Population
5'996↑1.9%
About Lausen
City · Basel-Landschaft
Lausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
5'996
Tax multiplier
55%
Lausen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.55%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'550↑0.1%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'200↑0.5%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.57%↑96.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest52%
- Settlement26%
- Agriculture21%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
29.6%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+8% vs CH
Dwellings
2'807↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'430↓1.0%
91%
Housing market in Lausen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.57%, 32% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 55%, 4% below the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'450, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Lausen has 5'996 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).