Living in Altdorf (UR)

In Altdorf (UR), unemployment is 1.1% (2022).

The foreign population count was 2,029 at the end of 2024. Altdorf (UR) had a population of 10,459 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population10,459people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent14.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Unemployment rate1.1%country median 2.3% — 52% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime2,918incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than 93% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Altdorf (UR)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Altdorf (UR).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	14.7 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)⁴Official · regional context

Is Altdorf (UR) a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–77%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–53%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–78%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Altdorf (UR)?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Altdorf (UR) is 1.1%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Altdorf (UR) 1.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	1.1 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²Official

What does a salary buy in Altdorf (UR)?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€5,204of €6,212 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€14.70/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €882
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€5,204

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Altdorf (UR) Salary needed to live in Altdorf (UR)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Altdorf (UR). The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

Open the Switzerland service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Altdorf (UR). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAltdorf (UR) highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,918 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9¹³Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	65 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ZRH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Altdorf (UR). These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Altdorf (UR).

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Altdorf (UR)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.22 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

5°-2°

6°-2°

11°1°

15°4°

19°9°

22°12°

24°14°

24°13°

19°10°

15°6°

9°2°

5°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

117

138

141

154

105

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

124

143

154

160

169

159

136

107

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandOf 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15 · May 19.3 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.6 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.6 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 9.9 · May 14 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 69.9 · Feb 59.2 · Mar 72.2 · Apr 81 · May 117.3 · Jun 138.1 · Jul 140.6 · Aug 153.6 · Sep 105.3 · Oct 84.2 · Nov 81.2 · Dec 83.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 48.9 · Feb 82.6 · Mar 123.7 · Apr 143.3 · May 153.5 · Jun 160.2 · Jul 168.7 · Aug 158.5 · Sep 136.2 · Oct 107.4 · Nov 56.5 · Dec 36.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Altdorf (UR)?

The published population was 10,459 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.6%
Foreign residents19.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	574.1 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁷Official
City area	10.19 km²	2016	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	49 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Foreign residents	2,029 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁵Official
Non-permanent residents	49 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Population density	1,026 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).³Official
Population	10,459 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁹Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Swiss permanent residents	8,430 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official

International community in Altdorf (UR)

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	10,618	100.0%
In Switzerland	8,258	77.8%
Abroad	2,360	22.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	59	100.0%
Abroad	54	91.5%
In Switzerland	5	8.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	59	100.0%
Portugal	7	11.9%
Ethiopia	6	10.2%
Afghanistan	6	10.2%
Hungary	5	8.5%
Germany	4	6.8%
Ukraine	4	6.8%
Somalia	4	6.8%
Türkiye	3	5.1%
Eritrea	3	5.1%

Show 12 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Iraq	3	5.1%
Romania	2	3.4%
Angola	2	3.4%
Iran	2	3.4%
No indication	1	1.7%
Spain	1	1.7%
Croatia	1	1.7%
Algeria	1	1.7%
Brazil	1	1.7%
Peru	1	1.7%
Sri Lanka	1	1.7%
Indonesia	1	1.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Alternatives for people set on Altdorf (UR)

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Zürich as an Altdorf (UR) alternative in the same region

55 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 436,551 Zürich vs 10,459 Altdorf (UR)+4074%
Rent: €26.18/m² (2026) Zürich vs €14.70/m² (2024) Altdorf (UR)no percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,613 Zürich vs 2,918 Altdorf (UR)no percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Zürich vs €7,445 Altdorf (UR)+6%

Full comparison More about Zürich

Basel as an Altdorf (UR) alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 110 km, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 177,571 Basel vs 10,459 Altdorf (UR)+1598%
Rent: €18.54/m² (2021) Basel vs €14.70/m² (2024) Altdorf (UR)no percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 18,189 Basel vs 2,918 Altdorf (UR)no percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,512 Basel vs €7,445 Altdorf (UR)same level

Full comparison More about Basel

Cities near Altdorf (UR)

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Altdorf (UR), nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Birsfelden10,445 residents Crans-Montana10,496 residents Urdorf10,503 residents Widnau10,409 residents Steinhausen10,399 residents Embrach10,356 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Altdorf (UR) under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Altdorf (UR)'s school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Altdorf (UR)?

The published population was 10,459 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Altdorf (UR)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

What is the unemployment rate in Altdorf (UR)?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Altdorf (UR)?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Altdorf (UR) a good place to live?

Altdorf (UR) may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Altdorf (UR)?

Schattdorf, Ingenbohl, Schwyz, Buochs, Goldau are near Altdorf (UR). Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Altdorf (UR)?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,618 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Altdorf (UR), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a9d1788bbe096889be7cadb6b354266a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/altdorf-ur/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Altdorf (UR), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a9d1788bbe096889be7cadb6b354266a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/altdorf-ur/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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