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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'756 49.9%
Men
4'771 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'915 20.1%
Swiss citizens
6'923 72.7%
Foreign residents
2'604 27.3%
Population density
357 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'915 · 20.1%20–64 · 5'591 · 58.7%65+ · 2'021 · 21.2%
Foreign residents 27.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +32 (+0.3%) · 65 births · 67 deaths · net migration +44
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP36.6% · strongest party
SVP36.6%
Mitte26.5%
GRÜNE12.0%
FDP11.0%
SP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier53%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
53%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 6 of 11 in canton Zug
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'349 CHF(5.3%)
Rank 4 of 11 in the canton · 4 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:5'349 CHF(~5.3%)
UnterägeriCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeUnterägeriZugSwitzerland median
40'0001.6%1.5–1.6%5.4%
50'0002.2%2.1–2.3%7.8%
60'0002.9%2.8–3%10.5%
70'0003.6%3.5–3.7%11.9%
80'0004.2%4.1–4.3%13.1%
90'0004.7%4.5–4.8%14.1%
100'0005.3%5.2–5.5%15.3%
110'0006%5.8–6.2%16.3%
120'0006.6%6.5–6.8%17.2%
130'0007.3%7.1–7.5%18.1%
140'0007.9%7.7–8.1%19%
150'0008.6%8.4–8.8%19.7%
175'00010.3%10–10.5%21.6%
200'00011.6%11.3–11.9%23.2%
225'00012.6%12.3–12.9%24.6%
250'00013.5%13.2–13.8%25.8%
275'00014.2%13.9–14.6%26.8%
300'00014.8%14.5–15.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'532 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'565 m
Mean elevation
900 m
Relief
879 m
Mean slope
14.1°
Flat share
22.7%
South-facing
11.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 879 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
47.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
68.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'600
Per inhabitant
5'028 kWh/yr
48 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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
Standard model, deductible 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.35 %
Second homes
9.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
4'523
Built before 194616.5%
Built since 200131.8%
0.35 %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 · 2024
Jobs
3'458
Workplaces
728
Services share
77.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 132 (3.8%) · Secondary 646 (18.7%) · Tertiary 2'680 (77.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
45
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
969 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 72 min · Car 53 min
AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 2/11 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1709
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'527 #6 ZG · #200 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #8 ZG · #1212 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #4 ZG · #897 CHJobs per resident0.36 #9 ZG · #997 CHFamilies & children20.1% #6 ZG · #1108 CHAge structure21.2% #3 ZG · #1002 CHWomen share49.9% #3 ZG · #1000 CHForeign residents27.3% #7 ZG · #432 CHPopulation density357/km² #7 ZG · #670 CHTax burden5'349 #6 ZG · #6 CHTaxes53% #6 ZGWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #10 ZG · #1786 CHSunniest municipalities42.6% #2 ZG · #1045 CHRainiest municipalities1'532 mm #2 ZG · #218 CHVoter turnout60.7% #7 ZG · #528 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #5 ZG · #606 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #7 ZG · #817 CHSVP strongholds36.6% #4 ZG · #863 CHSP strongholds5.4% #4 ZG · #1913 CHCentre strongholds26.5% #6 ZG · #310 CHFDP strongholds11% #10 ZG · #1272 CHGLP strongholds5.1% #8 ZG · #1160 CHGreen strongholds12% #8 ZG · #340 CHLargest by area26.7 km² #4 ZG · #341 CHHighest municipalities763 m #3 ZG · #474 CHSecond homes9.4% #4 ZG · #1340 CHOrganic farming20% #3 ZG · #623 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #10 ZG · #1144 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #2 ZG · #953 CHHighest peaks1'565 m #2 ZG · #443 CHHighest-lying municipalities900 m #2 ZG · #508 CHGreatest vertical range879 m #2 ZG · #474 CHSteepest municipalities14.1° #1 ZG · #613 CHSolar potential48 GWh #7 ZG · #355 CHSolar potential per capita5'028 kWh #8 ZG · #1969 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #5 ZG · #28 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #9 ZG · #2081 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Unterägeri?
Unterägeri has 2 postal codes: 6314, 6315.
What is the tax rate in Unterägeri?
The municipal tax multiplier of Unterägeri is 53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Unterägeri?
A single person without children pays about 5'349 CHF income tax in Unterägeri on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Unterägeri have?
Unterägeri has 9'527 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Unterägeri?
Unterägeri has 2'604 foreign residents, a share of 27.33% (2025).

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