Population
2'080↑2.1%
About Silenen
Municipality · Uri
Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Population
2'080
Tax multiplier
105%
Silenen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.105%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'200↑1.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'500↓0.3%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.60%↑15.4%
Middle in canton
- Other47%
- Forest35%
- Agriculture16%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
8.3%↑13.8%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'167↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
387↑30.7%
82%
Housing market in Silenen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.60%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.66 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 105%, 8% above the cantonal average (97 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'350, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Silenen has 2'080 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).