Population
16'613↑0.3%
About Lyss
City · Bern
Lyss is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.
Population
16'613
Tax multiplier
170%
Lyss in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.170%↑6.3%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'000↑2.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'825↑2.3%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
2.23%↑4.2%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement35%
- Agriculture32%
- Forest32%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+2% vs CH
Dwellings
8'296↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
6'880↓1.1%
92%
Housing market in Lyss
The rental vacancy rate is 2.23%, 103% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 170%, 4% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'200, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lyss has 16'613 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).