Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'163 48.8%
Men
1'219 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
544 22.8%
Swiss citizens
2'096 88.0%
Foreign residents
286 12.0%
Population density
49 pop./km²
0–19 · 544 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'302 · 54.7%65+ · 536 · 22.5%
Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+0.4%) · 18 births · 14 deaths · net migration +9
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 Hinterland: 20.1% Yes
12.1% YesNo 87.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.2% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 63.1% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 59.4% Yes
72.5% YesNo 27.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.1% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
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 Hinterland: 18.1% Yes
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 45.4% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 42.2% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 70.8% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
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 Hinterland: 48.5% Yes
59.5% YesNo 40.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP70.3% · strongest party
SVP70.3%
FDP20.3%
Mitte9.1%
Übrige0.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier420%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
420%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 17 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'544 CHF(14.5%)
Rank 16 of 20 in the canton · 939 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:14'544 CHF(~14.5%)
UrnäschCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Urnäsch | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.8% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.5% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.2% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.6% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.2% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.7% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.1% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.1% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.9% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.5% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'533 mm
7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'584 m
Mean elevation
1'071 m
Relief
861 m
Mean slope
17.8°
Flat share
6.1%
South-facing
22.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 861 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
27.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
40.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
Per inhabitant
11'692 kWh/yr
28 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 range H4
29.11–30.75 Rp./kWh
29.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Elektrizitätswerk Urnäsch AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
1.25 %
Second homes
15.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'441
Built before 194653.8%
Built since 200110.6%
1.25 %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
1'025
Workplaces
217
Services share
57.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 205 (20.0%) · Secondary 229 (22.3%) · Tertiary 591 (57.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
79
Organic share
13.9 %
Farmland
1'461 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 municipalities2'382 #6 AR · #876 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #13 AR · #1180 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #8 AR · #926 CHJobs per resident0.43 #10 AR · #733 CHFamilies & children22.8% #6 AR · #351 CHAge structure22.5% #10 AR · #768 CHWomen share48.8% #14 AR · #1597 CHForeign residents12% #15 AR · #1546 CHPopulation density49/km² #19 AR · #1780 CHTax burden14'544 #18 AR · #941 CHTaxes420% #17 ARWarmest municipalities7.9 °C #18 AR · #1722 CHSunniest municipalities42.4% #2 AR · #1065 CHRainiest municipalities1'533 mm #2 AR · #217 CHVoter turnout58.3% #12 AR · #791 CHAgainst Switzerland36.3% #1 AR · #10 CHAligned with Switzerland63.7% #15 AR · #1450 CHSVP strongholds70.3% #2 AR · #9 CHCentre strongholds9.1% #18 AR · #1290 CHFDP strongholds20.3% #19 AR · #430 CHLargest by area48.2 km² #1 AR · #182 CHHighest municipalities866 m #11 AR · #358 CHSecond homes15.6% #11 AR · #534 CHOrganic farming13.9% #11 AR · #971 CHBest-connected municipalities115 min #8 AR · #1889 CHRemotest municipalities115 min #12 AR · #211 CHHighest peaks1'584 m #2 AR · #437 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'071 m #1 AR · #372 CHGreatest vertical range861 m #2 AR · #483 CHSteepest municipalities17.8° #1 AR · #460 CHSolar potential28 GWh #5 AR · #737 CHSolar potential per capita11'692 kWh #3 AR · #793 CHCheapest electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #17 AR · #1800 CHMost expensive electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #4 AR · #307 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Urnäsch?
- Urnäsch has 3 postal codes: 9103, 9104, 9107.
- What is the tax rate in Urnäsch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Urnäsch is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Urnäsch?
- A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Urnäsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Urnäsch have?
- Urnäsch has 2'382 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Urnäsch?
- Urnäsch has 286 foreign residents, a share of 12.01% (2025).
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