Population
1'653↑3.8%
About Wahlen
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Wahlen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
1'653
Tax multiplier
60%
Wahlen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.60%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'500↑2.7%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'300↑1.7%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.78%↑500.0%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture54%
- Forest34%
- Settlement12%
Foreign residents
18.0%↑2.9%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
769
Jobs (FTE)
132↓3.6%
88%
Housing market in Wahlen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.78%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 60%, 5% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'750, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Wahlen has 1'653 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
