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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
215 48.6%
Men
227 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
86 19.5%
Swiss citizens
405 91.6%
Foreign residents
37 8.4%
Population density
87 pop./km²
0–19 · 86 · 19.5%20–64 · 260 · 58.8%65+ · 96 · 21.7%
Foreign residents 8.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−0.7%) · 3 births · 3 deaths · net migration −2
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 Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes
24.7% YesNo 75.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes
29.2% YesNo 70.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
52.1% YesNo 47.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
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
27.6% YesNo 72.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP36.9% · strongest party
SVP36.9%
GLP12.0%
Mitte11.7%
SP10.8%
GRÜNE9.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
110%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 6 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'937 CHF(14.9%)
Rank 5 of 334 in the canton · 989 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'937 CHF(~14.9%)
IffwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeIffwilBernSwitzerland median
40'0008.7%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00010.3%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00011.6%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00012.6%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00013.3%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00014%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00014.9%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00015.7%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00016.5%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00017.3%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00018%17.2–22%19%
150'00018.7%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00020.3%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00021.8%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00023.1%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00024.3%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00025.2%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00026.1%25.1–31.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'041 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
606 m
Mean elevation
574 m
Relief
70 m
Mean slope
3°
Flat share
88.0%
South-facing
2.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 70 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
6.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'400
Per inhabitant
14'389 kWh/yr
6 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
28.98 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
28.98 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
9.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
207
Built before 194654.1%
Built since 20015.8%
0 %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 · 2024
Jobs
179
Workplaces
41
Services share
55.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 65 (36.3%) · Secondary 14 (7.8%) · Tertiary 100 (55.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
12
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
324 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 45 min · Car 29 min
AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 270/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number541
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities442 #281 BE · #1857 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #254 BE · #1709 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #81 BE · #398 CHJobs per resident0.4 #133 BE · #838 CHFamilies & children19.5% #171 BE · #1292 CHAge structure21.7% #234 BE · #906 CHWomen share48.6% #294 BE · #1668 CHForeign residents8.4% #196 BE · #1834 CHPopulation density87/km² #230 BE · #1553 CHTax burden14'937 #6 BE · #990 CHTaxes110% #6 BEWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #128 BE · #1213 CHSunniest municipalities41.8% #177 BE · #1160 CHRainiest municipalities1'041 mm #271 BE · #1429 CHVoter turnout58.7% #60 BE · #728 CHSVP strongholds36.9% #234 BE · #844 CHSP strongholds10.8% #219 BE · #1427 CHCentre strongholds11.7% #46 BE · #1054 CHFDP strongholds6.2% #152 BE · #1763 CHGLP strongholds12% #42 BE · #148 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #76 BE · #614 CHLargest by area5.1 km² #231 BE · #1529 CHHighest municipalities567 m #199 BE · #938 CHSecond homes9.7% #230 BE · #1267 CHOrganic farming8.3% #212 BE · #1334 CHBest-connected municipalities45 min #63 BE · #335 CHRemotest municipalities45 min #270 BE · #1758 CHHighest peaks606 m #236 BE · #1515 CHHighest-lying municipalities574 m #210 BE · #1114 CHGreatest vertical range70 m #300 BE · #1966 CHSteepest municipalities3° #297 BE · #1898 CHSolar potential6 GWh #277 BE · #1811 CHSolar potential per capita14'389 kWh #114 BE · #486 CHCheapest electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #271 BE · #1628 CHMost expensive electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #66 BE · #481 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Iffwil?
The postal code of Iffwil is 3305.
What is the tax rate in Iffwil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Iffwil is 110% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Iffwil?
A single person without children pays about 14'937 CHF income tax in Iffwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Iffwil have?
Iffwil has 442 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Iffwil?
Iffwil has 37 foreign residents, a share of 8.37% (2025).

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