About Ziefen
Ziefen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 7.8 km²
Population
1'708residents
Median taxable income
CHF 75'630
Vacancy
0.00%
Foreign residents
11.9%
Jobs (FTE)
442
Tax multiplier
59%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Ziefen, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
442 full-time-equivalent jobs across 112 businesses — services make up 40% of employment, industry 51% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
442FTE total
Primary8.6%
Secondary51.4%
Tertiary40.0%
Land use
9% built-up, 42% agricultural, 48% forest. Measured across 782 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement9.1%
Agriculture42.2%
Forest48.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SP led the 2023 National Council election with 31.0%, ahead of SVP at 27.6%.
Source BFS
SP31.0%+1.9 pp
SVP27.6%+3.0 pp
Grüne13.0%−7.8 pp
FDP8.5%−1.0 pp
GLP6.3%+1.8 pp
Mitte5.8%
EVP3.4%−3.5 pp
Others
1.8%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.4%
Second homes10.6%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Basel / Binningen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1755–1784) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1755–1784
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1755–2025
