Population
2'876↓0.6%
About Rubigen
City · Bern
Rubigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
2'876
Tax multiplier
144%
Rubigen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.144%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'700↑1.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'450↓0.8%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.69%↑9.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Settlement22%
- Forest20%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
9.8%↑6.3%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'449↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'082↑1.6%
92%
Housing market in Rubigen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.69%, 37% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 144%, 12% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'300, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Rubigen has 2'876 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
