About Wil (SG)
Wil is a town and political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has a small-town character and is an important center for the west of the canton, lower Toggenburg and Hinterthurgau. Wil had a population of 25,176 by the end of 2024. With 74,550 inhabitants, the agglomeration of Wil is the second-largest conurbation in Eastern Switzerland. The former political municipality of Bronschhofen has been part of the town of Wil since 1 January 2013. For more than 500 years, the prince-abbots of St. Gallen resided in the "Hof" of Wil; Wil is also called "Abbots Town" ("Äbtestadt") and is the third largest city in the canton of St. Gallen, after St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 20.8 km²
Population
25'176residents
Median taxable income
CHF 63'049
Vacancy
0.92%
Foreign residents
32.3%
Dwellings
12'391
Jobs (FTE)
15'500
Tax multiplier
115%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Wil (SG), coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
15'500 full-time-equivalent jobs across 1'814 businesses — services make up 77% of employment, industry 22% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
15'500FTE total
Primary0.9%
Secondary22.1%
Tertiary77.0%
Land use
32% built-up, 49% agricultural, 19% forest. Measured across 2'084 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement31.9%
Agriculture48.9%
Forest19.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 29.0%, ahead of Mitte at 17.5%.
Source BFS
SVP29.0%+1.5 pp
Mitte17.5%
FDP16.0%−0.5 pp
SP15.9%+0.1 pp
Grüne10.9%−1.2 pp
GLP5.1%−1.2 pp
EVP2.4%−0.3 pp
Others
1.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.5%
Second homes9.5%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.1°C with 1'169 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.4°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Aadorf / Tänikon, 539 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.1°C
Rain 1169 mm
Sun ≈131 days
Aadorf / Tänikon · 539 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at St. Gallen has risen by +2.5°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.5°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
St. Gallen · 776 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
