Population
1'691↑1.4%
About Emmetten
City · Nidwalden
Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Population
1'691
Tax multiplier
222%
Emmetten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.222%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'600↑3.2%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'400↑3.4%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
1.22%↑43.5%
Above average in CH
- Forest48%
- Agriculture35%
- Other13%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
19.9%↑2.0%
Middle in CH
Dwellings
1'311↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
265↓5.4%
67%
Housing market in Emmetten
The rental vacancy rate is 1.22%, 80% above the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 222%, 17% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'200, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Emmetten has 1'691 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
