Living in Basel
With a municipal tax multiplier of 50%, this municipality ranks 3 among the least taxed of the 3 municipalities in canton BS.
- Population
- 177,571
- Municipal multiplier
- 50 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 3 of 3
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Basel-Stadt
That is 10 points above the median municipality in canton BS. With 177,571 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 3 municipalities. Under-20s make up 17.2% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 1,543,941 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
177,571
STATPOP 2024
90,755
CHF 61,982
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 30,58817.2 %
- 20–64 years
- 113,43963.9 %
- 65 and over
- 33,54418.9 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
50 %
50 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 40 %
Information published by the municipality
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