Living in Riehen
With a municipal tax multiplier of 40%, this municipality ranks 2 among the least taxed of the 3 municipalities in canton BS.
- Population
- 22,534
- Municipal multiplier
- 40 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 2 of 3
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Basel-Stadt
With 22,534 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 3 municipalities. Under-20s make up 21.9% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
22,534
STATPOP 2024
10,055
CHF 81,325
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 4,93521.9 %
- 20–64 years
- 11,87452.7 %
- 65 and over
- 5,72525.4 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
40 %
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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