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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
512 45.2%
Men
620 54.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
175 15.5%
Swiss citizens
743 65.6%
Foreign residents
389 34.4%
Population density
136 pop./km²
0–19 · 175 · 15.5%20–64 · 694 · 61.3%65+ · 263 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 34.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.7%) · 11 births · 9 deaths · net migration +1
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 36.0% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 42.1% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 38.1% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 34.9% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes
59.2% YesNo 40.8%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes
56.4% YesNo 43.6%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.0% · strongest party
SVP37.0%
SP20.3%
GRÜNE12.7%
FDP12.6%
Mitte6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier72%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
72%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 86 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'356 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 86 of 86 in the canton · 1975 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'356 CHF(~17.4%)
WaldenburgCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeWaldenburgBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.7%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0009.2%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00011.4%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00013.2%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00014.7%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00016%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00017.4%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00018.6%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00019.7%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00020.7%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00021.7%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00022.5%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00024.5%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00026.2%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00027.6%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00028.8%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00029.9%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00030.8%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'159 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'162 m
Mean elevation
805 m
Relief
652 m
Mean slope
20.3°
Flat share
2.4%
South-facing
17.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 652 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
6.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
7.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'400
Per inhabitant
5'442 kWh/yr
6 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 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 Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
2.08 %
Second homes
17.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
672
Built before 194648.4%
Built since 20019.1%
2.08 %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 · 2024
Jobs
378
Workplaces
80
Services share
32 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (13.2%) · Secondary 207 (54.8%) · Tertiary 121 (32.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
8
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
239 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 49 min · Car 39 min
AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 27 min
Remoteness 40/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2895
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'132 #47 BL · #1367 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #43 BL · #960 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #44 BL · #1144 CHJobs per resident0.33 #37 BL · #1133 CHFamilies & children15.5% #83 BL · #1947 CHAge structure23.2% #48 BL · #628 CHWomen share45.2% #85 BL · #2075 CHForeign residents34.4% #4 BL · #170 CHPopulation density136/km² #64 BL · #1281 CHTax burden17'356 #86 BL · #1975 CHTaxes72% #86 BLWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #85 BL · #1789 CHSunniest municipalities40% #85 BL · #1881 CHRainiest municipalities1'159 mm #5 BL · #800 CHVoter turnout41.2% #86 BL · #2097 CHAgainst Switzerland26% #4 BL · #188 CHAligned with Switzerland74% #46 BL · #1270 CHSVP strongholds37% #42 BL · #838 CHSP strongholds20.3% #47 BL · #446 CHCentre strongholds6.1% #71 BL · #1670 CHFDP strongholds12.6% #30 BL · #1077 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #67 BL · #1245 CHGreen strongholds12.7% #14 BL · #274 CHLargest by area8.3 km² #19 BL · #1116 CHHighest municipalities693 m #3 BL · #610 CHSecond homes17.6% #1 BL · #419 CHOrganic farming50% #6 BL · #120 CHBest-connected municipalities49 min #52 BL · #438 CHRemotest municipalities49 min #40 BL · #1676 CHHighest peaks1'162 m #2 BL · #635 CHHighest-lying municipalities805 m #3 BL · #608 CHGreatest vertical range652 m #2 BL · #586 CHSteepest municipalities20.3° #4 BL · #389 CHSolar potential6 GWh #64 BL · #1825 CHSolar potential per capita5'442 kWh #70 BL · #1910 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #59 BL · #782 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #76 BL · #1374 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Waldenburg?
Waldenburg has 3 postal codes: 4418, 4437, 4438.
What is the tax rate in Waldenburg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Waldenburg is 72% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Waldenburg?
A single person without children pays about 17'356 CHF income tax in Waldenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Waldenburg have?
Waldenburg has 1'132 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Waldenburg?
Waldenburg has 389 foreign residents, a share of 34.36% (2025).

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