Population
2'331↑0.7%
About Mürren
City · Bern
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of 1638 m above sea level. It cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer and winter are the seasons when Mürren becomes busy with tourists. The village features a view of the three towering mountains Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Mürren has a year-round population of 450, but has 2000 hotel beds.
Population
2'331
Tax multiplier
184%
Mürren in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
184%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'731
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.14%↓68.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other58%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest18%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
31.5%↑2.5%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
3'571↓1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'782↑5.9%
39%
32%
Fibre
Housing market in Mürren
The rental vacancy rate is 0.14%, 87% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 184%, 12% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'731, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Mürren has 2'331 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
