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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
5'871 51.1%
Men
5'611 48.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'258 19.7%
Swiss citizens
8'146 71.0%
Foreign residents
3'336 29.1%
Population density
2'727 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'258 · 19.7%20–64 · 6'529 · 56.9%65+ · 2'695 · 23.5%
Foreign residents 29.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −64 (−0.6%) · 78 births · 113 deaths · net migration −14
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
28.1% YesNo 71.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes
20.5% YesNo 79.5%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
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
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
32.6% YesNo 67.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
29.4% YesNo 70.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP22.9% · strongest party
SVP22.9%
SP20.7%
GLP13.6%
Mitte11.2%
FDP11.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier133%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
133%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 13 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'684 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 13 of 334 in the canton · 1151 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:15'684 CHF(~15.7%)
IttigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeIttigenBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.2%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00010.9%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012.2%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00013.2%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00014%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00014.7%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00015.7%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00016.5%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00017.3%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00018.1%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00018.8%17.2–22%19%
150'00019.5%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00021.2%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00022.7%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00024.1%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00025.3%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00026.3%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00027.2%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 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'052 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
687 m
Mean elevation
554 m
Relief
200 m
Mean slope
5.9°
Flat share
55.5%
South-facing
18.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 200 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
58.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
79.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'000
Per inhabitant
5'095 kWh/yr
59 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
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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300682 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 1 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
0.56 %
Second homes
10.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
6'028
Built before 19464.3%
Built since 200111.7%
0.56 %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
13'180
Workplaces
650
Services share
94.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (0.4%) · Secondary 650 (4.9%) · Tertiary 12'477 (94.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
124 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 26 min · Car 14 min
AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 326/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number362
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities11'482 #16 BE · #144 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #242 BE · #1664 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #93 BE · #444 CHJobs per resident1.15 #9 BE · #68 CHFamilies & children19.7% #153 BE · #1236 CHAge structure23.5% #157 BE · #573 CHWomen share51.1% #74 BE · #338 CHForeign residents29.1% #13 BE · #345 CHPopulation density2'727/km² #3 BE · #35 CHTax burden15'684 #13 BE · #1151 CHTaxes133% #13 BEWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #93 BE · #1111 CHSunniest municipalities43.3% #125 BE · #962 CHRainiest municipalities1'052 mm #257 BE · #1368 CHVoter turnout54.7% #148 BE · #1259 CHAgainst Switzerland6.9% #170 BE · #1359 CHAligned with Switzerland93.1% #24 BE · #85 CHSVP strongholds22.9% #315 BE · #1664 CHSP strongholds20.7% #52 BE · #413 CHCentre strongholds11.2% #57 BE · #1091 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #30 BE · #1243 CHGLP strongholds13.6% #20 BE · #68 CHGreen strongholds10% #68 BE · #575 CHLargest by area4.2 km² #256 BE · #1671 CHHighest municipalities552 m #211 BE · #989 CHSecond homes10.2% #214 BE · #1158 CHOrganic farming0% #264 BE · #1634 CHBest-connected municipalities26 min #11 BE · #52 CHRemotest municipalities26 min #326 BE · #2054 CHHighest peaks687 m #215 BE · #1247 CHHighest-lying municipalities554 m #226 BE · #1200 CHGreatest vertical range200 m #202 BE · #1365 CHSteepest municipalities5.9° #218 BE · #1406 CHSolar potential59 GWh #29 BE · #253 CHSolar potential per capita5'095 kWh #324 BE · #1962 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #51 BE · #545 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #138 BE · #1408 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Ittigen?
Ittigen has 2 postal codes: 3048, 3063.
What is the tax rate in Ittigen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ittigen is 133% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Ittigen?
A single person without children pays about 15'684 CHF income tax in Ittigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ittigen have?
Ittigen has 11'482 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ittigen?
Ittigen has 3'336 foreign residents, a share of 29.05% (2025).

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