF:15'289 CHF(~15.3%)
St. NiklausCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | St. Niklaus | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.8% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.6% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.2% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.6% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.9% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.3% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.5% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.6% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.7% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.9% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.7% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.6% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.8% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.8% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.3% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.5 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020746 mm
4.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
4'261 m
Mean elevation
2'422 m
Relief
3'348 m
Mean slope
33.5°
Flat share
1.5%
South-facing
16.0%
Above 2000 m
70.5%
Relief 3'348 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
25.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'700
Per inhabitant
10'946 kWh/yr
26 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
27.04 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.34 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.37 Rp./kWh
27.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EVN Energieversorgung Nikolai 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 300522 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Valais391 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 Valais. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Valais (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
0.55 %
Second homes
36.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'632
Built before 194618.3%
Built since 20018.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.55 %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
1'349
Workplaces
194
Services share
35.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (8.6%) · Secondary 758 (56.2%) · Tertiary 475 (35.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
51
Organic share
15.7 %
Farmland
320 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 municipalities2'347 #39 VS · #886 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #29 VS · #315 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #94 VS · #1796 CHJobs per resident0.57 #24 VS · #393 CHFamilies & children18.4% #60 VS · #1605 CHAge structure23.2% #64 VS · #639 CHWomen share49.4% #64 VS · #1351 CHForeign residents17% #64 VS · #1134 CHPopulation density26/km² #85 VS · #1926 CHTax burden15'289 #57 VS · #1049 CHTaxes120% #68 VSWarmest municipalities4.5 °C #105 VS · #2017 CHSunniest municipalities52.4% #84 VS · #176 CHRainiest municipalities746 mm #79 VS · #2058 CHVoter turnout47.4% #111 VS · #1953 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #3 VS · #89 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #70 VS · #1384 CHSVP strongholds40.4% #9 VS · #644 CHSP strongholds2.6% #115 VS · #2014 CHCentre strongholds52.7% #33 VS · #62 CHFDP strongholds2.7% #89 VS · #1998 CHGLP strongholds0.5% #111 VS · #1996 CHGreen strongholds1.1% #112 VS · #2011 CHLargest by area89.2 km² #15 VS · #85 CHHighest municipalities1'120 m #60 VS · #195 CHSecond homes36.3% #74 VS · #224 CHOrganic farming15.7% #68 VS · #845 CHBest-connected municipalities118 min #79 VS · #1919 CHRemotest municipalities118 min #46 VS · #194 CHHighest peaks4'261 m #10 VS · #10 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'422 m #16 VS · #20 CHGreatest vertical range3'348 m #5 VS · #7 CHSteepest municipalities33.5° #6 VS · #27 CHSolar potential26 GWh #42 VS · #816 CHSolar potential per capita10'946 kWh #81 VS · #916 CHCheapest electricity27.04 Rp./kWh #104 VS · #1124 CHMost expensive electricity27.04 Rp./kWh #20 VS · #984 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of St. Niklaus?
- St. Niklaus has 2 postal codes: 3924, 3927.
- What is the tax rate in St. Niklaus?
- The municipal tax multiplier of St. Niklaus is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in St. Niklaus?
- A single person without children pays about 15'289 CHF income tax in St. Niklaus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does St. Niklaus have?
- St. Niklaus has 2'347 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in St. Niklaus?
- St. Niklaus has 398 foreign residents, a share of 16.96% (2025).
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