Population
10'401↓0.4%
About Birsfelden
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
10'401
Tax multiplier
62%
Birsfelden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.62%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'050↑0.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'200↑0.8%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.94%↑40.3%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement78%
- Other19%
- Forest2%
Foreign residents
34.8%↑2.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+18% vs CH
Dwellings
5'851↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
3'633↑2.0%
90%
Housing market in Birsfelden
The rental vacancy rate is 0.94%, 13% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62%, 8% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'500, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Birsfelden has 10'401 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
