Population
6'065↑0.2%
About Laufen
City · Basel-Landschaft
Laufen is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
6'065
Tax multiplier
59%
Laufen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.59%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'900↑1.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'850↑1.2%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.15%↓17.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest53%
- Agriculture26%
- Settlement20%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
29.9%↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
±0% vs CH
Dwellings
3'130↑1.9%
Jobs (FTE)
3'460↓0.1%
88%
27%
Fibre
Housing market in Laufen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.15%, 38% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 59%, 3% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'500, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Laufen has 6'065 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
