Population
3'942↑0.3%
About Grindelwald
City · Bern
Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Berne. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the municipality also includes the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal.
Population
3'942
Tax multiplier
169%
Grindelwald in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.169%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'000↑0.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 45'000↑2.8%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.09%↓47.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other52%
- Agriculture29%
- Forest17%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
31.3%↑3.5%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'556↑4.9%
Jobs (FTE)
2'760↑3.2%
37%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Grindelwald
The rental vacancy rate is 0.09%, 92% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 169%, 3% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'500, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Grindelwald has 3'942 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
