Population
4'377↓0.9%
About Engelberg
Municipality · Obwalden
Engelberg is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality encompasses additional settlements, including Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.
Population
4'377
Tax multiplier
465%
Engelberg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.465%↓2.1%
Median taxable income
CHF 45'400↑3.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'275↑1.7%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%
0.71%↓9.0%
Middle in CH
- Other43%
- Agriculture27%
- Forest26%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
30.3%↓0.2%
Top quartile in CH
Dwellings
4'648↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'012↓2.2%
44%
Housing market in Engelberg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.71%, 43% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 465%, 3% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'800, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Engelberg has 4'377 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).