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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'578 49.6%
Men
1'606 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
573 18.0%
Swiss citizens
2'749 86.3%
Foreign residents
435 13.7%
Population density
121 pop./km²
0–19 · 573 · 18.0%20–64 · 1'894 · 59.5%65+ · 717 · 22.5%
Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +87 (+2.8%) · 23 births · 16 deaths · net migration +66
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
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes
28.3% YesNo 71.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
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
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP41.7% · strongest party
SVP41.7%
SP12.8%
Mitte11.5%
GLP9.5%
FDP8.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
140%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 23 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'911 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 20 of 334 in the canton · 1235 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:15'911 CHF(~15.9%)
MühlebergCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeMühlebergBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.3%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00011%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012.4%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00013.4%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00014.2%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00015%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00015.9%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00016.7%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00017.6%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00018.3%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00019.1%17.2–22%19%
150'00019.8%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00021.5%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00023%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00024.4%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00025.6%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00026.6%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00027.5%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 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020976 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
713 m
Mean elevation
571 m
Relief
252 m
Mean slope
7.4°
Flat share
48.2%
South-facing
12.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 252 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
48.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
61.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'700
Per inhabitant
15'135 kWh/yr
48 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 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
1.01 %
Second homes
9.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'577
Built before 194637.8%
Built since 200113.6%
1.01 %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
1'268
Workplaces
218
Services share
43.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 198 (15.6%) · Secondary 524 (41.3%) · Tertiary 546 (43.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
58
Organic share
8.6 %
Farmland
1'458 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 44 min · Car 22 min
AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 279/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number668
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'184 #84 BE · #690 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #19 BE · #178 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #317 BE · #1932 CHJobs per resident0.4 #136 BE · #841 CHFamilies & children18% #255 BE · #1661 CHAge structure22.5% #207 BE · #764 CHWomen share49.6% #230 BE · #1179 CHForeign residents13.7% #110 BE · #1393 CHPopulation density121/km² #185 BE · #1357 CHTax burden15'911 #21 BE · #1236 CHTaxes140% #23 BEWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #149 BE · #1291 CHSunniest municipalities42.3% #158 BE · #1073 CHRainiest municipalities976 mm #325 BE · #1729 CHVoter turnout58% #73 BE · #817 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #127 BE · #983 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #77 BE · #439 CHSVP strongholds41.7% #183 BE · #579 CHSP strongholds12.8% #177 BE · #1184 CHCentre strongholds11.5% #52 BE · #1066 CHFDP strongholds8.6% #72 BE · #1538 CHGLP strongholds9.5% #112 BE · #374 CHGreen strongholds5.8% #199 BE · #1372 CHLargest by area26.3 km² #47 BE · #343 CHHighest municipalities639 m #153 BE · #719 CHSecond homes9.8% #227 BE · #1239 CHOrganic farming8.6% #210 BE · #1329 CHBest-connected municipalities44 min #59 BE · #316 CHRemotest municipalities44 min #279 BE · #1795 CHHighest peaks713 m #211 BE · #1173 CHHighest-lying municipalities571 m #213 BE · #1128 CHGreatest vertical range252 m #181 BE · #1134 CHSteepest municipalities7.4° #192 BE · #1176 CHSolar potential48 GWh #42 BE · #351 CHSolar potential per capita15'135 kWh #95 BE · #414 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #116 BE · #610 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #203 BE · #1473 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Mühleberg?
Mühleberg has 4 postal codes: 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205.
What is the tax rate in Mühleberg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Mühleberg is 140% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Mühleberg?
A single person without children pays about 15'911 CHF income tax in Mühleberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mühleberg have?
Mühleberg has 3'184 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mühleberg?
Mühleberg has 435 foreign residents, a share of 13.66% (2025).

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