Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'396 48.7%
Men
2'520 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
758 15.4%
Swiss citizens
3'844 78.2%
Foreign residents
1'072 21.8%
Population density
287 pop./km²
0–19 · 758 · 15.4%20–64 · 2'755 · 56.0%65+ · 1'403 · 28.5%
Foreign residents 21.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −6 (−0.1%) · 39 births · 43 deaths · net migration −13
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
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
66.2% YesNo 33.8%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
40.1% YesNo 59.9%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
71.1% YesNo 28.9%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
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
13.8% YesNo 86.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.1% · strongest party
SVP43.1%
Mitte37.4%
FDP19.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier187%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
187%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 5 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'398 CHF(10.4%)
Rank 5 of 11 in the canton · 77 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:10'398 CHF(~10.4%)
StansstadCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Stansstad | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.6% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.6% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.5% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.2% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.7% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.4% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.1% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 11.6% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.1% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 12.6% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.1% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.4% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.4% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.2% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 16.9% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 17.5% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'201 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
999 m
Mean elevation
553 m
Relief
565 m
Mean slope
12.2°
Flat share
56.7%
South-facing
11.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 565 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
21 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
4'264 kWh/yr
21 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
21.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
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 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 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 Nidwalden (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
0.55 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
2'709
Built before 19467.1%
Built since 200121.7%
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
2'213
Workplaces
439
Services share
80.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 56 (2.5%) · Secondary 367 (16.6%) · Tertiary 1'790 (80.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
10.5 %
Farmland
333 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 number1510
Websitestansstad.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'916 #5 NW · #446 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #8 NW · #1492 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #4 NW · #613 CHJobs per resident0.45 #5 NW · #665 CHFamilies & children15.4% #10 NW · #1951 CHAge structure28.5% #1 NW · #156 CHWomen share48.7% #7 NW · #1636 CHForeign residents21.8% #2 NW · #730 CHPopulation density287/km² #5 NW · #802 CHTax burden10'398 #5 NW · #77 CHTaxes187% #5 NWWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #6 NW · #873 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #11 NW · #1565 CHRainiest municipalities1'201 mm #7 NW · #689 CHVoter turnout60.6% #6 NW · #535 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #10 NW · #764 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #3 NW · #655 CHSVP strongholds43.1% #4 NW · #492 CHCentre strongholds37.4% #9 NW · #155 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #1 NW · #490 CHLargest by area17.1 km² #5 NW · #559 CHHighest municipalities436 m #10 NW · #1651 CHSecond homes10.9% #4 NW · #1062 CHOrganic farming10.5% #9 NW · #1185 CHBest-connected municipalities127 min #11 NW · #1969 CHRemotest municipalities127 min #1 NW · #141 CHHighest peaks999 m #11 NW · #731 CHHighest-lying municipalities553 m #11 NW · #1203 CHGreatest vertical range565 m #11 NW · #640 CHSteepest municipalities12.2° #10 NW · #754 CHSolar potential21 GWh #5 NW · #976 CHSolar potential per capita4'264 kWh #9 NW · #2032 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #9 NW · #43 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #10 NW · #2071 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Stansstad?
- Stansstad has 3 postal codes: 6362, 6363, 6365.
- What is the tax rate in Stansstad?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Stansstad is 187% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Stansstad?
- A single person without children pays about 10'398 CHF income tax in Stansstad on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Stansstad have?
- Stansstad has 4'916 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Stansstad?
- Stansstad has 1'072 foreign residents, a share of 21.81% (2025).
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