Switzerland · Canton ZG
Zug
6300–6340Residents
32'160
Area
33.8 km²
Population density
950 pop./km²
Elevation
611 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'566 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
52%
Postal codes
6
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
15'634 48.6%
Men
16'526 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
6'153 19.1%
Swiss citizens
20'153 62.7%
Foreign residents
12'007 37.3%
Population density
950 pop./km²
0–19 · 6'153 · 19.1%20–64 · 20'079 · 62.4%65+ · 5'928 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 37.3%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
76.6% YesNo 23.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
16.9% YesNo 83.1%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
18.4% YesNo 81.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP25.0% · strongest party
SVP25.0%
Mitte20.5%
GRÜNE19.6%
FDP15.2%
SP7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier52%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
52%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 3 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'321 CHF(5.3%)
Rank 3 of 11 in the canton · 3 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'321 CHF(~5.3%)
ZugCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Zug | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.5% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.6% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.3% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.6% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.2% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.6% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.2% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.5% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.5% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.4% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.2% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.8% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'270 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'566 m
Mean elevation
580 m
Relief
1'155 m
Mean slope
8.3°
Flat share
55.7%
South-facing
3.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'155 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
120.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
165.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
26'700
120 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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff H4
21.88 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.3 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.89 Rp./kWh
21.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.28 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
15'868
Built before 194613.9%
Built since 200131.8%
0.28 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitestadtzug.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities32'160 #1 ZG · #25 CHFamilies & children19.1% #9 ZG · #1418 CHAge structure18.4% #8 ZG · #1566 CHWomen share48.6% #9 ZG · #1676 CHForeign residents37.3% #1 ZG · #111 CHPopulation density950/km² #4 ZG · #241 CHTax burden5'321 #3 ZG · #3 CHTaxes52% #3 ZGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #6 ZG · #699 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #11 ZG · #1446 CHRainiest municipalities1'270 mm #7 ZG · #542 CHVoter turnout62.1% #3 ZG · #312 CHAgainst Switzerland10% #11 ZG · #1223 CHAligned with Switzerland90% #2 ZG · #234 CHSVP strongholds25% #11 ZG · #1552 CHSP strongholds7.2% #1 ZG · #1764 CHCentre strongholds20.5% #11 ZG · #503 CHFDP strongholds15.2% #1 ZG · #801 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #2 ZG · #725 CHGreen strongholds19.6% #1 ZG · #25 CHLargest by area33.8 km² #2 ZG · #271 CHHighest municipalities611 m #6 ZG · #785 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #11 ZG · #1512 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #1 ZG · #590 CHHighest peaks1'566 m #1 ZG · #442 CHHighest-lying municipalities580 m #6 ZG · #1092 CHGreatest vertical range1'155 m #1 ZG · #420 CHSteepest municipalities8.3° #6 ZG · #1082 CHSolar potential120 GWh #2 ZG · #54 CHCheapest electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #7 ZG · #31 CHMost expensive electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #11 ZG · #2082 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Zug?
- Zug has 6 postal codes: 6300, 6314, 6317, 6318, 6330, 6340.
- What is the tax rate in Zug?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Zug is 52% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Zug?
- A single person without children pays about 5'321 CHF income tax in Zug on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Zug have?
- Zug has 32'160 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Zug?
- Zug has 12'007 foreign residents, a share of 37.34% (2025).
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