Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
8'882 48.9%
Men
9'280 51.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'728 20.5%
Swiss citizens
10'257 56.5%
Foreign residents
7'905 43.5%
Population density
1'454 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'728 · 20.5%20–64 · 10'969 · 60.4%65+ · 3'465 · 19.1%
Foreign residents 43.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +346 (+1.9%) · 153 births · 134 deaths · net migration +316
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 Bremgarten: 23.2% Yes
24.3% YesNo 75.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 31.4% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 58.4% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 54.9% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 40.2% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 49.3% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 48.4% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
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 Bremgarten: 20.5% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 44.8% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Bremgarten: 38.6% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.4% · strongest party
SVP35.4%
SP16.1%
FDP14.1%
Mitte13.7%
GLP8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier116%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
116%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 150 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'379 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 148 of 196 in the canton · 654 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'379 CHF(~13.4%)
WohlenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wohlen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.3% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.3% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.8% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.3% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.6% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.7% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.5% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'085 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
550 m
Mean elevation
447 m
Relief
144 m
Mean slope
3.8°
Flat share
71.6%
South-facing
10.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 144 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
107.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
140.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
23'900
Per inhabitant
5'934 kWh/yr
108 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
27.77 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.16 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.39 Rp./kWh
27.77 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator IB Wohlen 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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
1.48 %
Second homes
7.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
8'158
Built before 194614.7%
Built since 200125.9%
1.48 %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
9'524
Workplaces
1'145
Services share
78.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (0.7%) · Secondary 1'950 (20.5%) · Tertiary 7'507 (78.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
371 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 municipalities18'162 #4 AG · #69 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #43 AG · #367 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #154 AG · #1743 CHJobs per resident0.52 #32 AG · #493 CHFamilies & children20.5% #92 AG · #980 CHAge structure19.1% #115 AG · #1420 CHWomen share48.9% #132 AG · #1566 CHForeign residents43.5% #11 AG · #50 CHPopulation density1'454/km² #13 AG · #128 CHTax burden13'379 #150 AG · #656 CHTaxes116% #150 AGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #96 AG · #725 CHSunniest municipalities40% #142 AG · #1899 CHRainiest municipalities1'085 mm #102 AG · #1186 CHVoter turnout48.9% #172 AG · #1865 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #103 AG · #1075 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #61 AG · #405 CHSVP strongholds35.4% #153 AG · #948 CHSP strongholds16.1% #44 AG · #831 CHCentre strongholds13.7% #76 AG · #917 CHFDP strongholds14.1% #46 AG · #921 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #71 AG · #566 CHGreen strongholds6.5% #64 AG · #1215 CHLargest by area12.5 km² #20 AG · #772 CHHighest municipalities420 m #111 AG · #1777 CHSecond homes7.9% #101 AG · #1658 CHOrganic farming14.3% #70 AG · #934 CHBest-connected municipalities60 min #78 AG · #784 CHRemotest municipalities60 min #123 AG · #1344 CHHighest peaks550 m #138 AG · #1716 CHHighest-lying municipalities447 m #112 AG · #1734 CHGreatest vertical range144 m #154 AG · #1620 CHSteepest municipalities3.8° #174 AG · #1779 CHSolar potential108 GWh #3 AG · #67 CHSolar potential per capita5'934 kWh #167 AG · #1842 CHCheapest electricity27.77 Rp./kWh #101 AG · #1201 CHMost expensive electricity27.77 Rp./kWh #96 AG · #906 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wohlen?
- Wohlen has 3 postal codes: 5610, 5611, 5612.
- What is the tax rate in Wohlen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wohlen is 116% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wohlen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'379 CHF income tax in Wohlen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 148 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wohlen have?
- Wohlen has 18'162 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wohlen?
- Wohlen has 7'905 foreign residents, a share of 43.52% (2025).
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