Population
22'774↑1.1%
About Riehen
City · Basel-Stadt
Riehen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland. Together with the city of Basel and Bettingen, Riehen is one of three municipalities in the canton.
Population
22'774
Tax multiplier
40%
Riehen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.40%
Median taxable income
CHF 59'500↑0.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 65'700↓0.6%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
50%
0.72%↓13.3%
Middle in CH
- Settlement48%
- Forest25%
- Agriculture24%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
29.9%↑1.8%
Top quartile in CH
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+28% vs CH
Dwellings
10'972↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
3'710↑4.0%
93%
77%
Fibre
Housing market in Riehen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.72%, 22% below the cantonal average (0.93 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 40%, 18% below the cantonal average (49 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 76'000, 23% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Riehen has 22'774 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
