Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'242 50.0%
Men
1'241 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
524 21.1%
Swiss citizens
2'146 86.4%
Foreign residents
337 13.6%
Population density
399 pop./km²
0–19 · 524 · 21.1%20–64 · 1'408 · 56.7%65+ · 551 · 22.2%
Foreign residents 13.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.3%) · 18 births · 13 deaths · net migration +3
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 Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
68.7% YesNo 31.3%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
67.9% YesNo 32.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
76.2% YesNo 23.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP27.4% · strongest party
SVP27.4%
Mitte23.4%
FDP19.8%
GLP11.9%
SP9.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
180%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 25 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'715 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 21 of 79 in the canton · 451 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'715 CHF(~12.7%)
UdligenswilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Udligenswil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.9% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.4% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.5% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.8% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.9% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.6% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'423 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
839 m
Mean elevation
655 m
Relief
312 m
Mean slope
11.5°
Flat share
19.9%
South-facing
34.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 312 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
19.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'200
Per inhabitant
7'692 kWh/yr
19 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
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW 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 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 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 Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (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
0.82 %
Second homes
6.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'100
Built before 19468.1%
Built since 200134.2%
0.82 %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
477
Workplaces
161
Services share
74 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 65 (13.6%) · Secondary 59 (12.4%) · Tertiary 353 (74.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
40.9 %
Farmland
372 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 municipalities2'483 #47 LU · #847 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #49 LU · #1223 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #31 LU · #884 CHJobs per resident0.19 #77 LU · #1811 CHFamilies & children21.1% #49 LU · #775 CHAge structure22.2% #10 LU · #822 CHWomen share50% #21 LU · #923 CHForeign residents13.6% #48 LU · #1403 CHPopulation density399/km² #21 LU · #617 CHTax burden12'715 #25 LU · #455 CHTaxes180% #25 LUWarmest municipalities8.5 °C #62 LU · #1566 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #74 LU · #1727 CHRainiest municipalities1'423 mm #11 LU · #324 CHVoter turnout67.8% #4 LU · #106 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #60 LU · #1218 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #13 LU · #229 CHSVP strongholds27.4% #51 LU · #1433 CHSP strongholds9.7% #24 LU · #1548 CHCentre strongholds23.4% #69 LU · #398 CHFDP strongholds19.8% #16 LU · #466 CHGLP strongholds11.9% #1 LU · #159 CHGreen strongholds5.3% #27 LU · #1492 CHLargest by area6.2 km² #66 LU · #1367 CHHighest municipalities637 m #24 LU · #725 CHSecond homes6.6% #61 LU · #1885 CHOrganic farming40.9% #3 LU · #190 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #24 LU · #1327 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #58 LU · #780 CHHighest peaks839 m #31 LU · #926 CHHighest-lying municipalities655 m #27 LU · #869 CHGreatest vertical range312 m #34 LU · #969 CHSteepest municipalities11.5° #19 LU · #809 CHSolar potential19 GWh #59 LU · #1054 CHSolar potential per capita7'692 kWh #64 LU · #1533 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #54 LU · #395 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #24 LU · #1710 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Udligenswil?
- The postal code of Udligenswil is 6044.
- What is the tax rate in Udligenswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Udligenswil is 180% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Udligenswil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'715 CHF income tax in Udligenswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Udligenswil have?
- Udligenswil has 2'483 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Udligenswil?
- Udligenswil has 337 foreign residents, a share of 13.57% (2025).
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