Population
6'054↑1.3%
About Laufen
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Laufen is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
6'054
Tax multiplier
59%
Laufen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
59%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 63'612
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
1.15%↓17.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest53%
- Agriculture26%
- Settlement20%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
29.3%↑5.9%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
3'130↑1.9%
Jobs (FTE)
3'463↑0.3%
88%
27%
Fibre
Housing market in Laufen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.15%, 38% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 59%, 3% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'612, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Laufen has 6'054 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
