Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
12'869 50.6%
Men
12'575 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
5'022 19.7%
Swiss citizens
17'106 67.2%
Foreign residents
8'338 32.8%
Population density
1'222 pop./km²
0–19 · 5'022 · 19.7%20–64 · 15'288 · 60.1%65+ · 5'134 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 32.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +268 (+1.1%) · 251 births · 198 deaths · net migration +200
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 Wahlkreis Wil: 61.0% Yes
58.7% YesNo 41.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 53.0% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 59.3% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 42.7% Yes
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 20.2% Yes
25.3% YesNo 74.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 43.1% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 38.0% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 73.9% Yes
74.3% YesNo 25.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.0% · strongest party
SVP29.0%
Mitte17.5%
FDP16.0%
SP15.9%
GRÜNE10.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
115%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 35 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'868 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 35 of 75 in the canton · 798 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:13'868 CHF(~13.9%)
WilCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wil | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.8% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.6% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.3% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.7% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'171 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
771 m
Mean elevation
595 m
Relief
265 m
Mean slope
5.4°
Flat share
56.7%
South-facing
15.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 265 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
157.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
211.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
34'900
Per inhabitant
6'174 kWh/yr
157 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 range H4
28.87–33.5 Rp./kWh
30.38 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Technische Betriebe Wil · St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Dorfkorporation Bronschhofen Strom und Wasser
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 3 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 1
Standard model, deductible 300577 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 1 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
0.92 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
12'353
Built before 194616.2%
Built since 200119.8%
0.92 %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
16'197
Workplaces
1'889
Services share
77.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 160 (1.0%) · Secondary 3'494 (21.6%) · Tertiary 12'543 (77.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
48
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
1'091 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 municipalities25'444 #3 SG · #37 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #22 SG · #757 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #55 SG · #1353 CHJobs per resident0.64 #9 SG · #281 CHFamilies & children19.7% #57 SG · #1248 CHAge structure20.2% #32 SG · #1212 CHWomen share50.6% #7 SG · #583 CHForeign residents32.8% #11 SG · #208 CHPopulation density1'222/km² #7 SG · #164 CHTax burden13'868 #39 SG · #802 CHTaxes115% #35 SGWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #52 SG · #1518 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #55 SG · #1615 CHRainiest municipalities1'171 mm #48 SG · #762 CHVoter turnout54.9% #31 SG · #1090 CHAgainst Switzerland10% #72 SG · #1233 CHAligned with Switzerland90% #3 SG · #244 CHSVP strongholds29% #70 SG · #1338 CHSP strongholds15.9% #4 SG · #848 CHCentre strongholds17.5% #57 SG · #670 CHFDP strongholds16% #19 SG · #738 CHGLP strongholds5.1% #37 SG · #1171 CHGreen strongholds10.9% #6 SG · #458 CHLargest by area20.8 km² #31 SG · #464 CHHighest municipalities571 m #35 SG · #921 CHSecond homes9.5% #51 SG · #1311 CHOrganic farming16.7% #20 SG · #788 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #7 SG · #1264 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #70 SG · #861 CHHighest peaks771 m #48 SG · #1038 CHHighest-lying municipalities595 m #45 SG · #1029 CHGreatest vertical range265 m #50 SG · #1101 CHSteepest municipalities5.4° #59 SG · #1496 CHSolar potential157 GWh #2 SG · #26 CHSolar potential per capita6'174 kWh #64 SG · #1810 CHCheapest electricity30.38 Rp./kWh #41 SG · #1833 CHMost expensive electricity30.38 Rp./kWh #34 SG · #274 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wil?
- Wil has 7 postal codes: 9500, 9512, 9514, 9524, 9536, 9543, 9552.
- What is the tax rate in Wil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wil is 115% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'868 CHF income tax in Wil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wil have?
- Wil has 25'444 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wil?
- Wil has 8'338 foreign residents, a share of 32.77% (2025).
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