Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'014 50.0%
Men
1'012 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
407 20.1%
Swiss citizens
1'816 89.6%
Foreign residents
210 10.4%
Population density
200 pop./km²
0–19 · 407 · 20.1%20–64 · 1'121 · 55.3%65+ · 498 · 24.6%
Foreign residents 10.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −13 (−0.6%) · 10 births · 24 deaths · net migration +16
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 Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
23.4% YesNo 76.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
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 Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
18.9% YesNo 81.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP47.7% · strongest party
SVP47.7%
SP14.3%
FDP10.2%
GRÜNE7.0%
Mitte6.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier118%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
118%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 162 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'485 CHF(13.5%)
Rank 158 of 196 in the canton · 688 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'485 CHF(~13.5%)
VordemwaldCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vordemwald | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.5% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.2% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.7% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.5% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.8% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.9% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.8% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.6% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'115 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
543 m
Mean elevation
467 m
Relief
130 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
59.2%
South-facing
7.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 130 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
18.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
9'072 kWh/yr
18 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
26.55 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.2 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
26.55 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW Rothrist 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
1.19 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
923
Built before 194626.1%
Built since 200120.8%
1.19 %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
543
Workplaces
109
Services share
70.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 41 (7.6%) · Secondary 118 (21.7%) · Tertiary 384 (70.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
6.7 %
Farmland
227 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 municipalities2'026 #109 AG · #966 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #174 AG · #1700 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #23 AG · #410 CHJobs per resident0.27 #116 AG · #1442 CHFamilies & children20.1% #111 AG · #1117 CHAge structure24.6% #16 AG · #450 CHWomen share50% #64 AG · #954 CHForeign residents10.4% #189 AG · #1669 CHPopulation density200/km² #159 AG · #1030 CHTax burden13'485 #164 AG · #694 CHTaxes118% #162 AGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #148 AG · #907 CHSunniest municipalities40.4% #53 AG · #1658 CHRainiest municipalities1'115 mm #61 AG · #1020 CHVoter turnout55.5% #97 AG · #1148 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #27 AG · #307 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #143 AG · #1152 CHSVP strongholds47.7% #53 AG · #308 CHSP strongholds14.3% #73 AG · #1022 CHCentre strongholds6.5% #182 AG · #1636 CHFDP strongholds10.2% #139 AG · #1377 CHGLP strongholds5% #160 AG · #1205 CHGreen strongholds7% #53 AG · #1109 CHLargest by area10.1 km² #42 AG · #957 CHHighest municipalities461 m #76 AG · #1446 CHSecond homes10.9% #26 AG · #1067 CHOrganic farming6.7% #125 AG · #1442 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #101 AG · #889 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #101 AG · #1242 CHHighest peaks543 m #143 AG · #1745 CHHighest-lying municipalities467 m #100 AG · #1611 CHGreatest vertical range130 m #164 AG · #1689 CHSteepest municipalities5° #152 AG · #1575 CHSolar potential18 GWh #109 AG · #1085 CHSolar potential per capita9'072 kWh #77 AG · #1244 CHCheapest electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #67 AG · #1037 CHMost expensive electricity26.55 Rp./kWh #131 AG · #1072 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vordemwald?
- Vordemwald has 2 postal codes: 4803, 4852.
- What is the tax rate in Vordemwald?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vordemwald is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vordemwald?
- A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Vordemwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vordemwald have?
- Vordemwald has 2'026 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vordemwald?
- Vordemwald has 210 foreign residents, a share of 10.37% (2025).
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