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Canton of BS

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. 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.

Population
177,571

STATPOP 2024

Households
90,755
Median taxable income
CHF 61,982

Age structure

0–19 years
30,588
20–64 years
113,439
65 and over
33,544

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
50.00 %
Cantonal multiplier
50.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

Extracted from the official website and verified. Every value links back to its source page.

No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.