Giebenach is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

[3] Giebenach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.34 square kilometers (0.52 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 24.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Liestal district, at the confluence of the Violen and Arisdorfer streams to the south-east of Augst.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Pentagram Argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (738 or 92.5%), with Italian language being second most common (18 or 2.3%) and French being third (10 or 1.3%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Giebenach is; 61 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 139 teenagers or 13.9% are between 7 and 19.

The greatest number of single family homes (59) were built between 1981 and 1990.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.6% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 286 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 42.4%.

[8] There were 480 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.5% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 123.

In the tertiary sector; 40 or 53.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 or 1.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 4.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.7% were in the information industry, 1 or 1.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 11 or 14.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 10.7% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 214 or 26.8% were Roman Catholic, while 395 or 49.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.