Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
964 50.6%
Men
942 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
420 22.0%
Swiss citizens
1'673 87.8%
Foreign residents
233 12.2%
Population density
282 pop./km²
0–19 · 420 · 22.0%20–64 · 1'015 · 53.3%65+ · 471 · 24.7%
Foreign residents 12.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +39 (+2.1%) · 22 births · 16 deaths · net migration +32
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 Hinterland: 20.1% Yes
16.3% YesNo 83.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.2% Yes
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 63.1% Yes
65.6% YesNo 34.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 59.4% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.1% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
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 Hinterland: 18.1% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 45.4% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 42.2% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 70.8% Yes
74.0% YesNo 26.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 48.5% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP57.4% · strongest party
SVP57.4%
FDP27.2%
Mitte15.4%
Übrige0.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier370%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
370%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 8 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'688 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 7 of 20 in the canton · 742 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:13'688 CHF(~13.7%)
WaldstattCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Waldstatt | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.2% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.6% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.5% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.9% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.7% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'393 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
965 m
Mean elevation
845 m
Relief
294 m
Mean slope
13.4°
Flat share
11.5%
South-facing
28.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 294 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
16.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'700
Per inhabitant
8'778 kWh/yr
17 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
0.98 %
Second homes
15.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
918
Built before 194639.9%
Built since 200122.1%
0.98 %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
965
Workplaces
144
Services share
37.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (5.6%) · Secondary 553 (57.3%) · Tertiary 358 (37.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
25.9 %
Farmland
518 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 municipalities1'906 #10 AR · #998 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #2 AR · #324 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #19 AR · #1785 CHJobs per resident0.51 #7 AR · #510 CHFamilies & children22% #9 AR · #542 CHAge structure24.7% #2 AR · #433 CHWomen share50.6% #3 AR · #580 CHForeign residents12.2% #14 AR · #1523 CHPopulation density282/km² #8 AR · #813 CHTax burden13'688 #9 AR · #744 CHTaxes370% #8 ARWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #12 AR · #1514 CHSunniest municipalities41.6% #5 AR · #1198 CHRainiest municipalities1'393 mm #10 AR · #363 CHVoter turnout58% #13 AR · #822 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #7 AR · #299 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #9 AR · #1144 CHSVP strongholds57.4% #5 AR · #87 CHCentre strongholds15.4% #10 AR · #806 CHFDP strongholds27.2% #14 AR · #156 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #13 AR · #1297 CHHighest municipalities821 m #14 AR · #396 CHSecond homes15.4% #12 AR · #545 CHOrganic farming25.9% #7 AR · #417 CHBest-connected municipalities106 min #2 AR · #1802 CHRemotest municipalities106 min #19 AR · #311 CHHighest peaks965 m #16 AR · #759 CHHighest-lying municipalities845 m #13 AR · #564 CHGreatest vertical range294 m #19 AR · #1010 CHSteepest municipalities13.4° #14 AR · #669 CHSolar potential17 GWh #10 AR · #1162 CHSolar potential per capita8'778 kWh #10 AR · #1301 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #6 AR · #1651 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #10 AR · #452 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Waldstatt?
- Waldstatt has 3 postal codes: 9100, 9103, 9104.
- What is the tax rate in Waldstatt?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Waldstatt is 370% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Waldstatt?
- A single person without children pays about 13'688 CHF income tax in Waldstatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Waldstatt have?
- Waldstatt has 1'906 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Waldstatt?
- Waldstatt has 233 foreign residents, a share of 12.22% (2025).
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