Population
2'174↑2.5%
About Wolfenschiessen
City · Nidwalden
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers.
Population
2'174
Tax multiplier
250%
Wolfenschiessen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.250%
Median taxable income
CHF 46'750↑1.4%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'350↑2.0%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.54%↓34.1%
Below average in CH
- Agriculture39%
- Forest34%
- Other25%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
13.8%↑9.6%
Below average in CH
Dwellings
1'111↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
647↑6.9%
92%
Housing market in Wolfenschiessen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.54%, 20% below the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 250%, 32% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'200, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wolfenschiessen has 2'174 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
