Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
460 50.2%
Men
456 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
205 22.4%
Swiss citizens
794 86.7%
Foreign residents
122 13.3%
Population density
134 pop./km²
0–19 · 205 · 22.4%20–64 · 509 · 55.6%65+ · 202 · 22.1%
Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −13 (−1.4%) · 9 births · 11 deaths · net migration −14
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
56.4% YesNo 43.6%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
23.9% YesNo 76.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
64.4% YesNo 35.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP56.1% · strongest party
SVP56.1%
FDP31.8%
Mitte12.1%
Übrige0.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier410%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
410%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 15 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'373 CHF(14.4%)
Rank 14 of 20 in the canton · 901 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:14'373 CHF(~14.4%)
WaldCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wald | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.6% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.1% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.5% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.6% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.6% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.4% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.3% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.7% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.4% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.5% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.8% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.9% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.6% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.3% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'426 mm
8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'124 m
Mean elevation
977 m
Relief
366 m
Mean slope
12.9°
Flat share
8.4%
South-facing
29.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 366 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
9.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'000
Per inhabitant
9'967 kWh/yr
9 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
29.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 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 · 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
1.21 %
Second homes
18.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
494
Built before 194663.2%
Built since 20015.7%
1.21 %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
336
Workplaces
103
Services share
44.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 60 (17.9%) · Secondary 125 (37.2%) · Tertiary 151 (44.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
419 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 · CC0BFS municipality number3036
Head of governmentEdith Beeler
Websitewald.ar.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Vorderland
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities916 #18 AR · #1510 CHGrowing municipalities-1.4% #20 AR · #1902 CHShrinking municipalities-1.4% #1 AR · #207 CHJobs per resident0.37 #12 AR · #959 CHFamilies & children22.4% #7 AR · #447 CHAge structure22.1% #12 AR · #842 CHWomen share50.2% #6 AR · #803 CHForeign residents13.3% #11 AR · #1422 CHPopulation density134/km² #16 AR · #1291 CHTax burden14'373 #15 AR · #902 CHTaxes410% #15 ARWarmest municipalities8.1 °C #17 AR · #1689 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #18 AR · #1749 CHRainiest municipalities1'426 mm #8 AR · #319 CHVoter turnout57.1% #13 AR · #797 CHSVP strongholds56.1% #6 AR · #98 CHCentre strongholds12.1% #13 AR · #1029 CHFDP strongholds31.8% #10 AR · #58 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #14 AR · #1298 CHHighest municipalities962 m #5 AR · #286 CHSecond homes18.4% #3 AR · #384 CHOrganic farming9.1% #16 AR · #1289 CHBest-connected municipalities130 min #15 AR · #1981 CHRemotest municipalities130 min #6 AR · #129 CHHighest peaks1'124 m #7 AR · #652 CHHighest-lying municipalities977 m #4 AR · #435 CHGreatest vertical range366 m #16 AR · #871 CHSteepest municipalities12.9° #17 AR · #706 CHSolar potential9 GWh #16 AR · #1610 CHSolar potential per capita9'967 kWh #5 AR · #1072 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #14 AR · #1659 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #18 AR · #460 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wald?
- Wald has 2 postal codes: 9043, 9044.
- What is the tax rate in Wald?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wald is 410% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wald?
- A single person without children pays about 14'373 CHF income tax in Wald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wald have?
- Wald has 916 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wald?
- Wald has 122 foreign residents, a share of 13.32% (2025).
Map
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