What is the postal code of Worben?

The postal code of Worben is 3252.

What is the tax rate in Worben?

The municipal tax multiplier of Worben is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Worben?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Worben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Worben have?

Worben has 2'678 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Worben?

Worben has 374 foreign residents, a share of 13.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Worben

3252

BE CANTON3252

Residents

2'678

Area

2.8 km²

Population density

970 pop./km²

Elevation

438 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'408 52.6%

Men

1'270 47.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

533 19.9%

Swiss citizens

2'304 86.0%

Foreign residents

374 14.0%

Population density

970 pop./km²

0–19 · 533 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'459 · 54.5%65+ · 686 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 14.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Worben

BFS

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

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

71.1% YesNo 28.9%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

12.1% YesNo 88.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.2% · strongest party

SVP37.2%

SP19.7%

Mitte12.9%

GLP7.9%

FDP5.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 220 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

100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

WorbenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Worben	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'038 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

525 m

Mean elevation

437 m

Relief

92 m

Mean slope

1.1°

Flat share

96.5%

South-facing

3.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 92 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

22 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'900

22 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 H4

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.75 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'258

Built before 19469.6%

Built since 200129.3%

1.75 %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 42 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 290/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteworben.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'678 #102 BE · #799 CH Families & children19.9% #143 BE · #1174 CH Age structure25.6% #87 BE · #337 CH Women share52.6% #12 BE · #62 CH Foreign residents14% #107 BE · #1366 CH Population density970/km² #22 BE · #234 CH Tax burden17'210 #231 BE · #1942 CH Taxes180% #220 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #38 BE · #490 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #283 BE · #1597 CH Rainiest municipalities1'038 mm #278 BE · #1447 CH Voter turnout51% #214 BE · #1595 CH Against Switzerland11% #136 BE · #1160 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #65 BE · #280 CH SVP strongholds37.2% #232 BE · #823 CH SP strongholds19.7% #65 BE · #483 CH Centre strongholds12.9% #27 BE · #962 CH FDP strongholds5.9% #166 BE · #1789 CH GLP strongholds7.9% #157 BE · #600 CH Green strongholds5.7% #205 BE · #1394 CH Largest by area2.8 km² #299 BE · #1899 CH Highest municipalities438 m #317 BE · #1630 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #290 BE · #1828 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #46 BE · #270 CH Highest peaks525 m #299 BE · #1799 CH Highest-lying municipalities437 m #328 BE · #1812 CH Greatest vertical range92 m #282 BE · #1866 CH Steepest municipalities1.1° #325 BE · #2070 CH Solar potential22 GWh #129 BE · #946 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #152 BE · #912 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #239 BE · #1244 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3252

Worben

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Worben3252

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Worben?: The postal code of Worben is 3252.
What is the tax rate in Worben?: The municipal tax multiplier of Worben is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Worben?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Worben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Worben have?: Worben has 2'678 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Worben?: Worben has 374 foreign residents, a share of 13.97% (2025).

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