Population
2'049↓0.4%
About Safnern
City · Bern
Safnern is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
2'049
Tax multiplier
140%
Safnern in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.140%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'700↑1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'340↓2.0%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
2.07%↓14.8%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture43%
- Forest34%
- Settlement19%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
8.9%↓6.8%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
966↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
427↓2.7%
93%
Housing market in Safnern
The rental vacancy rate is 2.07%, 88% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 140%, 15% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'650, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Safnern has 2'049 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
