Population
4'416↑0.8%
About Engelberg
Municipality · Obwalden
Engelberg is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality encompasses additional settlements, including Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.
Population
4'416
Tax multiplier
465%
Engelberg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
465%↓2.1%
Top 10% in CH
Median taxable income
CHF 66'250
Middle in CH
Vacancy
0.71%↓9.0%
Middle in CH
- Other43%
- Agriculture27%
- Forest26%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
30.3%↑2.2%
Top quartile in CH
Dwellings
4'648↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'057↑2.3%
44%
50%
Fibre
Housing market in Engelberg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.71%, 43% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 465%, 3% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 66'250, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Engelberg has 4'416 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
