Population
16'233↑0.6%
About Langenthal
City · Bern
Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.
Population
16'233
Tax multiplier
144%
Langenthal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.144%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'400↑0.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'300↑0.6%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.71%↓12.3%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture37%
- Forest36%
- Settlement27%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
26.5%↑2.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−11% vs CH
Dwellings
8'538↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
10'512↑2.1%
88%
Housing market in Langenthal
The rental vacancy rate is 1.71%, 55% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 144%, 12% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 54'900, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Langenthal has 16'233 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).