Synopsis

The number of inhabitants in Fribourg has changed by 1.63%, to 38’660, in the last 3 years as a result of population decline.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 67’635. 33.68% of the population have a university degree, 6.49% have completed higher vocational training, 31.59% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 28.24% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. The current unemployment rate stands at 2%.

Taxes

The tax rate for the residential area is 13.85%. It varies from person to person and depends on aspects including actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Fribourg, the tax rate is 19.37% for an unmarried person without children. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 17.37%, a married couple with two children 9.45% and a couple without children 12.95%.

New construction

In the past 5 years, 855 new apartments have been created in Fribourg. Of these newly constructed apartments, 159 are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for singles. A total of 209 new 2-room apartments have additionally been constructed. In addition, 303 3-room apartments and 151 4-room apartments have been built. The available housing stock was also expanded to include 27 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the housing stock in Fribourg has changed, and there are now a total of 22’765 apartments. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 3415 properties are on the market. The total number of properties amounts to 4465 apartments with 2 rooms, 7412 apartments with 3 rooms and 5094 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 1554 5-room apartments and 825 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available in the region.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Fribourg is 0.48%. Consequently, 0.56% of the 1-room apartments, 0.47% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.56% of 3-room apartments, 0.46% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.26% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.21%; 0.12% of this figure pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rents for rental properties average 1390 CHF per month. 25% of the available rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of 1110 CHF (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to 1650 CHF (75th percentile).