Population
16'595↑0.1%
About Pratteln
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Pratteln is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, located in the district of Liestal.
Population
16'595
Tax multiplier
59%
Pratteln in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.59%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'600↑1.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'200↑0.7%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.78%↓29.7%
Above average in canton
- Settlement46%
- Forest28%
- Agriculture24%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
42.6%↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+14% vs CH
Dwellings
8'333↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
13'788↑3.8%
91%
Housing market in Pratteln
The rental vacancy rate is 0.78%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 59%, roughly the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'300, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Pratteln has 16'595 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
