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Living in Einsiedeln

In Einsiedeln, unemployment is 0.7% (2022).

For Einsiedeln, the resident counts list 13,511 Swiss permanent residents and 52 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Einsiedeln, in Switzerland, was 16,532 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population16,532people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent19.11EUR/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 rate0.7%country median 2.3% — 70% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime2,982incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 74% belowOfficial source · BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025
PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than any other Swiss city that publishes it and cleaner air than 98% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Einsiedeln?

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 Einsiedeln.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Einsiedeln recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB8Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)19.11 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context

Is Einsiedeln a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 57–77%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%
Student43%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 32–54%
Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–75%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Einsiedeln?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO3

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Einsiedeln is 0.7%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,445 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official
Unemployment rate0.7 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO3Official

What does a salary buy in Einsiedeln?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,445 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,939of €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€19.11/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− €1,146
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€4,939
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Einsiedeln Salary needed to live in Einsiedeln

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Einsiedeln. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Einsiedeln?

Police recorded about 2,982 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 20252

Recorded crime across major citiesEinsiedeln highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Einsiedeln highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,982 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 20252Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportBXO3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Einsiedeln. 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
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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 Einsiedeln.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Einsiedeln?

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 11.2 · May 15.4 · Jun 19 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.3 · Feb -5.3 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 1.8 · May 6 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 7.7 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 98.6 · Feb 99.9 · Mar 121.7 · Apr 117.2 · May 176.1 · Jun 186.1 · Jul 196.1 · Aug 192.8 · Sep 144.4 · Oct 114.7 · Nov 114.9 · Dec 127.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 55.7 · Feb 87 · Mar 143.7 · Apr 182.7 · May 197.7 · Jun 215.7 · Jul 234.2 · Aug 217.6 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 106.9 · Nov 56.7 · Dec 44.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.1 °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

The city covered 98.9 km² in 2016.

How many people live in Einsiedeln?

The published population was 16,532 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents600.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS11Official
City area98.89 km²2016Exact 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 km².4Official
Foreign non-permanent residents52 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents3,021 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.9Official
Non-permanent residents52 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density167.2 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible 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).4Official
Population16,532 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source13Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents13,511 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Einsiedeln

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total16,667100.0%
In Switzerland13,27479.6%
Abroad3,39320.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total62100.0%
Abroad5893.5%
In Switzerland46.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total16,667100.0%
Switzerland13,56281.4%
Germany8174.9%
Italy2281.4%
Kosovo1861.1%
Serbia1220.7%
Portugal1110.7%
Ukraine1030.6%
Austria1010.6%
Afghanistan980.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syria960.6%
Sri Lanka880.5%
North Macedonia840.5%
Eritrea800.5%
Netherlands760.5%
Hungary680.4%
Croatia680.4%
Poland660.4%
Türkiye590.4%
Slovakia550.3%
Romania540.3%
France500.3%
United Kingdom500.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina440.3%
Spain420.3%
Czechia270.2%
Sweden200.1%
Denmark170.1%
Iraq150.1%
Belgium140.1%
Russia140.1%
Brazil130.1%
China120.1%
Iran120.1%
Bulgaria110.1%
United States110.1%
Philippines110.1%
Congo (Kinshasa)100.1%
Sudan90.1%
Thailand90.1%
Finland80.0%
Greece80.0%
Slovenia80.0%
Latvia80.0%
Somalia80.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Vietnam70.0%
Liechtenstein60.0%
Norway60.0%
India60.0%
Japan60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Albania40.0%
Malta40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Angola30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Canada30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Australia30.0%
Stateless20.0%
Morocco20.0%
Jamaica20.0%
Colombia20.0%
Israel20.0%
Singapore20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Montenegro10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Togo10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Peru10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Oman10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Alternatives for people set on Einsiedeln

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.

Wollerau as an Einsiedeln alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,477 Wollerau vs 2,982 Einsiedeln−17%
  • Residents: 7,596 Wollerau vs 16,532 Einsiedeln−54%
  • Rent: €19.11/m² Wollerau vs €19.11/m² Einsiedelnsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Wollerau vs €7,445 Einsiedelnsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³ Wollerau vs 4.2 µg/m³ Einsiedelnsame level
  • Nearest airport: 32.0 km Wollerau vs 32.0 km Einsiedelnsame level
Full comparisonMore about Wollerau

Bern as an Einsiedeln alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 100 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 16,532 Einsiedeln+735%
  • Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €19.11/m² (2024) Einsiedelnno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 32.0 km Einsiedeln−81%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 2,982 Einsiedelnno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,445 Einsiedelnsame level
Full comparisonMore about Bern

Cities near Einsiedeln

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Einsiedeln, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Lyss16,558 residentsPratteln16,576 residentsSteffisburg16,581 residentsSchwyz16,446 residentsLocarno16,374 residentsArbon16,354 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Einsiedeln 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; Einsiedeln'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 Einsiedeln?

The published population was 16,532 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Einsiedeln?

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).

How safe is Einsiedeln?

Police recorded about 2,982 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Einsiedeln?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Einsiedeln?

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

Is Einsiedeln a good place to live?

Einsiedeln 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 Einsiedeln?

Feusisberg, Wollerau, Freienbach, Richterswil, Altendorf are near Einsiedeln. 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 Einsiedeln?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,667 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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