Population
2'828↓0.7%
About Zwingen
City · Basel-Landschaft
Zwingen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
2'828
Tax multiplier
62%
Zwingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.62%↑5.1%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'750↑4.1%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'650↑2.3%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.06%↑249.2%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest39%
- Settlement29%
- Agriculture29%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
27.2%↓0.9%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
1'359↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
969↑4.9%
89%
4%
Fibre
Housing market in Zwingen
The rental vacancy rate is 2.06%, 147% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62%, 8% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'800, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Zwingen has 2'828 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
