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Living in Thun

In Thun, unemployment is 1.4% (2022).

For Thun, the foreign population was 7,478 at the end of 2024. Thun had a population of 44,125 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population44,125people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent16.9EUR/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)
Unemployment rate1.4%country median 2.3% — 39% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime9,416incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 18% belowOfficial source · Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025

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

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 Thun.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Thun 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 S14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)16.9 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)5Official · regional context

Is Thun 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%
Student36%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 25–47%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Thun?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Thun is 1.4%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,310 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch21Official
Unemployment rate1.4 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Thun?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,310 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,972of €6,113 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.€6,113
Rent, 60 m²€16.90/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− €1,014
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€4,972
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Thun Salary needed to live in Thun

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Thun. 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 Thun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Thun?

Police recorded about 9,416 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 20253

Recorded crime across major citiesThun highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Thun 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 residents9,416 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Nearest airportBRN3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Distance to nearest airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Thun. 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 Thun.

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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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.8 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 4.1 · May 8.3 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10 · Oct 6 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.2 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 71.6 · Feb 66.6 · Mar 72.7 · Apr 82.5 · May 122 · Jun 126.9 · Jul 145.8 · Aug 145.8 · Sep 93.9 · Oct 79.9 · Nov 79.9 · Dec 90.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.7 · Feb 82.4 · Mar 128.5 · Apr 163.7 · May 182.8 · Jun 199.9 · Jul 222.9 · Aug 199.1 · Sep 152 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 67.8 · Dec 56.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.7 °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

How many people live in Thun?

The published population was 44,125 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents458.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area21.56 km²2013Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2013, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents144 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents7,478 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents144 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density2,047 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=2013; area observed_at=2013).2Official
Population44,125 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source15Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents36,647 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Thun

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 - total171100.0%
Abroad16797.7%
In Switzerland42.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total44,163100.0%
In Switzerland34,29377.7%
Abroad9,87022.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total44,163100.0%
Switzerland36,59382.9%
Germany1,2582.8%
Italy7261.6%
Kosovo5961.3%
Portugal5651.3%
Ukraine4391.0%
North Macedonia3470.8%
Syria2850.6%
Afghanistan2550.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sri Lanka1890.4%
Spain1870.4%
Austria1720.4%
Türkiye1680.4%
Ireland1470.3%
Serbia1370.3%
Croatia1200.3%
Hungary1180.3%
Eritrea1160.3%
Poland1080.2%
Romania980.2%
Slovakia960.2%
Netherlands950.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina770.2%
Czechia700.2%
France670.2%
Brazil660.1%
United Kingdom600.1%
Somalia590.1%
Bulgaria560.1%
Thailand550.1%
United States520.1%
China400.1%
India380.1%
Iraq350.1%
Greece340.1%
Sweden320.1%
Russia320.1%
Philippines320.1%
Iran300.1%
Slovenia260.1%
Tunisia200.0%
Dominican Republic200.0%
Belgium190.0%
Lithuania180.0%
Stateless160.0%
Ethiopia160.0%
Morocco160.0%
Bangladesh160.0%
Latvia150.0%
Japan150.0%
Finland140.0%
Yemen140.0%
Colombia120.0%
Vietnam120.0%
Kenya110.0%
Nigeria110.0%
Malaysia110.0%
Australia110.0%
Egypt100.0%
Canada100.0%
Mexico90.0%
South Korea90.0%
Kazakhstan90.0%
Montenegro80.0%
No indication70.0%
Moldova70.0%
Luxembourg60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Peru60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Liechtenstein50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Albania40.0%
Denmark40.0%
Iceland40.0%
Estonia40.0%
Chile40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Venezuela40.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Singapore40.0%
New Zealand40.0%
Samoa40.0%
Norway30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Cabo Verde30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)20.0%
Burkina Faso20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Togo20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Myanmar20.0%
Israel20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Liberia10.0%
São Tomé and Príncipe10.0%
South Sudan10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Antigua and Barbuda10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age46.1 years31 Dec 2025Permanent and non permanent resident population by Year, Canton / District / Commune, Population type, Domicile 1 year ago, Sex and Age9Official

Alternatives for people set on Thun

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.

Steffisburg as a Thun alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,023 Steffisburg vs 9,416 Thun−57%
  • Residents: 16,581 Steffisburg vs 44,125 Thun−62%
  • Unemployment: 1.2% Steffisburg vs 1.4% Thun−14%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Steffisburg vs 20.0 km Thun−10%
  • Rent: €16.90/m² Steffisburg vs €16.90/m² Thunsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Steffisburg vs €7,310 Thunsame level
Full comparisonMore about Steffisburg

Zürich as a Thun alternative in the same country

97 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 436,551 Zürich vs 44,125 Thun+889%
  • Rent: €26.18/m² (2026) Zürich vs €16.90/m² (2024) Thunno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,613 Zürich vs 9,416 Thunno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Zürich vs 20.0 km Thun−50%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Zürich vs €7,310 Thun+8%
Full comparisonMore about Zürich

Cities near Thun

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Köniz43,508 residentsBellinzona45,305 residentsNeuchâtel45,309 residentsChur39,177 residentsFribourg39,151 residentsSchaffhausen38,964 residents

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Thun in rankings

#3 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland #13 of 30 in Largest cities in Switzerland #18 of 30 in Cities with the lowest published unemployment

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Thun 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; Thun'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 many people live in Thun?

The published population was 44,125 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Thun?

Police recorded about 9,416 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Gemeinden — Auszug aus der polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Thun?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Thun?

The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Thun?

7,478 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Thun a good place to live?

Thun 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 Thun?

Steffisburg, Heimberg, Uetendorf, Spiez, Münsingen are near Thun. 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 Thun?

The official country of birth distribution records 171 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). Thun, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 834672c619226dfa11608ae601722587]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/thun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Thun, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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