Population
43'923↑1.0%
About Köniz
City · Bern
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.
Population
43'923
Tax multiplier
158%
Köniz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.158%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'200↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'400↑0.7%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.28%↓26.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest31%
- Settlement19%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
21.6%↑0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+19% vs CH
Dwellings
22'857↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
16'750↑0.6%
89%
Housing market in Köniz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.28%, 75% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 158%, 4% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'100, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Köniz has 43'923 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).