Living in Willisau
With a municipal tax multiplier of 210%, this municipality ranks 55 among the least taxed of the 79 municipalities in canton LU.
- Population
- 9,242
- Municipal multiplier
- 210 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 55 of 79
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Lucerne
That is 15 points above the median municipality in canton LU. With 9,242 inhabitants, it is the 8 most populous of the canton’s 80 municipalities. Under-20s make up 21.7% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
9,242
STATPOP 2024
3,907
CHF 53,900
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 2,00121.7 %
- 20–64 years
- 5,26957 %
- 65 and over
- 1,97221.3 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
210 %
155 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 195 %
Information published by the municipality
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