Population
3'219↓0.3%
About Wattenwil
City · Bern
Wattenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
3'219
Tax multiplier
194%
Wattenwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.194%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'100↓0.2%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'161
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.62%↓8.8%
Below average in canton
- Forest50%
- Agriculture40%
- Settlement8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
5.7%↓4.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 7'556/ m²
−11% vs CH
Dwellings
1'613↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
701↓1.3%
89%
Property market in Wattenwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.62%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 194%, 18% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'900, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wattenwil has 3'219 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).