Overview

The number of residents in Lausanne has changed by 2.82% over the past 3 years, to 144’160 inhabitants.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 73’600 per year. 31.03% of the population have an SEK II qualification, and 6.51% have a higher vocational education qualification. 37.38% are university graduates and 25.08% of residents are currently in compulsory schooling. The unemployment rate is 2.66%.

Taxes

The area has an overall rate of taxation of 14.31%. The actual percentage of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on aspects including current income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. In Lausanne, the tax rate for childless, single individuals is 20.27%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.65%, a married couple with two children 9.31% and a couple with no children 13.13%.

New builds

Over the last 5 years, 2732 new apartments have been created in Lausanne. Of these new builds, 431 are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. A total of 656 new 2-room apartments have also been constructed. For families trying to find new living space, the 963 apartments and the 563 4-room apartments are particularly attractive. 97 apartments with 5 rooms and 22 apartments with 6 or more rooms have been added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to a further expansion of the housing stock, and there are now 81’645 apartments in Lausanne. The overall number of 1-room apartments amounts to 12’473. Additionally, there are 22’140 apartments with 2 rooms, 26’233 apartments with 3 rooms and 13’419 apartments with 4 rooms. In total, there are 4793 5-room apartments and 2587 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The 0.55% of apartments in Lausanne are vacant. Consequently, 0.73% of the 1-room apartments, 0.48% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.58% of all 3-room apartments, 0.45% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.51% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.53%; of that figure, 0.59% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1665 per month. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equivalent to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1330. Monthly rents are less than CHF 2090 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.