Population
6'123↑2.1%
About Interlaken
City · Bern
Interlaken is a Swiss town and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, and the main transport gateway to the mountains and lakes of that region.
Population
6'123
Tax multiplier
177%
Interlaken in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
177%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'826
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.45%↑50.0%
Below average in canton
- Settlement49%
- Forest23%
- Agriculture21%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
37.1%↑3.5%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
3'778↑3.0%
Jobs (FTE)
5'367↑3.7%
85%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Interlaken
The rental vacancy rate is 0.45%, 59% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 177%, 8% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'826, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Interlaken has 6'123 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
