Switzerland · Canton BS
Basel
4001–4059Residents
180'097
Area
23.9 km²
Population density
7'551 pop./km²
Elevation
260 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
50%
Postal codes
11
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
91'687 50.9%
Men
88'410 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
30'923 17.2%
Swiss citizens
107'213 59.5%
Foreign residents
72'884 40.5%
Population density
7'551 pop./km²
0–19 · 30'923 · 17.2%20–64 · 115'151 · 63.9%65+ · 34'023 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 40.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Neighbourhoods
BFS · 2024Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.
St.Johann
18'899residents
- Median age
- 39.6
- Foreign
- 43.3%
- Area / person
- 36 m²
Gundeldingen
18'562residents
- Median age
- 39.7
- Foreign
- 42.8%
- Area / person
- 39 m²
Iselin
17'468residents
- Median age
- 39.8
- Foreign
- 41.0%
- Area / person
- 37 m²
Matthäus
14'569residents
- Median age
- 39.4
- Foreign
- 50.8%
- Area / person
- 36 m²
Bachletten
13'511residents
- Median age
- 45
- Foreign
- 23.9%
- Area / person
- 46 m²
St.Alban
12'260residents
- Median age
- 43.7
- Foreign
- 38.4%
- Area / person
- 47 m²
Am Ring
10'899residents
- Median age
- 41.8
- Foreign
- 41.1%
- Area / person
- 45 m²
Hirzbrunnen
9'573residents
- Median age
- 42.8
- Foreign
- 27.7%
- Area / person
- 39 m²
Bruderholz
9'508residents
- Median age
- 45.8
- Foreign
- 25.1%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Breite
9'107residents
- Median age
- 42.2
- Foreign
- 38.1%
- Area / person
- 39 m²
Rosental
7'415residents
- Median age
- 36.5
- Foreign
- 57.5%
- Area / person
- 35 m²
Gotthelf
6'878residents
- Median age
- 44.2
- Foreign
- 30.6%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Klybeck
6'842residents
- Median age
- 40.4
- Foreign
- 54.3%
- Area / person
- 33 m²
Wettstein
5'543residents
- Median age
- 42
- Foreign
- 34.0%
- Area / person
- 45 m²
Vorstädte
4'649residents
- Median age
- 45.4
- Foreign
- 42.9%
- Area / person
- 50 m²
Clara
4'206residents
- Median age
- 42.1
- Foreign
- 51.9%
- Area / person
- 38 m²
Kleinhüningen
2'729residents
- Median age
- 42.8
- Foreign
- 51.0%
- Area / person
- 33 m²
Grossbasel Altstadt
2'537residents
- Median age
- 47.8
- Foreign
- 32.1%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
Kleinbasel Altstadt
2'318residents
- Median age
- 42.9
- Foreign
- 41.4%
- Area / person
- 43 m²
STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
25.3% YesNo 74.7%
14.06.2026Stichfrage zu Initiative und GegenvorschlagCantonal BS● Rejected · 28.9% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag des Grossen Rates vom 7. Januar 2026Cantonal BS● Accepted · 67.8% Yes
67.9% YesNo 32.1%
14.06.2026Kantonale Initiative «Für die Wiederherstellung und Wiederaufforstung der ehemaligen Klybeckinsel (Klybeckinsel-Volksinitiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 38.2% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
14.06.2026Grossratsbeschluss vom 7. Januar 2026 betreffend Finanzierung der weiteren Arbeit im Zusammenhang mit dem Herzstück und dem Bahnknoten BaselCantonal BS● Accepted · 56.2% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Kantonale Initiative für ein «Neues Stadttaubenkonzept Kanton Basel-Stadt»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 36.2% Yes
37.4% YesNo 62.6%
14.06.2026Grossratsbeschluss vom 22. Oktober 2025 betreffend Änderung des Gesetzes über die direkten Steuern (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal BS● Accepted · 53.4% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP33.7% · strongest party
SP33.7%
GRÜNE18.5%
SVP12.6%
LPS9.9%
GLP9.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier50%
Cantonal tax multiplier50%
50%BS range 37.5%50%
Tax rank 3 of 3 in canton Basel-CityTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'659 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 3 of 3 in the canton · 959 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'363 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Bettingen 13'039 CHF · most expensive Basel 14'659 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'659 CHF(~14.7%)
BaselCanton range Basel-CitySwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Basel | Basel-City | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.3–4.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.8% | 6.9–7.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.7–9.9% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.5% | 10.1–11.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.7% | 11.2–12.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 12.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.7% | 13–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 13.9–15.6% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.3% | 14.6–16.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17% | 15.2–17% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.7% | 15.8–17.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.3% | 16.4–18.3% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.7% | 17.7–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.9% | 18.9–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.9% | 19.9–21.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 20.8–22.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.8% | 21.6–23.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.9% | 22.7–24.9% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020802 mm
11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
368 m
Mean elevation
271 m
Relief
123 m
Mean slope
2.1°
Flat share
87.6%
South-facing
2.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 123 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
545.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
713.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
121'300
546 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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff H4
33.25 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.89 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.41 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
9.74 Rp./kWh
33.25 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 33.25 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator IWB Industrielle Werke Basel
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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.95 %
Avg. rooms
2.9
Dwellings
105'190
Built before 194637.2%
Built since 20018.6%
0.95 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Head of governmentBeat Jans · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz
Websitebs.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities180'097 #1 BS · #3 CHFamilies & children17.2% #3 BS · #1795 CHAge structure18.9% #3 BS · #1460 CHWomen share50.9% #2 BS · #447 CHForeign residents40.5% #1 BS · #76 CHPopulation density7'551/km² #1 BS · #6 CHTax burden14'659 #3 BS · #959 CHTaxes50% #3 BSWarmest municipalities11.2 °C #1 BS · #34 CHSunniest municipalities42.1% #1 BS · #1113 CHRainiest municipalities802 mm #3 BS · #2048 CHVoter turnout57.5% #3 BS · #753 CHAgainst Switzerland27% #1 BS · #159 CHAligned with Switzerland73% #3 BS · #1287 CHSVP strongholds12.6% #3 BS · #2052 CHSP strongholds33.7% #1 BS · #21 CHCentre strongholds5.5% #3 BS · #1734 CHFDP strongholds6.2% #3 BS · #1765 CHGLP strongholds9% #2 BS · #431 CHGreen strongholds18.5% #1 BS · #36 CHLargest by area23.9 km² #1 BS · #400 CHHighest municipalities260 m #3 BS · #2080 CHRemotest municipalities11 min #3 BS · #2108 CHBest-connected municipalities11 min #1 BS · #3 CHHighest peaks368 m #3 BS · #2102 CHHighest-lying municipalities271 m #3 BS · #2105 CHGreatest vertical range123 m #3 BS · #1717 CHSteepest municipalities2.1° #3 BS · #1992 CHSolar potential546 GWh #1 BS · #3 CHCheapest electricity33.25 Rp./kWh #1 BS · #2005 CHMost expensive electricity33.25 Rp./kWh #1 BS · #100 CH
Postal codes (11)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Basel?
- Basel has 11 postal codes: 4001, 4031, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4054, 4055, 4056, 4057, 4058, 4059.
- What is the tax rate in Basel?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Basel is 50% (2026); canton BS levies 50%.
- How much tax do you pay in Basel?
- A single person without children pays about 14'659 CHF income tax in Basel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 3 in canton BS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Basel have?
- Basel has 180'097 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Basel?
- Basel has 72'884 foreign residents, a share of 40.47% (2025).
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