Population
5'918↓0.1%
About Kirchberg (BE)
Municipality · Bern
Kirchberg is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
5'918
Tax multiplier
159%
Kirchberg (BE) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.159%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'200↑0.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'600↑0.8%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.20%↓5.5%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture43%
- Forest32%
- Settlement23%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.0%↑0.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
2'917↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'534↓0.9%
93%
Housing market in Kirchberg (BE)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.20%, 9% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 159%, 3% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'000, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Kirchberg (BE) has 5'918 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
