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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
541 48.1%
Men
583 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
177 15.7%
Swiss citizens
949 84.4%
Foreign residents
175 15.6%
Population density
90 pop./km²
0–19 · 177 · 15.7%20–64 · 634 · 56.4%65+ · 313 · 27.8%
Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +19 (+1.7%) · 10 births · 14 deaths · net migration +21
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 34.8% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 42.7% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 42.6% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 35.9% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 54.2% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 55.9% Yes
68.4% YesNo 31.6%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 48.9% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 53.5% Yes
68.9% YesNo 31.1%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufen: 46.3% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP46.4% · strongest party
SVP46.4%
Mitte19.1%
SP12.7%
FDP9.1%
GRÜNE5.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier61%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
61%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 53 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'355 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 51 of 86 in the canton · 1473 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'355 CHF(~16.4%)
LiesbergCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLiesbergBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.3%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.6%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.7%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.4%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.8%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00015%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.5%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.6%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019.5%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00020.5%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00021.3%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00023.2%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.8%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00026.2%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00027.4%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00028.4%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00029.3%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020993 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
822 m
Mean elevation
556 m
Relief
455 m
Mean slope
18.2°
Flat share
8.7%
South-facing
41.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 455 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
17.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'800
Per inhabitant
15'285 kWh/yr
17 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
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.48 %
Second homes
17 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
629
Built before 194635.0%
Built since 200110.8%
0.48 %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
748
Workplaces
68
Services share
22.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (4.1%) · Secondary 546 (73.0%) · Tertiary 171 (22.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
11
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
394 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 56 min · Car 42 min
AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 15/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2788
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'124 #49 BL · #1375 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #18 BL · #439 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #69 BL · #1670 CHJobs per resident0.67 #8 BL · #244 CHFamilies & children15.7% #81 BL · #1933 CHAge structure27.8% #10 BL · #183 CHWomen share48.1% #77 BL · #1845 CHForeign residents15.6% #47 BL · #1232 CHPopulation density90/km² #75 BL · #1533 CHTax burden16'355 #53 BL · #1481 CHTaxes61% #53 BLWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #72 BL · #887 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #63 BL · #1451 CHRainiest municipalities993 mm #55 BL · #1654 CHVoter turnout51.9% #54 BL · #1604 CHAgainst Switzerland27.7% #2 BL · #112 CHAligned with Switzerland72.3% #47 BL · #1342 CHSVP strongholds46.4% #13 BL · #341 CHSP strongholds12.7% #76 BL · #1200 CHCentre strongholds19.1% #5 BL · #581 CHFDP strongholds9.1% #65 BL · #1494 CHGLP strongholds4.7% #68 BL · #1265 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #78 BL · #1347 CHLargest by area12.5 km² #4 BL · #770 CHHighest municipalities521 m #25 BL · #1119 CHSecond homes17% #3 BL · #443 CHOrganic farming27.3% #22 BL · #390 CHBest-connected municipalities56 min #72 BL · #652 CHRemotest municipalities56 min #15 BL · #1454 CHHighest peaks822 m #18 BL · #950 CHHighest-lying municipalities556 m #29 BL · #1186 CHGreatest vertical range455 m #13 BL · #741 CHSteepest municipalities18.2° #7 BL · #448 CHSolar potential17 GWh #25 BL · #1138 CHSolar potential per capita15'285 kWh #3 BL · #393 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #80 BL · #1947 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #20 BL · #199 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Liesberg?
Liesberg has 2 postal codes: 4253, 4254.
What is the tax rate in Liesberg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Liesberg is 61% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Liesberg?
A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Liesberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 51 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Liesberg have?
Liesberg has 1'124 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Liesberg?
Liesberg has 175 foreign residents, a share of 15.57% (2025).

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