Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'049 51.5%
Men
1'927 48.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
795 20.0%
Swiss citizens
3'403 85.6%
Foreign residents
573 14.4%
Population density
1'616 pop./km²
0–19 · 795 · 20.0%20–64 · 2'167 · 54.5%65+ · 1'014 · 25.5%
Foreign residents 14.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +72 (+1.8%) · 20 births · 40 deaths · net migration +95
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 Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes
24.7% YesNo 75.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes
20.6% YesNo 79.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes
62.2% YesNo 37.8%
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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes
27.3% YesNo 72.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.0% · strongest party
SVP31.0%
SP19.9%
FDP13.9%
GLP10.4%
GRÜNE8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier169%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
169%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 129 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'853 CHF(16.9%)
Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)
PortCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Port | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.9% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.7% | 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% | 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 | 24.2% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.6% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.9% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.8% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
599 m
Mean elevation
473 m
Relief
173 m
Mean slope
6.9°
Flat share
49.4%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 173 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
23 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
30.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'100
Per inhabitant
5'782 kWh/yr
23 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
31.75 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3 Rp./kWh
31.75 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Port, Elektrizitätversorgung
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
4.16 %
Second homes
7.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'923
Built before 19463.7%
Built since 200132.3%
4.16 %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
1'095
Workplaces
183
Services share
48.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (1.1%) · Secondary 552 (50.4%) · Tertiary 531 (48.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
86 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 municipalities3'976 #60 BE · #559 CHGrowing municipalities1.8% #48 BE · #403 CHShrinking municipalities1.8% #288 BE · #1707 CHJobs per resident0.28 #231 BE · #1370 CHFamilies & children20% #135 BE · #1134 CHAge structure25.5% #91 BE · #349 CHWomen share51.5% #53 BE · #230 CHForeign residents14.4% #101 BE · #1337 CHPopulation density1'616/km² #11 BE · #105 CHTax burden16'853 #133 BE · #1784 CHTaxes169% #129 BEWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #17 BE · #310 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #312 BE · #1718 CHRainiest municipalities1'113 mm #199 BE · #1029 CHVoter turnout55.6% #127 BE · #1131 CHAgainst Switzerland3.9% #197 BE · #1448 CHAligned with Switzerland96.1% #5 BE · #14 CHSVP strongholds31% #280 BE · #1211 CHSP strongholds19.9% #64 BE · #476 CHCentre strongholds7.8% #174 BE · #1468 CHFDP strongholds13.9% #13 BE · #933 CHGLP strongholds10.4% #86 BE · #276 CHGreen strongholds8.4% #112 BE · #804 CHLargest by area2.5 km² #308 BE · #1939 CHHighest municipalities448 m #302 BE · #1549 CHSecond homes7.4% #301 BE · #1745 CHOrganic farming25% #50 BE · #435 CHBest-connected municipalities55 min #127 BE · #620 CHRemotest municipalities55 min #212 BE · #1481 CHHighest peaks599 m #248 BE · #1549 CHHighest-lying municipalities473 m #283 BE · #1573 CHGreatest vertical range173 m #212 BE · #1471 CHSteepest municipalities6.9° #200 BE · #1252 CHSolar potential23 GWh #124 BE · #908 CHSolar potential per capita5'782 kWh #320 BE · #1860 CHCheapest electricity31.75 Rp./kWh #306 BE · #1986 CHMost expensive electricity31.75 Rp./kWh #28 BE · #121 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Port?
- Port has 2 postal codes: 2560, 2562.
- What is the tax rate in Port?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Port is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Port?
- A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Port on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Port have?
- Port has 3'976 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Port?
- Port has 573 foreign residents, a share of 14.41% (2025).
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