Population
3'409↓0.4%
About Entlebuch
Municipality · Lucerne
Entlebuch is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Entlebuch. The area has been designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001.
Population
3'409
Tax multiplier
210%
Entlebuch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.210%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'000↑2.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'100↑0.2%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.86%↑22.4%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest44%
- Settlement4%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
9.7%↓0.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'774↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'347↑1.4%
84%
Housing market in Entlebuch
The rental vacancy rate is 1.86%, 137% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 210%, 18% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'000, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Entlebuch has 3'409 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
