Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
7'239 49.3%
Men
7'437 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'326 22.7%
Swiss citizens
10'132 69.0%
Foreign residents
4'544 31.0%
Population density
1'013 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'326 · 22.7%20–64 · 8'692 · 59.2%65+ · 2'658 · 18.1%
Foreign residents 31.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +106 (+0.7%) · 147 births · 133 deaths · net migration +112
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 Wil: 23.1% Yes
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 34.2% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 61.0% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 53.0% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 59.3% Yes
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 42.7% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
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 Wil: 20.2% Yes
18.1% YesNo 81.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 43.1% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 38.0% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 73.9% Yes
72.8% YesNo 27.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.6% · strongest party
SVP36.6%
Mitte19.8%
FDP15.0%
SP11.3%
GRÜNE8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier122%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
122%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 58 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'255 CHF(14.3%)
Rank 56 of 75 in the canton · 871 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:14'255 CHF(~14.3%)
UzwilCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Uzwil | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.2% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.3% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.7% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.4% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.1% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.5% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.8% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.9% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.6% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.3% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'055 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
697 m
Mean elevation
542 m
Relief
209 m
Mean slope
4°
Flat share
71.0%
South-facing
0.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 209 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
93.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
122.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
20'900
Per inhabitant
6'397 kWh/yr
94 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
30.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
30.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 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 · 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
1.27 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
6'685
Built before 194617.7%
Built since 200124.5%
1.27 %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
7'178
Workplaces
702
Services share
49.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 87 (1.2%) · Secondary 3'559 (49.6%) · Tertiary 3'532 (49.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
31
Organic share
22.6 %
Farmland
564 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 municipalities14'676 #5 SG · #99 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #34 SG · #953 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #43 SG · #1157 CHJobs per resident0.49 #30 SG · #561 CHFamilies & children22.7% #20 SG · #374 CHAge structure18.1% #58 SG · #1626 CHWomen share49.3% #46 SG · #1387 CHForeign residents31% #16 SG · #274 CHPopulation density1'013/km² #10 SG · #220 CHTax burden14'255 #57 SG · #873 CHTaxes122% #58 SGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #42 SG · #1247 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #48 SG · #1337 CHRainiest municipalities1'055 mm #68 SG · #1352 CHVoter turnout52.3% #62 SG · #1556 CHAgainst Switzerland13.9% #54 SG · #962 CHAligned with Switzerland86.1% #23 SG · #494 CHSVP strongholds36.6% #46 SG · #864 CHSP strongholds11.3% #23 SG · #1380 CHCentre strongholds19.8% #46 SG · #541 CHFDP strongholds15% #32 SG · #826 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #51 SG · #1349 CHGreen strongholds8.1% #20 SG · #862 CHLargest by area14.5 km² #39 SG · #671 CHHighest municipalities564 m #38 SG · #951 CHSecond homes9.6% #48 SG · #1295 CHOrganic farming22.6% #10 SG · #529 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #14 SG · #1453 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #62 SG · #650 CHHighest peaks697 m #52 SG · #1216 CHHighest-lying municipalities542 m #53 SG · #1248 CHGreatest vertical range209 m #57 SG · #1318 CHSteepest municipalities4° #69 SG · #1745 CHSolar potential94 GWh #8 SG · #95 CHSolar potential per capita6'397 kWh #62 SG · #1775 CHCheapest electricity30.11 Rp./kWh #39 SG · #1806 CHMost expensive electricity30.11 Rp./kWh #37 SG · #302 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Uzwil?
- Uzwil has 6 postal codes: 9240, 9242, 9244, 9247, 9249, 9536.
- What is the tax rate in Uzwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Uzwil is 122% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Uzwil?
- A single person without children pays about 14'255 CHF income tax in Uzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Uzwil have?
- Uzwil has 14'676 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Uzwil?
- Uzwil has 4'544 foreign residents, a share of 30.96% (2025).
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