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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
15'599 51.0%
Men
14'991 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
6'628 21.7%
Swiss citizens
18'511 60.5%
Foreign residents
12'079 39.5%
Population density
2'037 pop./km²
0–19 · 6'628 · 21.7%20–64 · 18'315 · 59.9%65+ · 5'647 · 18.5%
Foreign residents 39.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +298 (+1%) · 290 births · 249 deaths · net migration +243
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.6%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
69.5% YesNo 30.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP31.2% · strongest party
SP31.2%
FDP19.5%
SVP17.0%
GRÜNE13.5%
PdA/Sol.6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier75%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
75%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 240 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'488 CHF(16.5%)
Rank 224 of 300 in the canton · 1560 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'488 CHF(~16.5%)
Yverdon-les-BainsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeYverdon-les-BainsVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.4%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.6%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.6%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.4%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.5%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.4%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.4%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.3%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.9%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.7%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.2%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.6%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.9%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.9%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020865 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
571 m
Mean elevation
444 m
Relief
142 m
Mean slope
2.6°
Flat share
85.1%
South-facing
2.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 142 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
165.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
216.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
36'800
Per inhabitant
5'416 kWh/yr
166 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
31.95 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.82 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.34 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.92 Rp./kWh
31.95 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Service des Energies, Commune d'Yverdon-les-Bains
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 300663 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 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 Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (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
0.44 %
Second homes
10 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
15'616
Built before 194620.1%
Built since 200119.9%
0.44 %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
21'410
Workplaces
2'379
Services share
83 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 275 (1.3%) · Secondary 3'357 (15.7%) · Tertiary 17'778 (83.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
12
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
608 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 55 min · Car 31 min
AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 9 min
Remoteness 142/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5938
Head of governmentDaniel von Siebenthal · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities30'590 #2 VD · #27 CHGrowing municipalities1% #117 VD · #818 CHShrinking municipalities1% #186 VD · #1298 CHJobs per resident0.7 #36 VD · #229 CHFamilies & children21.7% #199 VD · #618 CHAge structure18.5% #129 VD · #1558 CHWomen share51% #98 VD · #412 CHForeign residents39.5% #21 VD · #85 CHPopulation density2'037/km² #10 VD · #73 CHTax burden16'488 #237 VD · #1573 CHTaxes75% #240 VDWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #72 VD · #205 CHSunniest municipalities43.5% #273 VD · #938 CHRainiest municipalities865 mm #290 VD · #2000 CHVoter turnout48.7% #291 VD · #1883 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #25 VD · #500 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #126 VD · #990 CHSVP strongholds17% #257 VD · #1917 CHSP strongholds31.2% #12 VD · #32 CHCentre strongholds3.7% #235 VD · #1946 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #221 VD · #498 CHGLP strongholds4.6% #236 VD · #1294 CHGreen strongholds13.5% #79 VD · #223 CHLargest by area15 km² #60 VD · #649 CHHighest municipalities435 m #259 VD · #1669 CHSecond homes10% #162 VD · #1211 CHOrganic farming16.7% #104 VD · #814 CHBest-connected municipalities55 min #165 VD · #639 CHRemotest municipalities55 min #142 VD · #1500 CHHighest peaks571 m #225 VD · #1646 CHHighest-lying municipalities444 m #257 VD · #1760 CHGreatest vertical range142 m #185 VD · #1633 CHSteepest municipalities2.6° #257 VD · #1948 CHSolar potential166 GWh #2 VD · #24 CHSolar potential per capita5'416 kWh #282 VD · #1918 CHCheapest electricity31.95 Rp./kWh #287 VD · #1994 CHMost expensive electricity31.95 Rp./kWh #14 VD · #113 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Yverdon-les-Bains?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 2 postal codes: 1400, 1432.
What is the tax rate in Yverdon-les-Bains?
The municipal tax multiplier of Yverdon-les-Bains is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Yverdon-les-Bains?
A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Yverdon-les-Bains on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Yverdon-les-Bains have?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 30'590 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Yverdon-les-Bains?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 12'079 foreign residents, a share of 39.49% (2025).

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