Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
267 49.5%
Men
272 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
104 19.3%
Swiss citizens
511 94.8%
Foreign residents
28 5.2%
Population density
68 pop./km²
0–19 · 104 · 19.3%20–64 · 321 · 59.6%65+ · 114 · 21.2%
Foreign residents 5.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −16 (−2.9%) · 4 births · 7 deaths · net migration −12
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 Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes
60.8% YesNo 39.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes
76.4% YesNo 23.6%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes
19.7% YesNo 80.3%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes
32.0% YesNo 68.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes
16.2% YesNo 83.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 71.7% Yes
69.8% YesNo 30.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP62.7% · strongest party
SVP62.7%
SP8.7%
EDU8.3%
Mitte6.1%
GRÜNE5.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier186%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
186%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 264 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'405 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 263 of 334 in the canton · 1999 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:17'405 CHF(~17.4%)
WalterswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Walterswil | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.3% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.1% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.6% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.7% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.5% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.4% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.4% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.3% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.2% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.8% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.3% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.4% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.6% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.7% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'229 mm
8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
848 m
Mean elevation
737 m
Relief
224 m
Mean slope
10.1°
Flat share
18.0%
South-facing
11.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 224 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
10.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
19'332 kWh/yr
10 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 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 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 3 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
1.97 %
Second homes
12 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
254
Built before 194660.2%
Built since 200113.4%
1.97 %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
167
Workplaces
67
Services share
22.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 114 (68.3%) · Secondary 16 (9.6%) · Tertiary 37 (22.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
41
Organic share
7.3 %
Farmland
573 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 municipalities539 #258 BE · #1763 CHGrowing municipalities-2.9% #317 BE · #2046 CHShrinking municipalities-2.9% #18 BE · #63 CHJobs per resident0.31 #209 BE · #1221 CHFamilies & children19.3% #197 BE · #1361 CHAge structure21.2% #249 BE · #998 CHWomen share49.5% #247 BE · #1253 CHForeign residents5.2% #263 BE · #2001 CHPopulation density68/km² #250 BE · #1658 CHTax burden17'405 #266 BE · #2002 CHTaxes186% #264 BEWarmest municipalities8 °C #257 BE · #1703 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #230 BE · #1358 CHRainiest municipalities1'229 mm #124 BE · #632 CHVoter turnout43.6% #319 BE · #2045 CHSVP strongholds62.7% #24 BE · #35 CHSP strongholds8.7% #253 BE · #1628 CHCentre strongholds6.1% #233 BE · #1669 CHFDP strongholds1% #321 BE · #2063 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #306 BE · #1678 CHGreen strongholds5.8% #202 BE · #1375 CHLargest by area7.9 km² #176 BE · #1147 CHHighest municipalities782 m #95 BE · #455 CHSecond homes12% #167 BE · #907 CHOrganic farming7.3% #222 BE · #1406 CHBest-connected municipalities94 min #293 BE · #1624 CHRemotest municipalities94 min #47 BE · #480 CHHighest peaks848 m #173 BE · #913 CHHighest-lying municipalities737 m #141 BE · #693 CHGreatest vertical range224 m #194 BE · #1253 CHSteepest municipalities10.1° #155 BE · #916 CHSolar potential10 GWh #222 BE · #1522 CHSolar potential per capita19'332 kWh #37 BE · #212 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #205 BE · #699 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #292 BE · #1562 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Walterswil?
- Walterswil has 5 postal codes: 3463, 3464, 4938, 4942, 4943.
- What is the tax rate in Walterswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Walterswil is 186% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Walterswil?
- A single person without children pays about 17'405 CHF income tax in Walterswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Walterswil have?
- Walterswil has 539 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Walterswil?
- Walterswil has 28 foreign residents, a share of 5.19% (2025).
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