Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
8'384 50.5%
Men
8'229 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'365 20.3%
Swiss citizens
12'928 77.8%
Foreign residents
3'685 22.2%
Population density
1'120 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'365 · 20.3%20–64 · 9'829 · 59.2%65+ · 3'419 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +55 (+0.3%) · 142 births · 125 deaths · net migration +38
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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes
22.9% YesNo 77.1%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes
54.1% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes
45.2% YesNo 54.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.3%
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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP27.7% · strongest party
SVP27.7%
SP20.4%
Mitte11.8%
FDP11.3%
GLP9.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier170%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
170%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 147 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'886 CHF(16.9%)
Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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
100'000 CHF:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)
LyssCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lyss | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.9% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.8% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.2% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.3% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.1% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.9% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.7% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.6% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.4% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.2% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.9% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.7% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.7% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.9% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'022 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
544 m
Mean elevation
468 m
Relief
111 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
73.5%
South-facing
6.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 111 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
120.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
154.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
26'900
Per inhabitant
7'277 kWh/yr
121 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
32.9 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.08 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
32.9 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Evolon 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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
2.23 %
Second homes
7.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
8'298
Built before 194611.5%
Built since 200129.0%
2.23 %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
8'794
Workplaces
921
Services share
64.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 88 (1.0%) · Secondary 3'070 (34.9%) · Tertiary 5'636 (64.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
368 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 municipalities16'613 #7 BE · #81 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #165 BE · #1216 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #170 BE · #891 CHJobs per resident0.53 #67 BE · #461 CHFamilies & children20.3% #116 BE · #1025 CHAge structure20.6% #267 BE · #1114 CHWomen share50.5% #134 BE · #614 CHForeign residents22.2% #36 BE · #700 CHPopulation density1'120/km² #19 BE · #188 CHTax burden16'886 #145 BE · #1797 CHTaxes170% #147 BEWarmest municipalities10 °C #30 BE · #482 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #264 BE · #1548 CHRainiest municipalities1'022 mm #301 BE · #1528 CHVoter turnout50% #260 BE · #1774 CHAgainst Switzerland4.9% #191 BE · #1429 CHAligned with Switzerland95.1% #6 BE · #21 CHSVP strongholds27.7% #299 BE · #1414 CHSP strongholds20.4% #54 BE · #433 CHCentre strongholds11.8% #43 BE · #1045 CHFDP strongholds11.3% #27 BE · #1228 CHGLP strongholds9.9% #98 BE · #328 CHGreen strongholds7% #153 BE · #1095 CHLargest by area14.8 km² #106 BE · #654 CHHighest municipalities473 m #276 BE · #1360 CHSecond homes7.9% #288 BE · #1656 CHOrganic farming0% #255 BE · #1625 CHBest-connected municipalities43 min #48 BE · #289 CHRemotest municipalities43 min #281 BE · #1809 CHHighest peaks544 m #290 BE · #1739 CHHighest-lying municipalities468 m #289 BE · #1609 CHGreatest vertical range111 m #269 BE · #1776 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #277 BE · #1794 CHSolar potential121 GWh #8 BE · #51 CHSolar potential per capita7'277 kWh #295 BE · #1623 CHCheapest electricity32.9 Rp./kWh #318 BE · #2022 CHMost expensive electricity32.9 Rp./kWh #18 BE · #87 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lyss?
- Lyss has 3 postal codes: 2557, 3250, 3292.
- What is the tax rate in Lyss?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lyss is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lyss?
- A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Lyss on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lyss have?
- Lyss has 16'613 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lyss?
- Lyss has 3'685 foreign residents, a share of 22.18% (2025).
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