Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'247 50.5%
Men
1'222 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
563 22.8%
Swiss citizens
2'090 84.7%
Foreign residents
379 15.4%
Population density
1'097 pop./km²
0–19 · 563 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'440 · 58.3%65+ · 466 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 15.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −37 (−1.5%) · 17 births · 12 deaths · net migration −45
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 Münchwilen: 21.9% Yes
21.1% YesNo 78.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 38.0% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
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 Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
18.3% YesNo 81.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
31.0% YesNo 69.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
75.9% YesNo 24.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP34.7% · strongest party
SVP34.7%
Mitte21.1%
GRÜNE10.2%
FDP10.2%
SP8.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier137%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
137%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 21 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'803 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)
WilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wilen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.3% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.5% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'172 mm
8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
683 m
Mean elevation
584 m
Relief
126 m
Mean slope
6.2°
Flat share
55.2%
South-facing
5.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 126 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
15.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
Per inhabitant
6'371 kWh/yr
16 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
34.43 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
16.46 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.3 Rp./kWh
34.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Wilen b. Wil, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 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 Thurgau (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
1.24 %
Second homes
6.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
1'049
Built before 194611.2%
Built since 200134.2%
1.24 %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
490
Workplaces
134
Services share
84.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 8 (1.6%) · Secondary 70 (14.3%) · Tertiary 412 (84.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
92 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 municipalities2'469 #40 TG · #854 CHGrowing municipalities-1.5% #77 TG · #1914 CHShrinking municipalities-1.5% #4 TG · #194 CHJobs per resident0.2 #80 TG · #1785 CHFamilies & children22.8% #11 TG · #354 CHAge structure18.9% #51 TG · #1464 CHWomen share50.5% #9 TG · #641 CHForeign residents15.4% #60 TG · #1252 CHPopulation density1'097/km² #8 TG · #193 CHTax burden12'803 #21 TG · #477 CHTaxes137% #21 TGWarmest municipalities8.8 °C #78 TG · #1469 CHSunniest municipalities41% #5 TG · #1429 CHRainiest municipalities1'172 mm #3 TG · #758 CHVoter turnout57.2% #38 TG · #929 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #60 TG · #1137 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #12 TG · #361 CHSVP strongholds34.7% #72 TG · #990 CHSP strongholds8.7% #30 TG · #1632 CHCentre strongholds21.1% #5 TG · #477 CHFDP strongholds10.2% #36 TG · #1378 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #23 TG · #736 CHGreen strongholds10.2% #11 TG · #546 CHLargest by area2.3 km² #76 TG · #1973 CHHighest municipalities552 m #13 TG · #991 CHSecond homes6.3% #80 TG · #1941 CHOrganic farming0% #78 TG · #1896 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #8 TG · #1213 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #73 TG · #908 CHHighest peaks683 m #21 TG · #1265 CHHighest-lying municipalities584 m #9 TG · #1078 CHGreatest vertical range126 m #57 TG · #1709 CHSteepest municipalities6.2° #17 TG · #1367 CHSolar potential16 GWh #65 TG · #1208 CHSolar potential per capita6'371 kWh #75 TG · #1781 CHCheapest electricity34.43 Rp./kWh #69 TG · #2072 CHMost expensive electricity34.43 Rp./kWh #11 TG · #35 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wilen?
- The postal code of Wilen is 9535.
- What is the tax rate in Wilen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wilen is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wilen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Wilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wilen have?
- Wilen has 2'469 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wilen?
- Wilen has 379 foreign residents, a share of 15.35% (2025).
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