Population
4'746↑0.4%
About Rivera
City · Ticino
Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of around 200,000 inhabitants. As of the census of 2011, it is the sixth most populated city of Uruguay.
Population
4'746
Tax multiplier
92%
Rivera in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.92%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'800↑0.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'950↓0.7%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.79%↓8.2%
Above average in canton
- Forest77%
- Settlement9%
- Agriculture9%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
19.4%↑1.9%
Below average in canton
Median price
CHF 6'000/ m²
−29% vs CH
Dwellings
2'849↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'377↓6.2%
80%
Property market in Rivera
The rental vacancy rate is 1.79%, 7% below the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 92%, 11% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'600, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rivera has 4'746 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).