Population
44'163↑0.1%
About Gwatt (Thun)
City · Bern
Population
44'163
Tax multiplier
166%
Gwatt (Thun) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.166%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑1.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'650↑1.3%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.05%↓72.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Settlement52%
- Agriculture26%
- Forest20%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.1%↑1.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+17% vs CH
Dwellings
24'000↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
22'142↑0.3%
90%
43%
Fibre
Housing market in Gwatt (Thun)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.05%, 95% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 166%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'000, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gwatt (Thun) has 44'163 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
