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Naters is in Switzerland; its population was 10,674 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 2,024 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1018 sources

Population10,674people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.96EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Recorded crime1,492incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 87% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Naters?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Naters.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Naters recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB6Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.96 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)2Official · regional context

Is Naters a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker74%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 64–84%
Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–83%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–64%
Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–78%
Retirement64%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–76%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €957 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 15.96 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

19% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,024 of 10,674 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,346 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official

What does a salary buy in Naters?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,346 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,060of €6,144 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€15.96/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €957
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,060
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Naters Salary needed to live in Naters

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Naters. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Naters. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNaters highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Naters highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,492 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 20255Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportSIR3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official
Distance to nearest airport52 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Naters. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Naters.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 17 · May 21.3 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 3.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.9 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4.5 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.7 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 4.2 · Dec -0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.6 · Feb 38.8 · Mar 43.1 · Apr 40.4 · May 56.5 · Jun 43.8 · Jul 47.2 · Aug 49.7 · Sep 36.3 · Oct 51.6 · Nov 61.3 · Dec 65.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents496.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS9Official
City area147.4 km²2014Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².1Official
Foreign non-permanent residents104 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20244Official
Foreign residents2,024 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.7Official
Non-permanent residents104 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20244Official
Population density72.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2014; area observed_at=2014).1Official
Population10,674 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source11Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20244Official
Swiss permanent residents8,650 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20244Official

International community in Naters

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total101100.0%
Abroad101100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total10,791100.0%
In Switzerland8,40077.8%
Abroad2,39122.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total10,791100.0%
Switzerland8,64480.1%
Italy3673.4%
Germany3193.0%
Portugal2612.4%
North Macedonia1431.3%
Croatia1341.2%
Kosovo1010.9%
Afghanistan680.6%
Serbia660.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland600.6%
Ukraine530.5%
Spain490.5%
Slovakia480.4%
Hungary400.4%
Romania330.3%
Bulgaria300.3%
Austria290.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.2%
Türkiye210.2%
China190.2%
India190.2%
Ireland180.2%
Netherlands180.2%
Syria180.2%
Czechia160.1%
Iraq150.1%
Iran130.1%
Greece120.1%
Slovenia100.1%
France90.1%
Russia90.1%
Eritrea90.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
No indication70.1%
United States60.1%
Philippines60.1%
Montenegro50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Finland40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Japan40.0%
Vietnam40.0%
Armenia40.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Palestine30.0%
Belgium20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Somalia20.0%
Bolivia20.0%
Malaysia20.0%
Denmark10.0%
Iceland10.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Peru10.0%
Sri Lanka10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Singapore10.0%
Australia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Alternatives for people set on Naters

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Biel/Bienne as a Naters alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 107 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 10,674 Naters+433%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €15.96/m² (2024) Natersno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 1,492 Natersno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 31.0 km Biel/Bienne vs 52.0 km Naters−40%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €7,346 Naterssame level
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Naters

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Naters, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Crissier10,676 residentsVal-de-Travers10,691 residentsMünchenbuchsee10,696 residentsFlawil10,632 residentsEstavayer10,623 residentsWald (ZH)10,620 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Naters under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Naters's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Naters?

Average net cold rent is 15.96 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,117 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Naters?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Naters?

Police recorded 1,492 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025.

How many people live in Naters?

The published population is 10,674 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Naters?

2,024 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Naters a good place to live?

Naters may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Naters?

Visp is near Naters. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Naters?

The official country of birth distribution records 101 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Naters, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 242522f9663fe8d2c702e1e9914199a9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/naters/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Naters, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {242522f9663fe8d2c702e1e9914199a9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/naters/},
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}
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Sources

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  1. Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
  2. Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
  3. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
  5. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025 polizeiwallis.ch · checked 2026-10-09
  6. Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  7. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
  8. Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
  9. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  10. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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  1. Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  6. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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