Population
16'847
About Solothurn
City · Solothurn
Solothurn is a city, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
Population
16'847
Tax multiplier
112%
Solothurn in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
112%↑4.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'969
Below average in canton
Vacancy
1.24%↓34.0%
Below average in canton
- Settlement72%
- Agriculture20%
- Other5%
- Forest2%
Foreign residents
22.5%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
10'081↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
16'816↑1.0%
87%
74%
Fibre
Housing market in Solothurn
The rental vacancy rate is 1.24%, 40% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 112%, 4% below the cantonal average (116 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'969, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Solothurn has 16'847 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
