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Living in Glarus

In Glarus, unemployment is 1.3% (2022).

Glarus is in Switzerland; its population was 12,886 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 3,797.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population12,886people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.43EUR/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 rate1.3%country median 2.3% — 43% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime4,665incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 59% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus

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

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 Glarus.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Glarus 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)15.43 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)4Official · regional context

Is Glarus 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–75%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%
Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–51%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–67%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Glarus?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Glarus is 1.3%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch15Official
Unemployment rate1.3 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Glarus?

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

regional median gross pay: €6,952 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,784of €5,836 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.€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€15.43/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− €926
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€4,784
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Glarus Salary needed to live in Glarus

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Glarus. 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 Glarus. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Glarus?

Police recorded about 4,665 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus7

Recorded crime across major citiesGlarus highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Glarus 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 residents4,665 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus7Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportBXO3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Distance to nearest airport51 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Glarus. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Glarus.

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Climate and air quality

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 14.8 · May 19 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 0.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 91.8 · Feb 80 · Mar 99.2 · Apr 92.7 · May 132.3 · Jun 166.8 · Jul 193.1 · Aug 192.5 · Sep 131.3 · Oct 104.2 · Nov 100.6 · Dec 109.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.4 · Feb 71.2 · Mar 95.6 · Apr 137.1 · May 155.5 · Jun 163.6 · Jul 174.7 · Aug 162.7 · Sep 108.6 · Oct 86.1 · Nov 59.6 · Dec 53.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (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 Glarus?

The published population was 12,886 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 residents558 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS11Official
City area103.6 km²2019Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents123 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Foreign residents3,797 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.9Official
Non-permanent residents123 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Population density124.4 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=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).3Official
Population12,886 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source13Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Swiss permanent residents9,089 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official

International community in Glarus

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total107100.0%
Abroad10598.1%
In Switzerland21.9%

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total12,968100.0%
In Switzerland9,18070.8%
Abroad3,78829.2%

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 - total12,968100.0%
Switzerland9,11770.3%
Italy6795.2%
Germany4853.7%
Portugal4573.5%
Kosovo3512.7%
Serbia2071.6%
North Macedonia1851.4%
Türkiye1731.3%
Sri Lanka1541.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1180.9%
Eritrea1140.9%
Spain910.7%
Afghanistan900.7%
Poland730.6%
Syria600.5%
Austria520.4%
Croatia480.4%
Romania460.4%
Hungary350.3%
Slovakia330.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina310.2%
Netherlands280.2%
China280.2%
Bulgaria270.2%
Czechia230.2%
Brazil230.2%
Belgium180.1%
United Kingdom170.1%
Greece140.1%
Ethiopia140.1%
Slovenia130.1%
Somalia120.1%
Thailand120.1%
Iraq110.1%
Dominican Republic100.1%
Lithuania60.0%
Iran60.0%
Vietnam60.0%
No indication50.0%
United States50.0%
India50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Russia40.0%
Albania30.0%
France30.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Canada30.0%
Finland20.0%
Ireland20.0%
Norway20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Chile20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Haiti20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Peru20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Malta10.0%
Côte d'Ivoire10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Chad10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)10.0%
Japan10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Singapore10.0%
Palestine10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Georgia10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Glarus

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.

Biel/Bienne as a Glarus alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 138 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 12,886 Glarus+342%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €15.43/m² (2024) Glarusno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 4,665 Glarusno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 31.0 km Biel/Bienne vs 51.0 km Glarus−39%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Glarus+5%
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Glarus

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

Kaltbrunn 20.5 km away
Rent
13.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Walenstadt 21.3 km away
Rent
14.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Flums 22.0 km away
Rent
13.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Affoltern am Albis12,882 residentsZofingen12,876 residentsDelémont12,813 residentsLa Tour-de-Peilz12,812 residentsRüti (ZH)12,971 residentsPrilly12,758 residents

How does Glarus compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Glarus 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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; Glarus'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 Glarus?

The published population was 12,886 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Glarus?

Police recorded about 4,665 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus.

What is the unemployment rate in Glarus?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Glarus?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Glarus?

3,797 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Glarus a good place to live?

Glarus 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 Glarus?

Glarus Süd, Glarus Nord, Schübelbach, Kaltbrunn, Walenstadt are near Glarus. 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 Glarus?

The official country of birth distribution records 107 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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