Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'586 50.4%
Men
3'528 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'512 21.3%
Swiss citizens
4'807 67.6%
Foreign residents
2'307 32.4%
Population density
944 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'512 · 21.3%20–64 · 4'225 · 59.4%65+ · 1'377 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 32.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +76 (+1.1%) · 69 births · 39 deaths · net migration +27
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 See-Gaster: 24.2% Yes
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 36.7% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 59.1% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.1% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.4% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 45.1% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
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 Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 22.3% Yes
21.7% YesNo 78.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 43.3% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 40.8% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 73.1% Yes
73.4% YesNo 26.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP32.5% · strongest party
SVP32.5%
Mitte21.0%
FDP15.1%
SP11.3%
GRÜNE10.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
115%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 38 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'868 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 35 of 75 in the canton · 798 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'868 CHF(~13.9%)
UznachCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Uznach | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.8% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.6% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.3% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.7% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'812 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
590 m
Mean elevation
453 m
Relief
186 m
Mean slope
6.5°
Flat share
56.4%
South-facing
27.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 186 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
46.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
64.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'300
Per inhabitant
6'524 kWh/yr
46 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
28.99 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.34 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.35 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.54 Rp./kWh
28.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Uznach 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 300538 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 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 St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
0.39 %
Second homes
8.4 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
3'095
Built before 194615.0%
Built since 200130.8%
0.39 %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
3'618
Workplaces
478
Services share
71.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (1.1%) · Secondary 979 (27.1%) · Tertiary 2'600 (71.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
16
Organic share
12.5 %
Farmland
272 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 municipalities7'114 #23 SG · #273 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #19 SG · #746 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #57 SG · #1364 CHJobs per resident0.51 #24 SG · #511 CHFamilies & children21.3% #33 SG · #722 CHAge structure19.4% #39 SG · #1355 CHWomen share50.4% #11 SG · #689 CHForeign residents32.4% #12 SG · #222 CHPopulation density944/km² #12 SG · #242 CHTax burden13'868 #37 SG · #800 CHTaxes115% #38 SGWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #47 SG · #1429 CHSunniest municipalities44.3% #21 SG · #777 CHRainiest municipalities1'812 mm #14 SG · #71 CHVoter turnout53.2% #59 SG · #1453 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #66 SG · #1067 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #12 SG · #397 CHSVP strongholds32.5% #62 SG · #1127 CHSP strongholds11.3% #22 SG · #1379 CHCentre strongholds21% #34 SG · #480 CHFDP strongholds15.1% #28 SG · #812 CHGLP strongholds5.3% #31 SG · #1133 CHGreen strongholds10.3% #8 SG · #527 CHLargest by area7.5 km² #55 SG · #1201 CHHighest municipalities417 m #64 SG · #1799 CHSecond homes8.4% #62 SG · #1536 CHOrganic farming12.5% #29 SG · #1042 CHBest-connected municipalities73 min #3 SG · #1186 CHRemotest municipalities73 min #73 SG · #931 CHHighest peaks590 m #65 SG · #1578 CHHighest-lying municipalities453 m #60 SG · #1701 CHGreatest vertical range186 m #61 SG · #1429 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #49 SG · #1319 CHSolar potential46 GWh #38 SG · #375 CHSolar potential per capita6'524 kWh #59 SG · #1754 CHCheapest electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #21 SG · #1636 CHMost expensive electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #54 SG · #471 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Uznach?
- Uznach has 3 postal codes: 8716, 8725, 8730.
- What is the tax rate in Uznach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Uznach is 115% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Uznach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'868 CHF income tax in Uznach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Uznach have?
- Uznach has 7'114 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Uznach?
- Uznach has 2'307 foreign residents, a share of 32.43% (2025).
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