Population
177'571↑0.7%
About Basel
Municipality · Basel-Stadt
Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.
Population
177'571
Tax multiplier
50%
Basel in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
50%
Bottom 10% in CH
Median taxable income
CHF 64'469
Middle in CH
Vacancy
0.95%↑23.4%
Middle in CH
- Settlement87%
- Other6%
- Agriculture4%
- Forest4%
Foreign residents
40.0%↑1.1%
Top 10% in CH
Dwellings
104'947↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
151'859↓0.4%
89%
87%
Fibre
Housing market in Basel
The rental vacancy rate is 0.95%, 3% above the cantonal average (0.93 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 50%, roughly the cantonal average (49 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'469, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Basel has 177'571 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
