Population
39'599↑1.1%
About Fribourg
Municipality · Fribourg
Fribourg or Freiburg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365.
Population
39'599
Tax multiplier
80%
Fribourg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.80%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'538↑0.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'765↑0.4%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.61%↑27.1%
Below average in canton
- Settlement64%
- Forest17%
- Agriculture12%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
40.3%↑2.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+8% vs CH
Dwellings
22'787↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
24'887
91%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Fribourg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.61%, 47% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 80%, roughly the cantonal average (79 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'151, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Fribourg has 39'599 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
