Population
16'532↑0.4%
About Einsiedeln
Municipality · Schwyz
Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
Population
16'532
Tax multiplier
170%
Einsiedeln in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
170%↓10.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 65'992
Above average in canton
Vacancy
0.34%↑25.9%
Below average in canton
- Forest44%
- Agriculture43%
- Settlement6%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
18.3%↑0.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
8'235↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
5'213↑0.4%
87%
8%
Fibre
Housing market in Einsiedeln
The rental vacancy rate is 0.34%, 36% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 170%, 20% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'992, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Einsiedeln has 16'532 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
