Population
7'718↓1.0%
About Meggen
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Meggen is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
7'718
Tax multiplier
90%
Meggen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.90%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 66'900↑0.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 72'560↓0.1%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.44%↑91.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture42%
- Settlement36%
- Forest21%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
18.9%↓1.1%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
3'864↓1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'739↑1.2%
91%
Housing market in Meggen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.44%, 44% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 90%, 50% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 81'300, 31% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Meggen has 7'718 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).