Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
535 47.5%
Men
592 52.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
227 20.1%
Swiss citizens
984 87.3%
Foreign residents
143 12.7%
Population density
127 pop./km²
0–19 · 227 · 20.1%20–64 · 657 · 58.3%65+ · 243 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−0.6%) · 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
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 Bezirk Sissach: 25.0% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 29.1% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes
45.2% YesNo 54.8%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.4% · strongest party
SVP46.4%
SP16.7%
GRÜNE10.1%
FDP8.6%
GLP7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier58%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
58%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 25 of 86 in canton Basel-LandschaftTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'082 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 25 of 86 in the canton · 1309 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)
BuusCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Buus | Basel-Landschaft | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5.7–6.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.5% | 7.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.5% | 9.7–11.4% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.2% | 11.3–13.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 12.6–14.7% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.8% | 13.7–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.1% | 14.9–17.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.3% | 16–18.6% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.3% | 17–19.7% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 17.9–20.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.2% | 18.7–21.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21% | 19.5–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.9% | 21.3–24.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.4% | 22.8–26.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.8% | 24.1–27.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27% | 25.3–28.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28% | 26.3–29.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.9% | 27.1–30.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'002 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
761 m
Mean elevation
552 m
Relief
365 m
Mean slope
11.8°
Flat share
17.1%
South-facing
12.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 365 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
11.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'600
Per inhabitant
10'257 kWh/yr
12 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
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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 300635 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 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 Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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
0.57 %
Second homes
9.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
524
Built before 194637.0%
Built since 200121.6%
0.57 %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
219
Workplaces
81
Services share
41.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 88 (40.2%) · Secondary 40 (18.3%) · Tertiary 91 (41.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
25
Organic share
8 %
Farmland
528 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 municipalities1'127 #48 BL · #1369 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #73 BL · #1694 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #14 BL · #415 CHJobs per resident0.19 #67 BL · #1824 CHFamilies & children20.1% #28 BL · #1113 CHAge structure21.6% #65 BL · #929 CHWomen share47.5% #81 BL · #1949 CHForeign residents12.7% #63 BL · #1477 CHPopulation density127/km² #66 BL · #1332 CHTax burden16'082 #27 BL · #1311 CHTaxes58% #25 BLWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #49 BL · #602 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #80 BL · #1610 CHRainiest municipalities1'002 mm #49 BL · #1609 CHVoter turnout51.9% #55 BL · #1605 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #12 BL · #614 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #38 BL · #825 CHSVP strongholds46.4% #14 BL · #342 CHSP strongholds16.7% #66 BL · #769 CHCentre strongholds6.8% #62 BL · #1595 CHFDP strongholds8.6% #69 BL · #1542 CHGLP strongholds7% #29 BL · #754 CHGreen strongholds10.1% #34 BL · #564 CHLargest by area8.9 km² #17 BL · #1058 CHHighest municipalities449 m #50 BL · #1542 CHSecond homes9.7% #53 BL · #1263 CHOrganic farming8% #52 BL · #1365 CHBest-connected municipalities53 min #63 BL · #562 CHRemotest municipalities53 min #20 BL · #1545 CHHighest peaks761 m #26 BL · #1058 CHHighest-lying municipalities552 m #32 BL · #1210 CHGreatest vertical range365 m #29 BL · #874 CHSteepest municipalities11.8° #50 BL · #787 CHSolar potential12 GWh #39 BL · #1441 CHSolar potential per capita10'257 kWh #22 BL · #1027 CHCheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #25 BL · #748 CHMost expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #42 BL · #1340 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Buus?
- Buus has 2 postal codes: 4462, 4463.
- What is the tax rate in Buus?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Buus is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Buus?
- A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Buus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Buus have?
- Buus has 1'127 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Buus?
- Buus has 143 foreign residents, a share of 12.69% (2025).
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