Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'406 50.4%
Men
1'382 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
522 18.7%
Swiss citizens
2'211 79.3%
Foreign residents
577 20.7%
Population density
406 pop./km²
0–19 · 522 · 18.7%20–64 · 1'568 · 56.2%65+ · 698 · 25.0%
Foreign residents 20.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.1%) · 22 births · 35 deaths · net migration +6
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 Sissach: 25.0% Yes
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 29.1% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.0% · strongest party
SVP40.0%
SP22.4%
FDP11.1%
GRÜNE8.2%
GLP7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier59%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
59%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 37 of 86 in canton Basel-LandschaftTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'173 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 33 of 86 in the canton · 1368 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'173 CHF(~16.2%)
ZunzgenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Zunzgen | Basel-Landschaft | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5.7–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.5% | 7.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 9.7–11.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 11.3–13.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.7% | 12.6–14.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.8% | 13.7–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.2% | 14.9–17.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.4% | 16–18.6% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 17–19.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 17.9–20.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.3% | 18.7–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.1% | 19.5–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23% | 21.3–24.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.6% | 22.8–26.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 24.1–27.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.1% | 25.3–28.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.1% | 26.3–29.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29% | 27.1–30.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020970 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
638 m
Mean elevation
527 m
Relief
258 m
Mean slope
11.9°
Flat share
20.3%
South-facing
8.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 258 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
17 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'800
Per inhabitant
6'108 kWh/yr
17 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
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.74 %
Second homes
9.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'344
Built before 194619.6%
Built since 200122.3%
0.74 %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
555
Workplaces
131
Services share
57.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 99 (17.8%) · Secondary 135 (24.3%) · Tertiary 321 (57.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
7.1 %
Farmland
280 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 municipalities2'788 #24 BL · #768 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #64 BL · #1466 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #23 BL · #647 CHJobs per resident0.2 #66 BL · #1778 CHFamilies & children18.7% #60 BL · #1528 CHAge structure25% #24 BL · #403 CHWomen share50.4% #39 BL · #686 CHForeign residents20.7% #29 BL · #798 CHPopulation density406/km² #36 BL · #605 CHTax burden16'173 #41 BL · #1376 CHTaxes59% #37 BLWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #31 BL · #277 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #48 BL · #1334 CHRainiest municipalities970 mm #63 BL · #1760 CHVoter turnout54.5% #43 BL · #1296 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #21 BL · #1063 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #30 BL · #393 CHSVP strongholds40% #36 BL · #659 CHSP strongholds22.4% #33 BL · #305 CHCentre strongholds6.9% #61 BL · #1583 CHFDP strongholds11.1% #47 BL · #1262 CHGLP strongholds7% #30 BL · #755 CHGreen strongholds8.2% #62 BL · #845 CHLargest by area6.9 km² #35 BL · #1281 CHHighest municipalities472 m #41 BL · #1372 CHSecond homes9.8% #49 BL · #1236 CHOrganic farming7.1% #54 BL · #1417 CHBest-connected municipalities41 min #31 BL · #255 CHRemotest municipalities41 min #58 BL · #1856 CHHighest peaks638 m #49 BL · #1391 CHHighest-lying municipalities527 m #39 BL · #1318 CHGreatest vertical range258 m #52 BL · #1123 CHSteepest municipalities11.9° #49 BL · #779 CHSolar potential17 GWh #26 BL · #1144 CHSolar potential per capita6'108 kWh #64 BL · #1818 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #47 BL · #770 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #64 BL · #1362 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Zunzgen?
- The postal code of Zunzgen is 4455.
- What is the tax rate in Zunzgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Zunzgen is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Zunzgen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Zunzgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Zunzgen have?
- Zunzgen has 2'788 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Zunzgen?
- Zunzgen has 577 foreign residents, a share of 20.7% (2025).
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