Population
3'604↑0.6%
About Muotathal
Municipality · Schwyz
Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen.
Population
3'604
Tax multiplier
150%
Muotathal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.150%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'050↑1.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'425↑2.2%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.21%↓56.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Forest38%
- Other19%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
8.2%↑2.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
1'905↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'123↑1.4%
89%
Housing market in Muotathal
The rental vacancy rate is 0.21%, 60% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 150%, 6% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'450, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Muotathal has 3'604 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
