Population
2'771↓0.5%
About Bönigen
Municipality · Bern
Bönigen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. It lies on the shore of Lake Brienz, near to the mouth of the river Lütschine, and adjacent to the resort town of Interlaken.
Population
2'771
Tax multiplier
185%
Bönigen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.185%↓2.6%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑4.5%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'500↑1.2%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.52%↓22.4%
Below average in canton
- Forest58%
- Other19%
- Agriculture17%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
13.0%↑0.8%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
1'538↑3.0%
Jobs (FTE)
669↑3.6%
88%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in Bönigen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.52%, 53% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 185%, 13% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'750, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bönigen has 2'771 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
