Switzerland · Canton BE
Thun
3600–3645Residents
44'163
Area
21.6 km²
Population density
2'047 pop./km²
Elevation
560 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'169 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
166%
Postal codes
8
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
23'059 52.2%
Men
21'104 47.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
7'361 16.7%
Swiss citizens
36'593 82.9%
Foreign residents
7'570 17.1%
Population density
2'047 pop./km²
0–19 · 7'361 · 16.7%20–64 · 25'345 · 57.4%65+ · 11'457 · 25.9%
Foreign residents 17.1%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
31.1% YesNo 68.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.9% YesNo 27.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP26.1% · strongest party
SVP26.1%
SP21.0%
GLP12.7%
GRÜNE11.3%
Mitte7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier166%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
166%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 123 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'756 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 122 of 334 in the canton · 1742 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:16'756 CHF(~16.8%)
ThunCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Thun | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.8% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.7% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.1% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.2% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.8% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.8% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.6% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.5% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.8% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.6% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.1% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.5% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.7% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.8% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.7% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020996 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'169 m
Mean elevation
633 m
Relief
622 m
Mean slope
5.9°
Flat share
67.6%
South-facing
12.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 622 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
260 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
338.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
57'800
260 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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff H4
29.35 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.76 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.15 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
5.1 Rp./kWh
29.35 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Energie Thun 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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.05 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
23'792
Built before 194621.7%
Built since 200114.2%
0.05 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Head of governmentRaphael Lanz · Schweizerische Volkspartei
Websitethun.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities44'163 #3 BE · #13 CHFamilies & children16.7% #290 BE · #1849 CHAge structure25.9% #80 BE · #313 CHWomen share52.2% #23 BE · #106 CHForeign residents17.1% #73 BE · #1115 CHPopulation density2'047/km² #8 BE · #70 CHTax burden16'756 #123 BE · #1743 CHTaxes166% #123 BEWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #138 BE · #1223 CHSunniest municipalities45.4% #61 BE · #609 CHRainiest municipalities996 mm #312 BE · #1635 CHVoter turnout52.1% #186 BE · #1452 CHAgainst Switzerland8% #169 BE · #1331 CHAligned with Switzerland92% #40 BE · #131 CHSVP strongholds26.1% #307 BE · #1509 CHSP strongholds21% #47 BE · #390 CHCentre strongholds7% #205 BE · #1563 CHFDP strongholds6.7% #139 BE · #1729 CHGLP strongholds12.7% #33 BE · #107 CHGreen strongholds11.3% #46 BE · #413 CHLargest by area21.6 km² #68 BE · #447 CHHighest municipalities560 m #207 BE · #966 CHRemotest municipalities39 min #299 BE · #1892 CHBest-connected municipalities39 min #38 BE · #211 CHHighest peaks1'169 m #112 BE · #630 CHHighest-lying municipalities633 m #177 BE · #921 CHGreatest vertical range622 m #93 BE · #598 CHSteepest municipalities5.9° #220 BE · #1408 CHSolar potential260 GWh #2 BE · #11 CHCheapest electricity29.35 Rp./kWh #240 BE · #1405 CHMost expensive electricity29.35 Rp./kWh #95 BE · #702 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Thun?
- Thun has 8 postal codes: 3600, 3603, 3604, 3608, 3612, 3624, 3626, 3645.
- What is the tax rate in Thun?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Thun is 166% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Thun?
- A single person without children pays about 16'756 CHF income tax in Thun on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 122 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Thun have?
- Thun has 44'163 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Thun?
- Thun has 7'570 foreign residents, a share of 17.14% (2025).
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