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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
518 50.0%
Men
518 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
234 22.6%
Swiss citizens
943 91.0%
Foreign residents
93 9.0%
Population density
271 pop./km²
0–19 · 234 · 22.6%20–64 · 618 · 59.7%65+ · 184 · 17.8%
Foreign residents 9.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.4%) · 10 births · 10 deaths · net migration +1
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes
28.4% YesNo 71.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes
32.0% YesNo 68.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP42.3% · strongest party
SVP42.3%
Mitte13.7%
SP12.2%
GLP10.4%
GRÜNE6.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
180%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 219 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'210 CHF(17.2%)
Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)
Wiler bei UtzenstorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeWiler bei UtzenstorfBernSwitzerland median
40'00010.1%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00012%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00013.4%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014.6%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00015.4%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00016.2%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00017.2%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00018.1%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00018.9%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00019.8%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00020.6%17.2–22%19%
150'00021.3%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00023.1%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00024.7%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00026.1%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00027.4%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00028.4%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00029.3%25.1–31.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'066 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
470 m
Mean elevation
462 m
Relief
17 m
Mean slope
0.7°
Flat share
99.8%
South-facing
0.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 17 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
15.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'400
Per inhabitant
14'730 kWh/yr
15 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
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.02 %
Second homes
9 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
488
Built before 194625.0%
Built since 200124.8%
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 · 2024
Jobs
306
Workplaces
58
Services share
24.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (16.7%) · Secondary 181 (59.2%) · Tertiary 74 (24.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
11
Organic share
18.2 %
Farmland
172 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 61 min · Car 34 min
AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 15 min
Remoteness 182/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number554
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'036 #196 BE · #1435 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #161 BE · #1170 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #175 BE · #934 CHJobs per resident0.3 #213 BE · #1271 CHFamilies & children22.6% #30 BE · #388 CHAge structure17.8% #325 BE · #1673 CHWomen share50% #189 BE · #912 CHForeign residents9% #181 BE · #1791 CHPopulation density271/km² #91 BE · #838 CHTax burden17'210 #230 BE · #1941 CHTaxes180% #219 BEWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #81 BE · #1031 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #278 BE · #1592 CHRainiest municipalities1'066 mm #238 BE · #1287 CHVoter turnout51.9% #222 BE · #1596 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #133 BE · #1156 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #62 BE · #277 CHSVP strongholds42.3% #173 BE · #533 CHSP strongholds12.2% #189 BE · #1265 CHCentre strongholds13.7% #18 BE · #915 CHFDP strongholds4.8% #210 BE · #1869 CHGLP strongholds10.4% #84 BE · #274 CHGreen strongholds6.5% #173 BE · #1204 CHLargest by area3.8 km² #270 BE · #1745 CHHighest municipalities462 m #289 BE · #1438 CHSecond homes9% #255 BE · #1401 CHOrganic farming18.2% #85 BE · #722 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #151 BE · #800 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #182 BE · #1282 CHHighest peaks470 m #326 BE · #1978 CHHighest-lying municipalities462 m #297 BE · #1646 CHGreatest vertical range17 m #328 BE · #2094 CHSteepest municipalities0.7° #330 BE · #2091 CHSolar potential15 GWh #186 BE · #1230 CHSolar potential per capita14'730 kWh #103 BE · #439 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #81 BE · #575 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #168 BE · #1438 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Wiler bei Utzenstorf?
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has 2 postal codes: 3427, 3428.
What is the tax rate in Wiler bei Utzenstorf?
The municipal tax multiplier of Wiler bei Utzenstorf is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wiler bei Utzenstorf?
A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Wiler bei Utzenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wiler bei Utzenstorf have?
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has 1'036 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wiler bei Utzenstorf?
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has 93 foreign residents, a share of 8.98% (2025).

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