Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'385 50.9%
Men
3'261 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'259 18.9%
Swiss citizens
5'795 87.2%
Foreign residents
851 12.8%
Population density
436 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'259 · 18.9%20–64 · 3'866 · 58.2%65+ · 1'521 · 22.9%
Foreign residents 12.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +124 (+1.9%) · 65 births · 56 deaths · net migration +111
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 Mittelland: 28.8% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 29.3% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 58.1% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 45.1% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 48.8% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
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 Mittelland: 24.4% Yes
18.7% YesNo 81.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 38.8% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 33.0% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 72.8% Yes
71.0% YesNo 29.0%
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 Mittelland: 39.9% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP49.1% · strongest party
FDP49.1%
SVP35.9%
Mitte14.2%
Übrige0.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier260%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
260%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 1 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'804 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 1 of 20 in the canton · 274 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'804 CHF(~11.8%)
TeufenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Teufen | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.4% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.9% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.8% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.6% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.3% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.8% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.5% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.4% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.5% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.6% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.5% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.2% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.8% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'439 mm
9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'040 m
Mean elevation
850 m
Relief
440 m
Mean slope
13.2°
Flat share
9.3%
South-facing
31.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 440 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
41.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
60.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'200
Per inhabitant
6'204 kWh/yr
41 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
29.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 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 Ausserrhoden (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
0.97 %
Second homes
13.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
3'418
Built before 194634.8%
Built since 200124.8%
0.97 %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
2'948
Workplaces
668
Services share
77 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 120 (4.1%) · Secondary 557 (18.9%) · Tertiary 2'271 (77.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
46
Organic share
19.6 %
Farmland
810 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 municipalities6'646 #2 AR · #307 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #4 AR · #378 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #17 AR · #1731 CHJobs per resident0.44 #9 AR · #705 CHFamilies & children18.9% #17 AR · #1474 CHAge structure22.9% #7 AR · #694 CHWomen share50.9% #2 AR · #452 CHForeign residents12.8% #13 AR · #1467 CHPopulation density436/km² #5 AR · #569 CHTax burden11'804 #1 AR · #274 CHTaxes260% #1 ARWarmest municipalities9 °C #9 AR · #1378 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #16 AR · #1747 CHRainiest municipalities1'439 mm #6 AR · #304 CHVoter turnout65.6% #1 AR · #180 CHAgainst Switzerland11.9% #13 AR · #1092 CHAligned with Switzerland88.1% #3 AR · #367 CHSVP strongholds35.9% #17 AR · #906 CHCentre strongholds14.2% #12 AR · #886 CHFDP strongholds49.1% #3 AR · #6 CHLargest by area15.3 km² #6 AR · #634 CHHighest municipalities875 m #10 AR · #354 CHSecond homes13.7% #18 AR · #708 CHOrganic farming19.6% #9 AR · #679 CHBest-connected municipalities107 min #3 AR · #1812 CHRemotest municipalities107 min #18 AR · #292 CHHighest peaks1'040 m #12 AR · #702 CHHighest-lying municipalities850 m #12 AR · #556 CHGreatest vertical range440 m #11 AR · #765 CHSteepest municipalities13.2° #15 AR · #688 CHSolar potential41 GWh #2 AR · #442 CHSolar potential per capita6'204 kWh #17 AR · #1804 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #10 AR · #1655 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #14 AR · #456 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Teufen?
- Teufen has 6 postal codes: 9012, 9042, 9052, 9053, 9055, 9062.
- What is the tax rate in Teufen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Teufen is 260% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Teufen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'804 CHF income tax in Teufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Teufen have?
- Teufen has 6'646 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Teufen?
- Teufen has 851 foreign residents, a share of 12.8% (2025).
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