Population
9'634↓0.4%
About Schwanden GL
City · Glarus
Schwanden is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
63%
Schwanden GL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.63%
Median taxable income
CHF 44'300↑0.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'850↑0.7%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
60%
0.59%↑37.2%
Below average in CH
- Other42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest28%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
20.0%↑1.1%
Middle in CH
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'577↓2.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwanden GL
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, roughly the cantonal average (62 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'800, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schwanden GL has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
