Population
2'356↑1.1%
About Wengen
City · Bern
Wengen is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) above sea level, it is part of the Jungfrauregion and has approximately 1,300 year-round residents, which swells to 5,000 during summer and to 10,000 in the winter. Wengen hosts the classic Lauberhorn ski races of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in January.
Population
2'356
Tax multiplier
174%
Wengen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.174%↓5.4%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 27'050↑7.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 30'300↑5.4%
52%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.14%↓68.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other58%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest18%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
33.1%↑4.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 16'829/ m²
+98% vs CH
Dwellings
3'571↓1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'895↑6.3%
39%
Property market in Wengen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.14%, 87% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 174%, 6% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 49'950, 19% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wengen has 2'356 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).