Population
6'123
About Interlaken
City · Bern
Interlaken is a Swiss town and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, and the main transport gateway to the mountains and lakes of that region.
Population
6'123
Tax multiplier
177%
Interlaken in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.177%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'500↑3.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'800↑3.7%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.45%↑50.0%
Below average in canton
- Settlement49%
- Forest23%
- Agriculture21%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
38.4%↑3.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+14% vs CH
Dwellings
3'778↑3.0%
Jobs (FTE)
5'492↑2.3%
85%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Interlaken
The rental vacancy rate is 0.45%, 59% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 177%, 8% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'000, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Interlaken has 6'123 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
