Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
473 48.6%
Men
501 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
205 21.0%
Swiss citizens
947 97.2%
Foreign residents
27 2.8%
Population density
93 pop./km²
0–19 · 205 · 21.0%20–64 · 586 · 60.2%65+ · 183 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 2.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−0.9%) · 7 births · 12 deaths · net migration −3
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
65.3% YesNo 34.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
24.5% YesNo 75.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes
11.2% YesNo 88.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 76.9% Yes
72.7% YesNo 27.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP64.0% · strongest party
SVP64.0%
Mitte6.4%
GLP5.9%
SP4.4%
EDU4.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier174%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
174%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 162 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'016 CHF(17%)
Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)
ArniCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Arni | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.9% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.3% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.4% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.2% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.9% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.7% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.5% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.3% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.1% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.9% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.4% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.8% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.1% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.1% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.1% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'258 mm
7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'033 m
Mean elevation
895 m
Relief
276 m
Mean slope
10.2°
Flat share
19.1%
South-facing
24.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 276 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
14.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'300
Per inhabitant
15'021 kWh/yr
15 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
33.27 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.74 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
33.27 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Arni 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 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 2 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
0.64 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
472
Built before 194664.6%
Built since 20017.0%
0.64 %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
255
Workplaces
86
Services share
27.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 129 (50.6%) · Secondary 57 (22.4%) · Tertiary 69 (27.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
46
Organic share
6.5 %
Farmland
730 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 municipalities974 #201 BE · #1466 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #266 BE · #1780 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #70 BE · #326 CHJobs per resident0.26 #246 BE · #1464 CHFamilies & children21% #83 BE · #804 CHAge structure18.8% #313 BE · #1475 CHWomen share48.6% #295 BE · #1669 CHForeign residents2.8% #313 BE · #2080 CHPopulation density93/km² #216 BE · #1514 CHTax burden17'016 #156 BE · #1838 CHTaxes174% #162 BEWarmest municipalities7.7 °C #273 BE · #1747 CHSunniest municipalities42.9% #139 BE · #1011 CHRainiest municipalities1'258 mm #99 BE · #564 CHVoter turnout49.4% #244 BE · #1746 CHSVP strongholds64% #19 BE · #26 CHSP strongholds4.4% #310 BE · #1960 CHCentre strongholds6.4% #226 BE · #1643 CHFDP strongholds4.1% #238 BE · #1914 CHGLP strongholds5.9% #222 BE · #990 CHGreen strongholds4% #280 BE · #1735 CHLargest by area10.4 km² #144 BE · #926 CHHighest municipalities865 m #64 BE · #359 CHSecond homes9.6% #237 BE · #1287 CHOrganic farming6.5% #228 BE · #1449 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #226 BE · #1202 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #110 BE · #897 CHHighest peaks1'033 m #129 BE · #709 CHHighest-lying municipalities895 m #98 BE · #511 CHGreatest vertical range276 m #173 BE · #1056 CHSteepest municipalities10.2° #153 BE · #902 CHSolar potential15 GWh #188 BE · #1254 CHSolar potential per capita15'021 kWh #98 BE · #421 CHCheapest electricity33.27 Rp./kWh #321 BE · #2033 CHMost expensive electricity33.27 Rp./kWh #13 BE · #74 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Arni?
- Arni has 2 postal codes: 3507, 3508.
- What is the tax rate in Arni?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Arni is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Arni?
- A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Arni on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Arni have?
- Arni has 974 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Arni?
- Arni has 27 foreign residents, a share of 2.77% (2025).
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