Population
2'132↑2.9%
About Lungern
Municipality · Obwalden
Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee.
Population
2'132
Tax multiplier
525%
Lungern in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.525%
Top 10% in CH
Median taxable income
CHF 49'150↑2.2%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'300↑0.9%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%
1.55%↓5.5%
Above average in CH
- Forest42%
- Agriculture40%
- Other15%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
12.1%↑1.5%
Below average in CH
Dwellings
1'484↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
904↓3.7%
81%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Lungern
The rental vacancy rate is 1.55%, 213% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 525%, 16% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'450, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lungern has 2'132 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
