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

Worb

3068–3113

BE CANTON3068 3075 3076 3077+3 PLZ

Residents

11'600

Area

21.1 km²

Population density

550 pop./km²

Elevation

585 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

921 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Worb

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

29.7% YesNo 70.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

28.2–32.64 Rp./kWh

30.42 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.32 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentNiklaus Gfeller · Evangelische Volkspartei

Websiteworb.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'600 #15 BE · #143 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 turnout54.9% #111 BE · #1082 CH Against Switzerland6% #187 BE · #1399 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #20 BE · #49 CH SVP strongholds25.9% #308 BE · #1515 CH SP strongholds20.4% #58 BE · #435 CH Centre strongholds12.3% #35 BE · #1010 CH FDP strongholds9.3% #53 BE · #1473 CH GLP strongholds10.9% #64 BE · #225 CH Green strongholds9.7% #73 BE · #604 CH Largest by area21.1 km² #72 BE · #457 CH Highest municipalities585 m #179 BE · #870 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #278 BE · #1794 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #58 BE · #315 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 Cheapest electricity30.42 Rp./kWh #259 BE · #1742 CH Most expensive electricity30.42 Rp./kWh #76 BE · #365 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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