Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
963 50.6%
Men
942 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
423 22.2%
Swiss citizens
1'631 85.6%
Foreign residents
274 14.4%
Population density
190 pop./km²
0–19 · 423 · 22.2%20–64 · 1'027 · 53.9%65+ · 455 · 23.9%
Foreign residents 14.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +28 (+1.5%) · 15 births · 18 deaths · net migration +20
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
39.5% YesNo 60.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 29.3% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 58.1% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 45.1% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 48.8% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
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
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 38.8% Yes
29.2% YesNo 70.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 33.0% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
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
75.0% YesNo 25.0%
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
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP54.3% · strongest party
FDP54.3%
SVP29.9%
Mitte15.5%
Übrige0.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier450%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
450%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 20 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'058 CHF(15.1%)
Rank 20 of 20 in the canton · 1013 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:15'058 CHF(~15.1%)
TrogenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Trogen | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.5% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.2% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.2% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.1% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.1% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.8% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.4% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.1% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.8% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.3% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.6% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.7% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.7% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.5% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.2% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'429 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'181 m
Mean elevation
947 m
Relief
491 m
Mean slope
15.7°
Flat share
4.3%
South-facing
14.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 491 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
14.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
7'627 kWh/yr
15 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
2.2 %
Second homes
16 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
999
Built before 194657.0%
Built since 200113.8%
2.2 %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
1'008
Workplaces
183
Services share
78.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 55 (5.5%) · Secondary 163 (16.2%) · Tertiary 790 (78.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
25
Organic share
52 %
Farmland
469 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 number3025
Head of governmentDorothea Altherr
Websitetrogen.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Mittelland
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'905 #11 AR · #999 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #5 AR · #542 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #16 AR · #1564 CHJobs per resident0.53 #5 AR · #472 CHFamilies & children22.2% #8 AR · #500 CHAge structure23.9% #5 AR · #534 CHWomen share50.6% #4 AR · #581 CHForeign residents14.4% #9 AR · #1338 CHPopulation density190/km² #12 AR · #1061 CHTax burden15'058 #20 AR · #1013 CHTaxes450% #20 ARWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #16 AR · #1610 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #17 AR · #1748 CHRainiest municipalities1'429 mm #7 AR · #316 CHVoter turnout61.8% #6 AR · #438 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #9 AR · #476 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #7 AR · #966 CHSVP strongholds29.9% #20 AR · #1274 CHCentre strongholds15.5% #9 AR · #798 CHFDP strongholds54.3% #1 AR · #2 CHLargest by area10 km² #7 AR · #963 CHHighest municipalities903 m #8 AR · #334 CHSecond homes16% #9 AR · #507 CHOrganic farming52% #2 AR · #101 CHBest-connected municipalities111 min #6 AR · #1856 CHRemotest municipalities111 min #16 AR · #254 CHHighest peaks1'181 m #5 AR · #622 CHHighest-lying municipalities947 m #6 AR · #465 CHGreatest vertical range491 m #6 AR · #700 CHSteepest municipalities15.7° #7 AR · #553 CHSolar potential15 GWh #13 AR · #1264 CHSolar potential per capita7'627 kWh #15 AR · #1545 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #11 AR · #1656 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #15 AR · #457 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Trogen?
- The postal code of Trogen is 9043.
- What is the tax rate in Trogen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Trogen is 450% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Trogen?
- A single person without children pays about 15'058 CHF income tax in Trogen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Trogen have?
- Trogen has 1'905 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Trogen?
- Trogen has 274 foreign residents, a share of 14.38% (2025).
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