Population
30'008↑1.3%
About Kriens
City · Luzern
Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
30'008
Tax multiplier
185%
Kriens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
185%↓2.6%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 63'960
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.51%↑96.2%
Middle in canton
- Forest51%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement21%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
24.5%↑3.7%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
15'098↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
10'293↑3.5%
92%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Kriens
The rental vacancy rate is 0.51%, 35% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 185%, 4% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'960, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Kriens has 30'008 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
