Population
44'163↑0.1%
About 3600 Thun
Postal code · Bern
Thun is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 kilometres southeast of Bern.
Population
44'163
Tax multiplier
166%
3600 Thun in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.166%
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑1.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'650↑1.3%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.05%↓72.2%
−95% vs CH
- Settlement52%
- Agriculture26%
- Forest20%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.1%↑1.1%
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+8% vs CH
Dwellings
24'000↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
22'142↑0.3%
90%
Housing market in 3600 Thun
The rental vacancy rate is 0.05%, 95% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 166%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'000, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). 3600 Thun has 44'163 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
