Population
18'518↑1.3%
About Cham
Municipality · Zug
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
Population
18'518
Tax multiplier
54%
Cham in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.54%
Median taxable income
CHF 64'000↑2.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 70'500↑2.6%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
78%↓4.9%
0.38%↓15.6%
Bottom quartile in CH
- Agriculture59%
- Settlement27%
- Forest12%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
27.9%↑0.9%
Top quartile in CH
Median rent
CHF 44/ m²
+145% vs CH
Dwellings
8'421↑5.3%
Jobs (FTE)
10'753↑1.1%
93%
Housing market in Cham
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.42 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 54%, 4% above the cantonal average (52 %). Median taxable income is CHF 75'600, 22% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Cham has 18'518 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
