Population
996↑3.0%
About Erschwil
City · Solothurn
Erschwil is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
996
Tax multiplier
128%
Erschwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.128%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'250↑2.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'225↑2.9%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
1.53%
Middle in canton
- Forest58%
- Agriculture34%
- Settlement8%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.8%↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
458↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
339↓3.4%
89%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Erschwil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.53%, 26% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 128%, 10% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'500, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Erschwil has 996 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
