What is the postal code of Worb?

Worb has 7 postal codes: 3068, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3082, 3113.

What is the tax rate in Worb?

The municipal tax multiplier of Worb is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Worb?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Worb on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Worb have?

Worb has 11'600 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Worb?

Worb has 2'388 foreign residents, a share of 20.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Worb

3068–3113

BE CANTON3068 3075 3076 3077+3 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'998 51.7%

Men

5'602 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'198 18.9%

Swiss citizens

9'212 79.4%

Foreign residents

2'388 20.6%

Population density

550 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'198 · 18.9%20–64 · 6'327 · 54.5%65+ · 3'075 · 26.5%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +5 (+0%) · 85 births · 116 deaths · net migration +38

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 Worb

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

24.8% YesNo 75.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.3%

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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

29.7% YesNo 70.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.9% · strongest party

SVP25.9%

SP20.4%

Mitte12.3%

GLP10.9%

GRÜNE9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 151 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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

100'000 CHF:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

WorbCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Worb	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'207 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

921 m

Mean elevation

660 m

Relief

366 m

Mean slope

6.4°

Flat share

49.2%

South-facing

19.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 366 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

83.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

111.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

18'500

Per inhabitant

7'172 kWh/yr

83 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 range H4

26.09–32.91 Rp./kWh

29.5 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Licht- und Kraftgenossenschaft Richigen

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Worb →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

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

0.32 %

Second homes

8.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

5'848

Built before 194622.7%

Built since 200113.4%

0.32 %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

3'857

Workplaces

680

Services share

76.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 195 (5.1%) · Secondary 704 (18.3%) · Tertiary 2'958 (76.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.5 %

Farmland

1'319 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 278/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number627

Head of governmentNiklaus Gfeller · Evangelische Volkspartei

Websiteworb.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Worb ranks

Largest municipalities11'600 #15 BE · #143 CH Growing municipalities0% #191 BE · #1385 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #144 BE · #721 CH Jobs per resident0.33 #190 BE · #1125 CH Families & children18.9% #214 BE · #1458 CH Age structure26.5% #64 BE · #264 CH Women share51.7% #42 BE · #188 CH Foreign residents20.6% #46 BE · #809 CH Population density550/km² #52 BE · #473 CH Tax burden16'886 #152 BE · #1804 CH Taxes170% #151 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #184 BE · #1450 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #119 BE · #906 CH Rainiest municipalities1'207 mm #137 BE · #679 CH Voter turnout55.9% #120 BE · #1095 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #187 BE · #1398 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #20 BE · #49 CH SVP strongholds25.9% #308 BE · #1518 CH SP strongholds20.4% #58 BE · #437 CH Centre strongholds12.3% #35 BE · #1015 CH FDP strongholds9.3% #53 BE · #1477 CH GLP strongholds10.9% #64 BE · #225 CH Green strongholds9.7% #73 BE · #607 CH Largest by area21.1 km² #72 BE · #457 CH Highest municipalities585 m #179 BE · #871 CH Second homes8.8% #262 BE · #1436 CH Organic farming15.5% #110 BE · #850 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #58 BE · #315 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #278 BE · #1794 CH Highest peaks921 m #156 BE · #800 CH Highest-lying municipalities660 m #166 BE · #855 CH Greatest vertical range366 m #145 BE · #870 CH Steepest municipalities6.4° #209 BE · #1331 CH Solar potential83 GWh #15 BE · #130 CH Solar potential per capita7'172 kWh #298 BE · #1646 CH Cheapest electricity29.5 Rp./kWh #284 BE · #1690 CH Most expensive electricity29.5 Rp./kWh #50 BE · #417 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 8

Enggistein3077 Richigen3078 Rubigen3113 Rüfenacht BE3075 Schlosswil3082 Utzigen3068 Vielbringen b. Worb3075 Worb3076

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Worb?: Worb has 7 postal codes: 3068, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3082, 3113.
What is the tax rate in Worb?: The municipal tax multiplier of Worb is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Worb?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Worb on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Worb have?: Worb has 11'600 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Worb?: Worb has 2'388 foreign residents, a share of 20.59% (2025).

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