Of the rest of the land, 28.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Of the agricultural land, 41.6% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.06% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Of the settled areas, 20.25% is covered with buildings, 0.41% is industrial, 0.69% is classed as special developments, 1.79% is parks or greenbelts and 5.37% is transportation infrastructure.

[5] The municipality is located on the Küssnacht arm of the Lake of Lucerne.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.3%), with English being second most common ( 1.6%) and Italian being third ( 1.0%).

The age distribution in Meggen is; 1,300 people or 20.1% of the population is 0–19 years old.

In the 2000 census[update] the religious membership of Meggen was; 3,841 (64.8%) were Roman Catholic, and 1,203 (20.3%) were Protestant, with an additional 51 (0.86%) that were of some other Christian faith.

In addition, the bus lines 24 and 25 pass through Meggen, with a total of 34 stops, 20 of which are located within its municipal area.