Living in Glarus
With a municipal tax multiplier of 56%, this municipality ranks 1 among the least taxed of the 3 municipalities in canton GL.
- Population
- 12,886
- Municipal multiplier
- 56 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 1 of 3
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Glarus
That is 7 points below the median municipality in canton GL. With 12,886 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 3 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
12,886
STATPOP 2024
5,858
CHF 57,434
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 2,51519.5 %
- 20–64 years
- 7,62559.2 %
- 65 and over
- 2,74621.3 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
56 %
59.7 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 63 %
Information published by the municipality
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