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Worb

Get to know Worb

Worb is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

62%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture62%
  • Forest21%
  • Settlement16%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 25 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 20.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

18.524.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.44%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.44%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.31%
20161.08%
20171.16%
20181.70%
20190.87%
20200.42%
20210.35%
20220.62%
20230.36%
20240.69%
20250.32%
20260.44%
Net asking rentCHF 20.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 23.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'571/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings5'870Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'342 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings4During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage30%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 2.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

11'600

11.6K5.8K0
20212025
Population
201011'364
201111'266
201211'324
201311'370
201411'423
201511'449
201611'473
201711'394
201811'316
201911'479
202011'621
202111'583
202211'460
202311'526
202411'595
202511'600
More about People
Population
11'600End of 2025

2025

11'600

11.6K5.8K0
20212025
Population
201011'364
201111'266
201211'324
201311'370
201411'423
201511'449
201611'473
201711'394
201811'316
201911'479
202011'621
202111'583
202211'460
202311'526
202411'595
202511'600
Foreign residents
20.6%End of 2025

2025

20.6%

20.610.30
20212025
Foreign residents
201014.0%
201113.9%
201213.9%
201314.8%
201414.9%
201516.2%
201617.0%
201717.5%
201817.0%
201916.7%
202017.3%
202117.4%
202217.7%
202318.8%
202419.7%
202520.6%
Jobs (FTE)
2'795

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'795 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'795

2.9K1.5K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'924
20122'946
20132'927
20142'909
20152'876
20162'951
20172'877
20182'927
20192'973
20202'894
20212'911
20222'828
20232'836
20242'795

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 15'185

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'185/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
170%Tax year 2026

2026

170%

170850
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010160%
2011160%
2012160%
2013160%
2014160%
2015170%
2016170%
2017170%
2018170%
2019170%
2020170%
2021170%
2022170%
2023170%
2024170%
2025170%
2026170%
Median taxable income
CHF 49'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 49'200

49.2K24.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 43'900
2011CHF 44'000
2012CHF 44'550
2013CHF 44'350
2014CHF 44'100
2015CHF 44'200
2016CHF 45'200
2017CHF 45'200
2018CHF 45'800
2019CHF 46'700
2020CHF 46'800
2021CHF 48'100
2022CHF 49'200
Median net income
CHF 54'800As of 2022

2022

CHF 54'800

54.8K27.4K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 49'100
2011CHF 49'700
2012CHF 49'600
2013CHF 50'200
2014CHF 49'900
2015CHF 50'000
2016CHF 51'000
2017CHF 50'900
2018CHF 51'000
2019CHF 52'000
2020CHF 52'550
2021CHF 54'100
2022CHF 54'800
Paying direct federal tax75%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
297.5%Tax year 2026

2026

297.5%

302.5151.30
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010306%
2011306%
2012306%
2013306%
2014306%
2015306%
2016306%
2017306%
2018306%
2019306%
2020306%
2021302.5%
2022302.5%
2023302.5%
2024302.5%
2025297.5%
2026297.5%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of high density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Bern
Labour market region
Bern
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020