Population
11'327↑1.7%
About Aesch BL
City · Basel-Landschaft
Aesch is a village and a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel.
Population
11'327
Tax multiplier
56%
Aesch BL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.56%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'000↑1.6%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'000↑1.0%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.94%↑22.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Settlement38%
- Forest16%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
28.0%↑2.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+14% vs CH
Dwellings
5'638↑8.5%
Jobs (FTE)
4'758↑2.7%
92%
Housing market in Aesch BL
The rental vacancy rate is 0.94%, 13% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 56%, roughly the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 66'300, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Aesch BL has 11'327 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
