About Worben
Worben is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 2.8 km²
Population
2'615residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'839
Vacancy
1.75%
Foreign residents
12.9%
Dwellings
1'257
Jobs (FTE)
846
Tax multiplier
170%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Worben, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
846 full-time-equivalent jobs across 102 businesses — services make up 74% of employment, industry 18% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
846FTE total
Primary8.2%
Secondary18.3%
Tertiary73.5%
Land use
32% built-up, 58% agricultural, 8% forest. Measured across 271 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement32.5%
Agriculture59.0%
Forest8.6%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 37.2%, ahead of SP at 19.7%.
Source BFS
SVP37.2%+0.1 pp
SP19.7%+4.6 pp
Mitte12.9%
GLP7.9%−0.4 pp
FDP5.9%+1.8 pp
Grüne5.7%−2.4 pp
EVP2.9%−1.0 pp
Others
4.7%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.7% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.7%
Second homes7.3%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
