Population
6'964↑1.0%
About Sissach
City · Basel-Landschaft
Sissach is a municipality and the capital of the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.
Population
6'964
Tax multiplier
57%
Sissach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.57%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'800↑2.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'500↑0.7%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.69%↓4.2%
Above average in canton
- Forest47%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement26%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
18.4%↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
3'478↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
3'409↑1.0%
90%
Housing market in Sissach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.69%, 17% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 57%, roughly the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'600, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sissach has 6'964 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
