Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
618 50.5%
Men
606 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
210 17.2%
Swiss citizens
1'173 95.8%
Foreign residents
51 4.2%
Population density
106 pop./km²
0–19 · 210 · 17.2%20–64 · 706 · 57.7%65+ · 308 · 25.2%
Foreign residents 4.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+1.1%) · 7 births · 6 deaths · net migration +10
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 21.9% Yes
13.4% YesNo 86.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes
27.4% YesNo 72.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes
65.3% YesNo 34.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes
74.2% YesNo 25.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 23.2% Yes
13.2% YesNo 86.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP56.0% · strongest party
SVP56.0%
SP8.2%
EDU7.7%
EVP7.3%
Mitte7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier186%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
186%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 266 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'405 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 263 of 334 in the canton · 1999 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF
100'000 CHF:17'405 CHF(~17.4%)
Affoltern im EmmentalCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Affoltern im Emmental | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.3% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.1% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.6% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.7% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.5% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.4% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.4% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.3% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.2% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.8% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.3% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.4% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.6% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.7% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'216 mm
7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
886 m
Mean elevation
777 m
Relief
213 m
Mean slope
8.8°
Flat share
29.7%
South-facing
18.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 213 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
20.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
16'977 kWh/yr
21 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator BKW Energie AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.93 %
Second homes
13.2 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
642
Built before 194649.8%
Built since 20018.7%
0.93 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
515
Workplaces
123
Services share
40.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 148 (28.7%) · Secondary 159 (30.9%) · Tertiary 208 (40.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
48
Organic share
10.4 %
Farmland
840 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'224 #176 BE · #1308 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #103 BE · #750 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #233 BE · #1357 CHJobs per resident0.42 #124 BE · #755 CHFamilies & children17.2% #283 BE · #1793 CHAge structure25.2% #96 BE · #373 CHWomen share50.5% #142 BE · #622 CHForeign residents4.2% #288 BE · #2045 CHPopulation density106/km² #196 BE · #1433 CHTax burden17'405 #263 BE · #1999 CHTaxes186% #266 BEWarmest municipalities7.9 °C #260 BE · #1714 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #197 BE · #1216 CHRainiest municipalities1'216 mm #131 BE · #665 CHVoter turnout52.9% #200 BE · #1479 CHAgainst Switzerland30.4% #20 BE · #57 CHAligned with Switzerland69.6% #185 BE · #1393 CHSVP strongholds56% #51 BE · #101 CHSP strongholds8.2% #259 BE · #1681 CHCentre strongholds7% #205 BE · #1567 CHFDP strongholds5.3% #189 BE · #1832 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #305 BE · #1677 CHGreen strongholds3.1% #300 BE · #1862 CHLargest by area11.5 km² #138 BE · #853 CHHighest municipalities801 m #87 BE · #427 CHSecond homes13.2% #137 BE · #754 CHOrganic farming10.4% #177 BE · #1194 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #252 BE · #1324 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #88 BE · #777 CHHighest peaks886 m #165 BE · #849 CHHighest-lying municipalities777 m #132 BE · #638 CHGreatest vertical range213 m #195 BE · #1298 CHSteepest municipalities8.8° #171 BE · #1037 CHSolar potential21 GWh #138 BE · #983 CHSolar potential per capita16'977 kWh #68 BE · #303 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #201 BE · #695 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #288 BE · #1558 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Affoltern im Emmental?
- Affoltern im Emmental has 6 postal codes: 3413, 3416, 3418, 3462, 3463, 3464.
- What is the tax rate in Affoltern im Emmental?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Affoltern im Emmental is 186% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Affoltern im Emmental?
- A single person without children pays about 17'405 CHF income tax in Affoltern im Emmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Affoltern im Emmental have?
- Affoltern im Emmental has 1'224 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Affoltern im Emmental?
- Affoltern im Emmental has 51 foreign residents, a share of 4.17% (2025).
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