Population
10'618↑1.5%
About Altdorf (UR)
Municipality · Uri
Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.
Population
10'618
Tax multiplier
95%
Altdorf (UR) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.95%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'200↑1.3%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'836↑0.2%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.10%↓19.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest39%
- Agriculture34%
- Settlement25%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
19.8%↑2.1%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 15/ m²
−16% vs CH
Dwellings
5'364↑4.2%
Jobs (FTE)
5'158↑1.2%
91%
Housing market in Altdorf (UR)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.10%, 67% above the cantonal average (0.66 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 95%, roughly the cantonal average (97 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'500, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Altdorf (UR) has 10'618 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
