Population
2'615↑0.6%
About Meikirch
Municipality · Bern
Meikirch is a municipality in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
2'615
Tax multiplier
154%
Meikirch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.154%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'000↑0.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 66'700↓0.4%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.97%↓29.7%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture64%
- Forest26%
- Settlement10%
Foreign residents
7.8%↓8.7%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'237↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
359↑5.9%
93%
Housing market in Meikirch
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 12% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 154%, 6% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'300, 15% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Meikirch has 2'615 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
