Population
2'331↑0.7%
About Lauterbrunnen
Municipality · Bern
Lauterbrunnen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the other villages of Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg, and Isenfluh, as well as several other hamlets. The population of the village of Lauterbrunnen is less than that of Wengen, but larger than that of the others.
Population
2'331
Tax multiplier
184%
Lauterbrunnen 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 Lauterbrunnen
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). Lauterbrunnen has 2'331 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
