Population
4'013↑0.6%
About Giswil
City · Obwalden
Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Population
4'013
Tax multiplier
485%
Giswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.485%
Median taxable income
CHF 48'650↑1.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'450↑1.5%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%
0.52%↓8.8%
Below average in CH
- Forest54%
- Agriculture35%
- Other8%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
15.1%↑3.5%
Below average in CH
Dwellings
2'115↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
990↓2.9%
85%
Housing market in Giswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.52%, 5% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 485%, 7% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'300, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Giswil has 4'013 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
