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%
Population change 2025: +38 (+0.1%) · 295 births · 222 deaths · net migration −53
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
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
25.1% YesNo 74.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
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
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
76.6% YesNo 23.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
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 25.09.2026
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
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| 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 24.09.2026
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
Per inhabitant
3'738 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
21.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.93 Rp./kWh
21.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.28 %
Second homes
9.6 %
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 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
48'775
Workplaces
7'971
Services share
86.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 138 (0.3%) · Secondary 6'410 (13.1%) · Tertiary 42'227 (86.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
34
Organic share
8.8 %
Farmland
793 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 number1711
Websitestadtzug.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities32'160 #1 ZG · #25 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #10 ZG · #1341 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #2 ZG · #764 CHJobs per resident1.52 #1 ZG · #29 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 turnout62.8% #3 ZG · #341 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #11 ZG · #1223 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #2 ZG · #234 CHSVP strongholds25% #11 ZG · #1555 CHSP strongholds7.2% #1 ZG · #1769 CHCentre strongholds20.5% #11 ZG · #504 CHFDP strongholds15.2% #1 ZG · #801 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #2 ZG · #726 CHGreen strongholds19.6% #1 ZG · #25 CHLargest by area33.8 km² #2 ZG · #271 CHHighest municipalities611 m #6 ZG · #785 CHSecond homes9.6% #3 ZG · #1280 CHOrganic farming8.8% #10 ZG · #1319 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #1 ZG · #591 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #11 ZG · #1511 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 CHSolar potential per capita3'738 kWh #11 ZG · #2060 CHCheapest electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #7 ZG · #30 CHMost expensive electricity21.15 Rp./kWh #11 ZG · #2083 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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