Population
17'577↑1.6%
About Burgdorf
Municipality · Bern
Burgdorf may refer to:
Population
17'577
Tax multiplier
163%
Burgdorf in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.163%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'800↑1.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'700↑1.1%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.43%↓16.4%
Above average in canton
- Forest41%
- Settlement32%
- Agriculture24%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
21.9%↑4.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'220/ m²
−27% vs CH
Dwellings
9'231↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
11'463↑1.2%
87%
Property market in Burgdorf
The rental vacancy rate is 1.43%, 30% above the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 163%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'000, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Burgdorf has 17'577 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
