Population
5'216↑0.9%
About Pieterlen
City · Bern
Pieterlen is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
5'216
Tax multiplier
175%
Pieterlen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
175%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 61'588
Middle in canton
Vacancy
2.28%↓54.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest47%
- Agriculture30%
- Settlement22%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
33.4%↑1.6%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
2'500↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'042↑1.0%
90%
10%
Fibre
Housing market in Pieterlen
The rental vacancy rate is 2.28%, 107% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 7% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'588, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Pieterlen has 5'216 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
