Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'032 47.5%
Men
1'142 52.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
474 21.8%
Swiss citizens
1'875 86.3%
Foreign residents
299 13.8%
Population density
23 pop./km²
0–19 · 474 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'245 · 57.3%65+ · 455 · 20.9%
Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +53 (+2.5%) · 23 births · 13 deaths · net migration +40
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% Yes
15.4% YesNo 84.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
69.4% YesNo 30.6%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
67.5% YesNo 32.5%
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% Yes
17.7% YesNo 82.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte55.1% · strongest party
Mitte55.1%
SVP37.6%
FDP7.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier250%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
250%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 11 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'614 CHF(11.6%)
Rank 11 of 11 in the canton · 233 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'614 CHF(~11.6%)
WolfenschiessenCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Wolfenschiessen | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.6% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.6% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.3% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.9% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.4% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.5% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.8% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.9% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.7% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.4% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.5% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'461 mm
8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'881 m
Mean elevation
1'482 m
Relief
2'395 m
Mean slope
29.4°
Flat share
4.1%
South-facing
15.2%
Above 2000 m
16.5%
Relief 2'395 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
16.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'700
Per inhabitant
7'576 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
21.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
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 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 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 Nidwalden (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
0.54 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'108
Built before 194632.9%
Built since 200118.9%
0.54 %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
885
Workplaces
200
Services share
57.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 191 (21.6%) · Secondary 189 (21.4%) · Tertiary 505 (57.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
66
Organic share
31.8 %
Farmland
1'049 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1511
Websitewolfenschiessen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'174 #9 NW · #921 CHGrowing municipalities2.5% #1 NW · #234 CHShrinking municipalities2.5% #11 NW · #1875 CHJobs per resident0.41 #6 NW · #800 CHFamilies & children21.8% #1 NW · #586 CHAge structure20.9% #10 NW · #1058 CHWomen share47.5% #10 NW · #1944 CHForeign residents13.8% #8 NW · #1385 CHPopulation density23/km² #11 NW · #1949 CHTax burden11'614 #11 NW · #233 CHTaxes250% #11 NWWarmest municipalities8 °C #8 NW · #1704 CHSunniest municipalities44% #2 NW · #834 CHRainiest municipalities1'461 mm #3 NW · #279 CHVoter turnout58.6% #9 NW · #745 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #2 NW · #204 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #10 NW · #1241 CHSVP strongholds37.6% #9 NW · #798 CHCentre strongholds55.1% #2 NW · #51 CHFDP strongholds7.3% #10 NW · #1674 CHLargest by area92.7 km² #1 NW · #76 CHHighest municipalities1'516 m #1 NW · #85 CHSecond homes8% #7 NW · #1638 CHOrganic farming31.8% #2 NW · #312 CHBest-connected municipalities107 min #6 NW · #1809 CHRemotest municipalities107 min #6 NW · #289 CHHighest peaks2'881 m #1 NW · #173 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'482 m #1 NW · #202 CHGreatest vertical range2'395 m #1 NW · #108 CHSteepest municipalities29.4° #1 NW · #106 CHSolar potential16 GWh #8 NW · #1170 CHSolar potential per capita7'576 kWh #3 NW · #1556 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #10 NW · #44 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #11 NW · #2072 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wolfenschiessen?
- Wolfenschiessen has 5 postal codes: 6383, 6386, 6387, 6388, 6390.
- What is the tax rate in Wolfenschiessen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wolfenschiessen is 250% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wolfenschiessen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'614 CHF income tax in Wolfenschiessen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wolfenschiessen have?
- Wolfenschiessen has 2'174 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wolfenschiessen?
- Wolfenschiessen has 299 foreign residents, a share of 13.75% (2025).
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