What is the postal code of Riehen?

Riehen has 2 postal codes: 4058, 4125.

What is the tax rate in Riehen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Riehen is 40% (2026); canton BS levies 50%.

How much tax do you pay in Riehen?

A single person without children pays about 13'363 CHF income tax in Riehen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton BS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Riehen have?

Riehen has 22'774 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Riehen?

Riehen has 6'809 foreign residents, a share of 29.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BS

Riehen

4058–4125

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

11'948 52.5%

Men

10'826 47.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'967 21.8%

Swiss citizens

15'965 70.1%

Foreign residents

6'809 29.9%

Population density

2'095 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'967 · 21.8%20–64 · 12'014 · 52.8%65+ · 5'793 · 25.4%

Foreign residents 29.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +240 (+1.1%) · 156 births · 242 deaths · net migration +339

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

Vote results for Riehen

BFS

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

27.09.2026Kantonale Initiative «Für die Einrichtung eines Sammlungszentrums im Rundhofgebäude der Messe Basel (Sammlungszentrum-Volksinitiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 13.2% Yes

10.4% YesNo 89.6%

27.09.2026Kantonale Initiative «JA zur Durchsetzung von Recht und Ordnung – NEIN zum Chaotentum (Anti-Chaoten-Initiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 35.7% Yes

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Stichfrage zu Initiative und GegenvorschlagCantonal BS● Rejected · 28.9% Yes

24.7% YesNo 75.3%

14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag des Grossen Rates vom 7. Januar 2026Cantonal BS● Accepted · 67.8% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

14.06.2026Kantonale Initiative «Für die Wiederherstellung und Wiederaufforstung der ehemaligen Klybeckinsel (Klybeckinsel-Volksinitiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 38.2% Yes

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

14.06.2026Grossratsbeschluss vom 7. Januar 2026 betreffend Finanzierung der weiteren Arbeit im Zusammenhang mit dem Herzstück und dem Bahnknoten BaselCantonal BS● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP22.6% · strongest party

SP22.6%

SVP19.7%

LPS13.7%

FDP10.0%

GLP10.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier40%

Cantonal tax multiplier50%

40%BS range 37.5%50%

Tax rank 2 of 3 in canton Basel-City

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'363 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 2 of 3 in the canton · 653 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'363 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Bettingen 13'039 CHF · most expensive Basel 14'659 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'363 CHF(~13.4%)

RiehenCanton range Basel-CitySwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Riehen	Basel-City	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	4.3–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	7%	6.9–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9%	8.7–9.9%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	10.1–11.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	11.2–12.7%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	12.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	13–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	13.9–15.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	14.6–16.3%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	15.2–17%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	15.8–17.7%	19%
150'000	16.8%	16.4–18.3%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	17.7–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	18.9–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	19.9–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	20.8–22.8%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	21.6–23.8%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	22.7–24.9%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020813 mm

11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

486 m

Mean elevation

312 m

Relief

232 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

58.9%

South-facing

5.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 232 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

81.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

110.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

18'200

Per inhabitant

3'592 kWh/yr

82 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

33.42 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

10.09 Rp./kWh

33.42 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 33.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator IWB Industrielle Werke Basel

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 · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300704 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-City523 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Riehen →Canton Basel-City →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Basel-City (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.72 %

Second homes

6.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

10'897

Built before 194614.2%

Built since 200113.8%

0.72 %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

5'407

Workplaces

1'085

Services share

89.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (0.6%) · Secondary 527 (9.7%) · Tertiary 4'846 (89.6%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

232 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 27 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 2/3 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2703

Head of governmentWilli Fischer

Websiteriehen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Riehen ranks

Largest municipalities22'774 #2 BS · #45 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #2 BS · #751 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #2 BS · #1358 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #3 BS · #1578 CH Families & children21.8% #1 BS · #589 CH Age structure25.4% #2 BS · #360 CH Women share52.5% #1 BS · #75 CH Foreign residents29.9% #2 BS · #312 CH Population density2'095/km² #2 BS · #63 CH Tax burden13'363 #2 BS · #653 CH Taxes40% #2 BS Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #2 BS · #35 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #2 BS · #1146 CH Rainiest municipalities813 mm #2 BS · #2044 CH Voter turnout63.6% #2 BS · #282 CH Against Switzerland11.8% #2 BS · #1118 CH Aligned with Switzerland88.2% #2 BS · #342 CH SVP strongholds19.7% #1 BS · #1798 CH SP strongholds22.6% #2 BS · #290 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #1 BS · #1429 CH FDP strongholds10% #2 BS · #1394 CH GLP strongholds10% #1 BS · #316 CH Green strongholds8.4% #2 BS · #807 CH Largest by area10.9 km² #2 BS · #902 CH Highest municipalities295 m #2 BS · #2060 CH Second homes6.9% #3 BS · #1843 CH Organic farming25% #2 BS · #451 CH Best-connected municipalities27 min #2 BS · #62 CH Remotest municipalities27 min #2 BS · #2047 CH Highest peaks486 m #2 BS · #1928 CH Highest-lying municipalities312 m #2 BS · #2095 CH Greatest vertical range232 m #1 BS · #1217 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #2 BS · #1548 CH Solar potential82 GWh #2 BS · #135 CH Solar potential per capita3'592 kWh #2 BS · #2071 CH Cheapest electricity33.42 Rp./kWh #3 BS · #2038 CH Most expensive electricity33.42 Rp./kWh #3 BS · #71 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Basel4001 4031 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059 Riehen4125

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Riehen?: Riehen has 2 postal codes: 4058, 4125.
What is the tax rate in Riehen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Riehen is 40% (2026); canton BS levies 50%.
How much tax do you pay in Riehen?: A single person without children pays about 13'363 CHF income tax in Riehen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton BS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Riehen have?: Riehen has 22'774 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Riehen?: Riehen has 6'809 foreign residents, a share of 29.9% (2025).

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