Population
16'735↑1.8%
About Schwyz
Municipality · Schwyz
Schwyz is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
16'735
Tax multiplier
175%
Schwyz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.175%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'450↑0.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'575↑0.1%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.38%↑322.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture46%
- Forest37%
- Settlement11%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
22.4%↑3.2%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+29% vs CH
Dwellings
8'158↑4.9%
Jobs (FTE)
10'427↑0.2%
89%
Housing market in Schwyz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 28% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 24% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'600, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schwyz has 16'735 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
