Population
9'297↑0.6%
About Willisau
Municipality · Lucerne
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land and Willisau Stadt. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.
Population
9'297
Tax multiplier
210%
Willisau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.210%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'800↑1.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'800↑1.0%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.99%↑115.2%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest29%
- Settlement9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
15.6%↑2.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
4'343↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
4'421↓0.5%
90%
Housing market in Willisau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.99%, 26% 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 54'100, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Willisau has 9'297 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).