Population
37'844↑1.9%
About Sion
Municipality · Valais
Sion may refer toan alternative spelling of Zion
Population
37'844
Tax multiplier
110%
Sion in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'400↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'100↑0.9%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.22%↓73.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement38%
- Agriculture33%
- Forest23%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
30.9%↑1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
21'364↑3.7%
Jobs (FTE)
30'576↑1.1%
87%
Housing market in Sion
The rental vacancy rate is 0.22%, 82% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 54'400, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sion has 37'844 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).