Canton of BE
Living in Köniz
With a municipal tax multiplier of 158%, this municipality ranks 68 among the least taxed of the 335 municipalities in canton BE. That is 17 points below the median municipality in canton BE. With 43,508 inhabitants, it is the 4 most populous of the canton’s 335 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.9% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 18,495 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
STATPOP 2024
Age structure
- 0–19 years
- 8,655
- 20–64 years
- 25,875
- 65 and over
- 8,978
Municipal taxation
- Municipal multiplier
- 158.00 %
- Cantonal multiplier
- 297.50 %
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
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