Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
602 50.4%
Men
592 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
231 19.3%
Swiss citizens
1'120 93.8%
Foreign residents
74 6.2%
Population density
90 pop./km²
0–19 · 231 · 19.3%20–64 · 652 · 54.6%65+ · 311 · 26.0%
Foreign residents 6.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.3%) · 10 births · 11 deaths · net migration +6
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes
24.0% YesNo 76.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 76.9% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.9% · strongest party
SVP39.9%
SP11.8%
Mitte9.6%
GRÜNE8.9%
GLP8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier159%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
159%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 70 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'528 CHF(16.5%)
Rank 68 of 334 in the canton · 1587 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:16'528 CHF(~16.5%)
WaldCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wald | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.7% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.5% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.9% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.7% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.6% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.5% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.4% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.2% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.5% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.3% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.8% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.2% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.4% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.5% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.4% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'258 mm
7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
973 m
Mean elevation
846 m
Relief
320 m
Mean slope
8.9°
Flat share
33.2%
South-facing
13.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 320 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
20.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
27.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
17'471 kWh/yr
21 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 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
1.02 %
Second homes
11.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
590
Built before 194641.2%
Built since 200112.2%
1.02 %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
702
Workplaces
130
Services share
75.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 144 (20.5%) · Secondary 30 (4.3%) · Tertiary 528 (75.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
46
Organic share
13 %
Farmland
1'091 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 municipalities1'194 #181 BE · #1327 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #222 BE · #1577 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #113 BE · #527 CHJobs per resident0.59 #51 BE · #355 CHFamilies & children19.3% #196 BE · #1360 CHAge structure26% #75 BE · #299 CHWomen share50.4% #153 BE · #675 CHForeign residents6.2% #245 BE · #1966 CHPopulation density90/km² #224 BE · #1531 CHTax burden16'528 #74 BE · #1593 CHTaxes159% #70 BEWarmest municipalities7.8 °C #271 BE · #1740 CHSunniest municipalities44% #102 BE · #832 CHRainiest municipalities1'258 mm #100 BE · #565 CHVoter turnout56.5% #78 BE · #863 CHAgainst Switzerland17% #102 BE · #756 CHAligned with Switzerland83% #99 BE · #647 CHSVP strongholds39.9% #198 BE · #663 CHSP strongholds11.8% #196 BE · #1317 CHCentre strongholds9.6% #109 BE · #1241 CHFDP strongholds4.3% #227 BE · #1901 CHGLP strongholds8.3% #142 BE · #527 CHGreen strongholds8.9% #93 BE · #717 CHLargest by area13.3 km² #124 BE · #733 CHHighest municipalities840 m #71 BE · #373 CHSecond homes11.2% #186 BE · #1014 CHOrganic farming13% #136 BE · #1001 CHBest-connected municipalities40 min #41 BE · #230 CHRemotest municipalities40 min #296 BE · #1875 CHHighest peaks973 m #140 BE · #749 CHHighest-lying municipalities846 m #116 BE · #562 CHGreatest vertical range320 m #159 BE · #959 CHSteepest municipalities8.9° #170 BE · #1021 CHSolar potential21 GWh #137 BE · #980 CHSolar potential per capita17'471 kWh #59 BE · #283 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #181 BE · #675 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #268 BE · #1538 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wald?
- Wald has 3 postal codes: 3086, 3087, 3096.
- What is the tax rate in Wald?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wald is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wald?
- A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Wald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wald have?
- Wald has 1'194 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wald?
- Wald has 74 foreign residents, a share of 6.2% (2025).
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