Population
1'401↓1.8%
About Leukerbad
City · Valais
Leukerbad is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
1'401
Tax multiplier
145%
Leukerbad in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.145%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 13'400↑12.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 15'314↑12.2%
63%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.49%↑14.6%
Above average in canton
- Other75%
- Agriculture14%
- Forest9%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
40.0%↓1.9%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
3'624↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
782↑3.0%
24%
Housing market in Leukerbad
The rental vacancy rate is 1.49%, 25% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 24% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 36'700, 41% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Leukerbad has 1'401 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
