Population
10'445↑1.0%
About Birsfelden
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
10'445
Tax multiplier
62%
Birsfelden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
62%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 62'719
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.94%↑40.3%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement78%
- Other19%
- Forest2%
Foreign residents
34.0%↑1.5%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'851↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
3'562↑3.1%
90%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Birsfelden
The rental vacancy rate is 0.94%, 13% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62%, 8% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'719, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Birsfelden has 10'445 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
