Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
7'199 51.6%
Men
6'741 48.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'671 19.2%
Swiss citizens
11'190 80.3%
Foreign residents
2'750 19.7%
Population density
1'827 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'671 · 19.2%20–64 · 7'412 · 53.2%65+ · 3'857 · 27.7%
Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +228 (+1.7%) · 86 births · 143 deaths · net migration +289
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
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes
16.6% YesNo 83.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.5%
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
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
28.5% YesNo 71.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP20.7% · strongest party
FDP20.7%
SP20.2%
SVP17.5%
GLP15.5%
GRÜNE10.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier114%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
114%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 8 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'067 CHF(15.1%)
Rank 8 of 334 in the canton · 1014 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:15'067 CHF(~15.1%)
Muri bei BernCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Muri bei Bern | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8.8% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.4% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.7% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.7% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.4% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.1% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.8% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.7% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.4% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.1% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.8% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.5% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.9% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.3% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.4% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.4% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.3% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'054 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
730 m
Mean elevation
577 m
Relief
225 m
Mean slope
5.8°
Flat share
61.1%
South-facing
20.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 225 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
71.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
88.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
15'800
Per inhabitant
5'113 kWh/yr
71 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
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.89 %
Second homes
12.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
6'958
Built before 194617.5%
Built since 200115.7%
0.89 %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
11'535
Workplaces
1'063
Services share
84.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 16 (0.1%) · Secondary 1'799 (15.6%) · Tertiary 9'720 (84.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
91 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 municipalities13'940 #10 BE · #107 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #59 BE · #460 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #275 BE · #1640 CHJobs per resident0.83 #19 BE · #143 CHFamilies & children19.2% #198 BE · #1377 CHAge structure27.7% #42 BE · #187 CHWomen share51.6% #47 BE · #204 CHForeign residents19.7% #54 BE · #886 CHPopulation density1'827/km² #10 BE · #92 CHTax burden15'067 #8 BE · #1014 CHTaxes114% #8 BEWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #119 BE · #1204 CHSunniest municipalities43.9% #103 BE · #851 CHRainiest municipalities1'054 mm #253 BE · #1355 CHVoter turnout63.6% #13 BE · #279 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #140 BE · #1207 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #53 BE · #218 CHSVP strongholds17.5% #323 BE · #1901 CHSP strongholds20.2% #60 BE · #454 CHCentre strongholds8.8% #136 BE · #1332 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #1 BE · #405 CHGLP strongholds15.5% #4 BE · #19 CHGreen strongholds10.1% #66 BE · #556 CHLargest by area7.6 km² #180 BE · #1185 CHHighest municipalities558 m #209 BE · #976 CHSecond homes12.1% #164 BE · #892 CHOrganic farming0% #261 BE · #1631 CHBest-connected municipalities24 min #5 BE · #42 CHRemotest municipalities24 min #330 BE · #2069 CHHighest peaks730 m #204 BE · #1124 CHHighest-lying municipalities577 m #208 BE · #1104 CHGreatest vertical range225 m #193 BE · #1246 CHSteepest municipalities5.8° #223 BE · #1420 CHSolar potential71 GWh #21 BE · #177 CHSolar potential per capita5'113 kWh #323 BE · #1959 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #45 BE · #539 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #132 BE · #1402 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Muri bei Bern?
- Muri bei Bern has 3 postal codes: 3073, 3074, 3076.
- What is the tax rate in Muri bei Bern?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Muri bei Bern is 114% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Muri bei Bern?
- A single person without children pays about 15'067 CHF income tax in Muri bei Bern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Muri bei Bern have?
- Muri bei Bern has 13'940 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Muri bei Bern?
- Muri bei Bern has 2'750 foreign residents, a share of 19.73% (2025).
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