Population
2'356↑1.1%
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
2'356
Tax multiplier
174%
Lauterbrunnen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.174%↓5.4%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 27'050↑7.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 30'300↑5.4%
52%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.14%↓68.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other58%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest18%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
33.1%↑4.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 16'829/ m²
+98% vs CH
Dwellings
3'571↓1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'895↑6.3%
39%
32%
Fibre
Property market in Lauterbrunnen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.14%, 87% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 174%, 6% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 49'950, 19% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lauterbrunnen has 2'356 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
