Population
16'667↑0.8%
About Einsiedeln
Municipality · Schwyz
Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
Population
16'667
Tax multiplier
170%
Einsiedeln in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.170%↓10.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'300↑1.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'500↑1.4%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.34%↑25.9%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture41%
- Forest39%
- Other10%
- Settlement9%
Foreign residents
18.6%↑2.0%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 25/ m²
+37% vs CH
Dwellings
8'235↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
5'138↓1.4%
87%
Housing market in Einsiedeln
The rental vacancy rate is 0.34%, 36% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 170%, 20% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'800, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Einsiedeln has 16'667 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
