Population
4'873↑1.2%
About Aarwangen
City · Bern
Aarwangen is a village and a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
4'873
Tax multiplier
157%
Aarwangen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.157%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'000↑0.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'724↓0.1%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.82%↓9.0%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest36%
- Settlement17%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
19.8%↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−7% vs CH
Dwellings
2'308↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'188↑4.3%
91%
Housing market in Aarwangen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.82%, 65% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 157%, 4% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'300, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Aarwangen has 4'873 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
