Population
16'446↑1.6%
About Schwyz
Municipality · Schwyz
Schwyz is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
16'446
Tax multiplier
175%
Schwyz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
175%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 65'596
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.38%↑322.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest38%
- Settlement10%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
21.7%↑2.6%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
8'158↑4.9%
Jobs (FTE)
10'410↑2.1%
89%
27%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwyz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 28% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 24% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'596, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Schwyz has 16'446 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
