Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'929 50.4%
Men
5'831 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'625 22.3%
Swiss citizens
7'349 62.5%
Foreign residents
4'411 37.5%
Population density
1'107 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'625 · 22.3%20–64 · 7'120 · 60.5%65+ · 2'015 · 17.1%
Foreign residents 37.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +143 (+1.2%) · 112 births · 98 deaths · net migration +139
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 Aarau: 29.6% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 23.9% Yes
21.9% YesNo 78.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 51.7% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 43.2% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 45.3% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 67.7% Yes
78.0% YesNo 22.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 53.7% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 31.0% Yes
33.6% YesNo 66.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 35.4% Yes
32.8% YesNo 67.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 31.8% Yes
28.4% YesNo 71.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP24.2% · strongest party
SVP24.2%
SP23.2%
FDP15.7%
GRÜNE10.3%
GLP9.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier112%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
112%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 122 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'165 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 119 of 196 in the canton · 572 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:13'165 CHF(~13.2%)
SuhrCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Suhr | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.2% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.4% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.3% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.1% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020982 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
582 m
Mean elevation
414 m
Relief
204 m
Mean slope
4.3°
Flat share
72.8%
South-facing
3.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 204 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
65.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
86 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'600
Per inhabitant
5'586 kWh/yr
66 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
28.22 Rp./kWh
Energy
11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
28.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator TBS Strom 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
0.63 %
Second homes
6.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
5'362
Built before 19467.7%
Built since 200130.3%
0.63 %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
5'393
Workplaces
527
Services share
82.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (0.7%) · Secondary 904 (16.8%) · Tertiary 4'450 (82.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
284 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 municipalities11'760 #10 AG · #140 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #74 AG · #671 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #123 AG · #1441 CHJobs per resident0.46 #46 AG · #640 CHFamilies & children22.3% #25 AG · #471 CHAge structure17.1% #159 AG · #1761 CHWomen share50.4% #32 AG · #693 CHForeign residents37.5% #18 AG · #109 CHPopulation density1'107/km² #26 AG · #191 CHTax burden13'165 #122 AG · #575 CHTaxes112% #122 AGWarmest municipalities10 °C #53 AG · #517 CHSunniest municipalities40% #134 AG · #1891 CHRainiest municipalities982 mm #187 AG · #1705 CHVoter turnout52.2% #142 AG · #1568 CHAgainst Switzerland5.9% #155 AG · #1416 CHAligned with Switzerland94.1% #6 AG · #67 CHSVP strongholds24.2% #189 AG · #1593 CHSP strongholds23.2% #9 AG · #254 CHCentre strongholds7% #177 AG · #1571 CHFDP strongholds15.7% #24 AG · #764 CHGLP strongholds9.7% #38 AG · #358 CHGreen strongholds10.3% #7 AG · #528 CHLargest by area10.6 km² #38 AG · #915 CHHighest municipalities397 m #137 AG · #1906 CHSecond homes6.8% #139 AG · #1854 CHOrganic farming20% #41 AG · #639 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #81 AG · #820 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #108 AG · #1302 CHHighest peaks582 m #116 AG · #1608 CHHighest-lying municipalities414 m #150 AG · #1933 CHGreatest vertical range204 m #114 AG · #1348 CHSteepest municipalities4.3° #165 AG · #1696 CHSolar potential66 GWh #15 AG · #196 CHSolar potential per capita5'586 kWh #173 AG · #1889 CHCheapest electricity28.22 Rp./kWh #106 AG · #1376 CHMost expensive electricity28.22 Rp./kWh #90 AG · #730 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Suhr?
- Suhr has 2 postal codes: 5000, 5034.
- What is the tax rate in Suhr?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Suhr is 112% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Suhr?
- A single person without children pays about 13'165 CHF income tax in Suhr on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Suhr have?
- Suhr has 11'760 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Suhr?
- Suhr has 4'411 foreign residents, a share of 37.51% (2025).
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