Population
8'565↑0.7%
About Stans
City · Nidwalden
Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
Population
8'565
Tax multiplier
235%
Stans in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.235%
Median taxable income
CHF 54'100↑1.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'300↑1.8%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.44%↑4.8%
Below average in CH
- Agriculture39%
- Forest37%
- Settlement21%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
18.3%↑1.4%
Middle in CH
Dwellings
4'083↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
8'951↑4.2%
94%
75%
Fibre
Property market in Stans
The rental vacancy rate is 0.44%, 29% below the cantonal average (0.62 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 235%, 24% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'900, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Stans has 8'565 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
