Population
22'534↑0.6%
About Riehen
District · Basel-Stadt
Population
22'534
Tax multiplier
40%
Riehen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
40%
Median taxable income
CHF 80'011
+45% vs CH
Vacancy
0.72%↓13.3%
−33% vs CH
- Settlement48%
- Forest25%
- Agriculture24%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
29.4%↑1.1%
Dwellings
10'972↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
3'569
93%
77%
Fibre
Housing market in Riehen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.72%, 22% below the cantonal average (0.93 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 40%, 18% below the cantonal average (49 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 80'011, 19% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Riehen has 22'534 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
