Population
18'273↑2.3%
About Cham
Municipality · Zug
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Population
18'273
Tax multiplier
54%
Cham in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
54%
Median taxable income
CHF 79'893
+45% vs CH
Vacancy
0.38%↓15.6%
- Agriculture59%
- Settlement27%
- Forest12%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
27.7%↑1.4%
Dwellings
8'421↑5.3%
Jobs (FTE)
10'639↑2.6%
93%
14%
Fibre
Housing market in Cham
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.42 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 54%, 4% above the cantonal average (52 %). Median taxable income is CHF 79'893, 19% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Cham has 18'273 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
