About Köniz
Köniz is a statistical town and a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district right on the southern border to Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality of Köniz as a single settlement would belong to the 15 most populous towns in Switzerland. It is also part of the larger agglomeration of Bern of about 400,000 inhabitants.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 51.0 km²
Population
43'508residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'554
Vacancy
0.28%
Foreign residents
21.5%
Dwellings
22'857
Jobs (FTE)
22'338
Tax multiplier
158%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Köniz, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
22'338 full-time-equivalent jobs across 2'259 businesses — services make up 81% of employment, industry 17% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
22'338FTE total
Primary1.7%
Secondary16.9%
Tertiary81.3%
Land use
19% built-up, 49% agricultural, 31% forest. Measured across 5'105 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement19.2%
Agriculture49.6%
Forest31.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SP led the 2023 National Council election with 27.3%, ahead of SVP at 17.9%.
Source BFS
SP27.3%+5.6 pp
SVP17.9%−0.4 pp
Grüne15.3%−2.9 pp
GLP14.0%+0.9 pp
Mitte8.4%
FDP8.1%−1.6 pp
EVP4.2%−0.3 pp
Others
2.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.2%
Second homes10.8%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.3°C with 1'022 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.8°C), coldest in January (0.2°C). Station: Bern / Zollikofen, 553 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.3°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.3°C
Rain 1022 mm
Sun ≈150 days
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
