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Building age in the canton of Glarus

Canton of Glarus, 3 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
17’177
16’614 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1975Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
51 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
38.0%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
16.6%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Glarus

The parcel data lists 17’177 parcels with a building in the canton of Glarus. For 16’614 of them (96.7%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1975, so the median parcel with a building is 51 years old. 38.0% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 16.6% after 2000. The largest period is 1981-2000 with 29.4%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 563 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 16’614 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 22.3%before 1920: 22.3%, 3’709 parcels
  2. 7.8%1920-1945: 7.8%, 1’301 parcels
  3. 7.8%1946-1960: 7.8%, 1’301 parcels
  4. 16.1%1961-1980: 16.1%, 2’668 parcels
  5. 29.4%1981-2000: 29.4%, 4’885 parcels
  6. 9.7%2001-2010: 9.7%, 1’617 parcels
  7. 5.0%2011-2020: 5.0%, 837 parcels
  8. 1.8%2021 and later: 1.8%, 296 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)38.0%6’311 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)16.1%2’668 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)29.4%4’885 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)16.6%2’750 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Glarus

MunicipalityParcels with a yearMedian year1960 or earlierAfter 2000
Glarus Süd6’628197543.1%15.1%
Glarus Nord5’899198329.9%19.7%
Glarus4’087197541.3%14.2%

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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