Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
23'279 51.2%
Men
22'187 48.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
8'382 18.4%
Swiss citizens
30'484 67.1%
Foreign residents
14'982 33.0%
Population density
1'506 pop./km²
0–19 · 8'382 · 18.4%20–64 · 28'745 · 63.2%65+ · 8'339 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 33.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +157 (+0.4%) · 396 births · 406 deaths · net migration +199
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% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
14.06.2026Décret du 17 février 2026 modifiant la Constitution de la République et Canton de Neuchâtel (Cst. NE) (Pour la reconnaissance des aînées et des aînés dans la Constitution)Cantonal NE● Accepted · 82.6% Yes
83.1% YesNo 16.9%
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% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
28.5% YesNo 71.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP27.0% · strongest party
SP27.0%
GRÜNE20.2%
FDP18.4%
SVP12.0%
PdA/Sol.10.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
65%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 3 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
18'071 CHF(18.1%)
Rank 3 of 24 in the canton · 2082 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 18'937 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest La Grande Béroche 17'898 CHF · most expensive Les Verrières 19'283 CHF
100'000 CHF:18'071 CHF(~18.1%)
NeuchâtelCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.1% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.7% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.6% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 16.1% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 17% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 18.1% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 19.1% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.9% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.7% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.5% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.3% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.1% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.7% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.2% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.2% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.8% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.3% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'176 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'179 m
Mean elevation
711 m
Relief
753 m
Mean slope
10.8°
Flat share
23.0%
South-facing
54.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 753 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
185.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
270.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
41'300
Per inhabitant
4'088 kWh/yr
186 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 range H4
28.08–29.23 Rp./kWh
28.66 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Groupe E SA · Viteos SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300699 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Neuchâtel493 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Neuchâtel (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.04 %
Second homes
14.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
26'191
Built before 194636.8%
Built since 200111.1%
1.04 %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
36'749
Workplaces
4'564
Services share
84.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (0.3%) · Secondary 5'557 (15.1%) · Tertiary 31'080 (84.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
769 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 · CC0BFS municipality number6458
Websiteneuchatelville.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities45'466 #1 NE · #12 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #12 NE · #1209 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #13 NE · #906 CHJobs per resident0.81 #3 NE · #157 CHFamilies & children18.4% #23 NE · #1606 CHAge structure18.3% #21 NE · #1600 CHWomen share51.2% #5 NE · #330 CHForeign residents33% #2 NE · #201 CHPopulation density1'506/km² #1 NE · #120 CHTax burden18'071 #3 NE · #2082 CHTaxes65% #3 NEWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #7 NE · #1011 CHSunniest municipalities43.3% #12 NE · #976 CHRainiest municipalities1'176 mm #17 NE · #752 CHVoter turnout48.5% #18 NE · #1894 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #2 NE · #183 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #16 NE · #1299 CHSVP strongholds12% #24 NE · #2074 CHSP strongholds27% #2 NE · #113 CHCentre strongholds2.1% #13 NE · #2045 CHFDP strongholds18.4% #20 NE · #563 CHGLP strongholds8% #5 NE · #596 CHGreen strongholds20.2% #2 NE · #19 CHLargest by area30.2 km² #7 NE · #313 CHHighest municipalities444 m #22 NE · #1586 CHSecond homes14.1% #14 NE · #658 CHOrganic farming27.3% #7 NE · #396 CHBest-connected municipalities64 min #1 NE · #922 CHRemotest municipalities64 min #24 NE · #1215 CHHighest peaks1'179 m #19 NE · #623 CHHighest-lying municipalities711 m #18 NE · #736 CHGreatest vertical range753 m #7 NE · #526 CHSteepest municipalities10.8° #9 NE · #868 CHSolar potential186 GWh #2 NE · #20 CHSolar potential per capita4'088 kWh #24 NE · #2044 CHCheapest electricity28.66 Rp./kWh #16 NE · #1539 CHMost expensive electricity28.66 Rp./kWh #9 NE · #568 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Neuchâtel?
- Neuchâtel has 8 postal codes: 2000, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2042, 2067, 2068.
- What is the tax rate in Neuchâtel?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Neuchâtel is 65% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Neuchâtel?
- A single person without children pays about 18'071 CHF income tax in Neuchâtel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Neuchâtel have?
- Neuchâtel has 45'466 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Neuchâtel?
- Neuchâtel has 14'982 foreign residents, a share of 32.95% (2025).
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