Population
17'577↑1.6%
About Burgdorf
City · Bern
Burgdorf is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.
Population
17'577
Tax multiplier
163%
Burgdorf in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.163%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'800↑1.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'700↑1.1%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.43%↓16.4%
Above average in canton
- Forest41%
- Settlement32%
- Agriculture24%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
21.9%↑4.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'220/ m²
−27% vs CH
Dwellings
9'231↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
11'463↑1.2%
87%
62%
Fibre
Property market in Burgdorf
The rental vacancy rate is 1.43%, 30% above the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 163%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'000, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Burgdorf has 17'577 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
