Living in Glarus Nord
With a municipal tax multiplier of 63%, this municipality ranks 2 among the least taxed of the 3 municipalities in canton GL.
- Population
- 19,810
- Municipal multiplier
- 63 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 2 of 3
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Glarus
With 19,810 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 3 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 76,054 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
19,810
STATPOP 2024
8,615
CHF 58,002
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 4,05720.5 %
- 20–64 years
- 11,97660.5 %
- 65 and over
- 3,77719.1 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
63 %
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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