Births and deaths in the canton of Bern

In the canton of Bern, 8,743 children were born alive in 2025 and 9,921 people died; births exceeded deaths by −1,178. In the week to 27 September 2026, 171 people died against 182 expected (provisional).

Births 2025

8,743

Deaths 2025

9,921

Natural increase 2025

−1,178

Deaths last week

171

expected 182 · provisional

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Births and deaths per year since 1970

Births Deaths

Per month

Births Deaths

On average over the last ten years, most deaths occur in December.

Deaths per week and expected value

Deaths Expected

Line: reported deaths; dashed: the FSO expected value; band: usual range (99%). The latest weeks are estimates and are still revised.

All communes 2025

Commune	Births	Deaths	Balance	Births per 1,000
Aarberg	36	46	−10	7.8
Aarwangen	37	37	0	7.6
Adelboden	39	35	+4	11.3
Aefligen	13	15	−2	11.3
Aegerten	32	22	+10	12.8
Aeschi bei Spiez	20	13	+7	8.5
Affoltern im Emmental	7	6	+1	5.7
Alchenstorf	4	4	0	6.3
Allmendingen	4	4	0	7.7
Amsoldingen	18	7	+11	21.2
Arch	15	12	+3	8.8
Arni (BE)	7	12	−5	7.2
Attiswil	15	13	+2	9.8
Auswil	9	5	+4	18.6
Bannwil	1	8	−7	1.5
Bargen (BE)	11	10	+1	9.9
Bäriswil	8	12	−4	7.1
Bätterkinden	23	32	−9	6.7
Beatenberg	4	23	−19	3.3
Bellmund	20	8	+12	11.1
Belp	117	107	+10	10.0
Belprahon	0	1	−1	0.0
Berken	0	1	−1	0.0
Bern	1,372	1,175	+197	9.9
Bettenhausen	6	1	+5	8.5
Biel/Bienne	524	538	−14	9.1
Biglen	14	14	0	7.5
Bleienbach	8	6	+2	10.2
Blumenstein	7	20	−13	5.4
Bolligen	42	64	−22	6.6
Boltigen	11	19	−8	8.7
Bönigen	16	27	−11	5.8
Bowil	12	6	+6	9.1
Bremgarten bei Bern	31	43	−12	6.9
Brenzikofen	3	2	+1	5.6
Brienz (BE)	22	40	−18	6.7
Brienzwiler	6	11	−5	12.0
Brügg	54	43	+11	11.5
Brüttelen	8	2	+6	12.8
Buchholterberg	15	13	+2	9.5
Büetigen	8	8	0	8.7
Bühl	4	1	+3	8.4
Büren an der Aare	27	40	−13	7.1
Burgdorf	143	181	−38	8.1
Burgistein	6	10	−4	5.6
Busswil bei Melchnau	0	3	−3	0.0
Champoz	3	0	+3	18.8
Corcelles (BE)	2	2	0	10.6
Corgémont	10	23	−13	5.6
Cormoret	2	4	−2	4.0
Cortébert	1	9	−8	1.5
Court	14	19	−5	10.1
Courtelary	9	13	−4	6.3
Crémines	3	9	−6	5.7
Därligen	1	1	0	2.4
Därstetten	8	6	+2	9.1
Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	3	0	+3	34.5
Diemtigen	17	24	−7	7.4
Diessbach bei Büren	4	5	−1	3.8
Dotzigen	11	11	0	6.9
Dürrenroth	13	8	+5	12.1
Eggiwil	13	26	−13	5.3
Epsach	4	3	+1	10.7
Eriswil	8	10	−2	5.9
Eriz	2	3	−1	4.0
Erlach	4	15	−11	2.9
Erlenbach im Simmental	15	29	−14	8.8
Ersigen	17	19	−2	8.5
Eschert	2	5	−3	5.4
Evilard	17	26	−9	6.3
Fahrni	5	6	−1	6.3
Farnern	1	2	−1	4.5
Ferenbalm	7	11	−4	5.5
Finsterhennen	7	4	+3	12.3
Forst-Längenbühl	8	6	+2	10.4
Fraubrunnen	29	44	−15	5.2
Frauenkappelen	14	13	+1	9.4
Freimettigen	2	1	+1	4.4
Frutigen	56	59	−3	7.8
Gals	6	7	−1	6.8
Gampelen	17	4	+13	16.2
Gerzensee	10	5	+5	7.6
Gondiswil	4	5	−1	5.4
Graben	3	1	+2	9.0
Grandval	4	1	+3	10.1
Grindelwald	21	40	−19	5.3
Grossaffoltern	29	31	−2	9.5
Grosshöchstetten	26	34	−8	6.2
Gsteig	7	8	−1	6.8
Gsteigwiler	6	0	+6	13.7
Guggisberg	15	12	+3	10.1
Gündlischwand	1	2	−1	2.8
Gurbrü	1	2	−1	4.0
Gurzelen	6	4	+2	6.9
Guttannen	2	3	−1	8.5
Habkern	6	4	+2	9.6
Hagneck	4	5	−1	9.0
Hasle bei Burgdorf	21	34	−13	6.2
Hasliberg	14	9	+5	12.4
Häutligen	2	1	+1	7.6
Heiligenschwendi	4	7	−3	5.5
Heimberg	59	64	−5	8.2
Heimenhausen	8	4	+4	6.7
Heimiswil	7	11	−4	4.3
Hellsau	0	4	−4	0.0
Herbligen	4	5	−1	6.4
Hermrigen	2	5	−3	6.2
Herzogenbuchsee	69	87	−18	9.1
Hilterfingen	20	55	−35	4.8
Hindelbank	18	26	−8	6.4
Höchstetten	4	7	−3	15.5
Hofstetten bei Brienz	5	4	+1	9.1
Homberg	3	4	−1	6.0
Horrenbach-Buchen	3	6	−3	13.3
Huttwil	43	64	−21	8.3
Iffwil	3	3	0	6.8
Inkwil	3	6	−3	4.5
Innertkirchen	9	7	+2	8.3
Ins	28	31	−3	7.4
Interlaken	43	66	−23	7.0
Ipsach	25	36	−11	6.5
Iseltwald	5	4	+1	12.5
Ittigen	78	113	−35	6.8
Jaberg	4	1	+3	13.4
Jegenstorf	42	43	−1	7.1
Jens	5	4	+1	7.5
Kallnach	18	9	+9	8.0
Kandergrund	4	8	−4	5.0
Kandersteg	6	13	−7	4.6
Kappelen	13	10	+3	9.2
Kaufdorf	8	8	0	7.2
Kehrsatz	37	30	+7	7.9
Kernenried	3	3	0	5.8
Kiesen	6	7	−1	6.0
Kirchberg (BE)	44	42	+2	7.4
Kirchdorf (BE)	18	15	+3	9.7
Kirchlindach	25	21	+4	7.5
Köniz	433	340	+93	9.9
Konolfingen	31	61	−30	5.7
Koppigen	19	18	+1	8.4
Krattigen	8	18	−10	7.1
Krauchthal	11	20	−9	4.7
Kriechenwil	4	8	−4	9.5
La Ferrière	4	6	−2	7.4
La Neuveville	18	30	−12	4.8
Landiswil	5	3	+2	8.0
Langenthal	126	156	−30	7.8
Langnau im Emmental	87	95	−8	9.0
Lauenen	5	10	−5	5.9
Laupen	25	25	0	7.6
Lauperswil	28	27	+1	10.3
Lauterbrunnen	10	20	−10	4.2
Leissigen	6	15	−9	5.0
Lengnau (BE)	54	46	+8	9.3
Lenk	24	10	+14	10.2
Leuzigen	10	7	+3	7.3
Ligerz	3	6	−3	5.9
Linden	10	17	−7	7.9
Lotzwil	12	24	−12	4.2
Loveresse	3	4	−1	8.2
Lüscherz	5	2	+3	8.7
Lütschental	6	2	+4	24.8
Lützelflüh	37	45	−8	8.4
Lyss	142	125	+17	8.5
Lyssach	16	14	+2	10.7
Madiswil	28	24	+4	8.3
Matten bei Interlaken	29	54	−25	6.9
Mattstetten	3	4	−1	5.1
Meienried	2	0	+2	35.7
Meikirch	21	32	−11	8.0
Meinisberg	10	15	−5	6.6
Meiringen	32	54	−22	6.7
Melchnau	10	21	−11	6.7
Merzligen	2	7	−5	4.9
Mirchel	5	7	−2	8.9
Mont-Tramelan	1	0	+1	8.8
Moosseedorf	45	29	+16	10.9
Mörigen	2	10	−8	2.3
Mühleberg	23	16	+7	7.2
Münchenbuchsee	92	87	+5	8.6
Münchenwiler	6	6	0	10.1
Münsingen	81	151	−70	6.2
Müntschemier	17	13	+4	10.1
Muri bei Bern	86	143	−57	6.2
Neuenegg	53	36	+17	9.1
Nidau	65	83	−18	9.1
Niederbipp	52	44	+8	9.1
Niederhünigen	7	7	0	9.8
Niedermuhlern	6	11	−5	11.7
Niederönz	11	19	−8	6.2
Niederried bei Interlaken	2	4	−2	5.7
Nods	4	5	−1	5.2
Oberbalm	6	10	−4	7.0
Oberbipp	20	10	+10	10.1
Oberburg	30	24	+6	10.1
Oberdiessbach	38	34	+4	10.1
Oberhofen am Thunersee	15	33	−18	5.9
Oberhünigen	1	2	−1	3.1
Oberlangenegg	6	3	+3	12.4
Oberried am Brienzersee	2	5	−3	4.1
Oberthal	6	5	+1	8.5
Oberwil bei Büren	3	5	−2	3.4
Oberwil im Simmental	10	10	0	11.9
Ochlenberg	7	4	+3	12.6
Oeschenbach	1	2	−1	4.2
Oppligen	0	6	−6	0.0
Orpund	37	25	+12	11.0
Orvin	14	12	+2	10.9
Ostermundigen	159	178	−19	8.6
Perrefitte	4	6	−2	8.2
Péry-La Heutte	17	15	+2	8.7
Petit-Val	9	4	+5	19.4
Pieterlen	63	33	+30	12.0
Plateau de Diesse	12	11	+1	5.3
Pohlern	2	3	−1	8.3
Port	20	40	−20	5.0
Radelfingen	11	14	−3	8.7
Rapperswil (BE)	23	17	+6	8.3
Rebévelier	0	1	−1	0.0
Reconvilier	20	40	−20	8.1
Reichenbach im Kandertal	32	47	−15	8.3
Reisiswil	2	0	+2	10.9
Renan (BE)	2	11	−9	2.1
Reutigen	14	10	+4	10.1
Riggisberg	26	32	−6	8.4
Ringgenberg (BE)	17	25	−8	6.4
Roches (BE)	1	0	+1	4.9
Roggwil (BE)	29	37	−8	6.4
Rohrbach	12	24	−12	7.7
Rohrbachgraben	3	4	−1	8.0
Romont (BE)	2	4	−2	8.4
Röthenbach im Emmental	10	8	+2	8.2
Rubigen	18	18	0	6.3
Rüderswil	19	23	−4	7.9
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh	13	26	−13	5.2
Rüeggisberg	18	25	−7	10.3
Rüegsau	31	43	−12	9.5
Rumendingen	2	0	+2	20.2
Rumisberg	3	4	−1	6.0
Rüschegg	9	14	−5	5.2
Rüti bei Büren	7	9	−2	8.0
Rüti bei Lyssach	1	3	−2	6.5
Rütschelen	4	2	+2	6.7
Saanen	51	56	−5	7.3
Safnern	14	17	−3	6.8
Saicourt	4	7	−3	6.1
Saint-Imier	43	75	−32	8.4
Sauge	8	9	−1	9.7
Saules (BE)	1	3	−2	6.6
Saxeten	1	0	+1	10.9
Schangnau	3	8	−5	3.3
Schattenhalb	4	4	0	6.9
Schelten	1	0	+1	27.0
Scheuren	4	4	0	7.4
Schüpfen	32	27	+5	8.5
Schwadernau	3	8	−5	4.3
Schwanden bei Brienz	5	9	−4	7.4
Schwarzenburg	50	70	−20	7.4
Schwarzhäusern	5	3	+2	9.5
Seeberg	10	13	−3	6.4
Seedorf (BE)	24	25	−1	7.3
Seehof	0	1	−1	0.0
Seftigen	17	24	−7	7.8
Signau	21	29	−8	7.8
Sigriswil	28	76	−48	5.7
Siselen	2	7	−5	3.1
Sonceboz-Sombeval	13	18	−5	6.9
Sonvilier	12	8	+4	9.8
Sorvilier	4	2	+2	12.9
Spiez	83	134	−51	6.2
St. Stephan	12	18	−6	9.1
Steffisburg	144	162	−18	8.7
Stettlen	24	30	−6	7.0
Stocken-Höfen	6	6	0	5.9
Studen (BE)	22	23	−1	6.1
Sumiswald	42	57	−15	8.0
Sutz-Lattrigen	5	12	−7	3.5
Täuffelen	19	32	−13	6.2
Tavannes	35	32	+3	10.1
Teuffenthal (BE)	1	2	−1	6.4
Thierachern	24	21	+3	9.3
Thörigen	10	12	−2	8.5
Thun	337	452	−115	7.6
Thunstetten	28	44	−16	7.7
Thurnen	18	17	+1	8.7
Toffen	20	20	0	7.4
Trachselwald	10	7	+3	10.8
Tramelan	29	62	−33	6.2
Treiten	1	5	−4	2.3
Trub	11	9	+2	8.6
Trubschachen	10	21	−11	6.5
Tschugg	1	6	−5	2.1
Twann-Tüscherz	7	8	−1	5.6
Uebeschi	6	5	+1	8.6
Uetendorf	37	62	−25	6.1
Unterlangenegg	12	10	+2	11.2
Unterseen	34	52	−18	5.9
Ursenbach	5	5	0	5.5
Urtenen-Schönbühl	57	48	+9	8.6
Uttigen	21	17	+4	9.7
Utzenstorf	29	38	−9	6.4
Valbirse	24	41	−17	5.9
Vechigen	43	51	−8	7.1
Villeret	3	13	−10	3.2
Vinelz	7	8	−1	7.7
Wachseldorn	2	2	0	8.6
Wald (BE)	10	11	−1	8.4
Walkringen	12	23	−11	6.6
Walliswil bei Niederbipp	0	1	−1	0.0
Walliswil bei Wangen	9	6	+3	14.7
Walperswil	9	6	+3	8.7
Walterswil (BE)	4	7	−3	7.4
Wangen an der Aare	28	20	+8	9.4
Wattenwil	18	21	−3	5.6
Wengi	10	7	+3	15.6
Wichtrach	35	41	−6	7.8
Wiedlisbach	23	19	+4	8.7
Wiggiswil	0	1	−1	0.0
Wilderswil	18	31	−13	6.5
Wiler bei Utzenstorf	10	10	0	9.7
Wileroltigen	1	2	−1	2.7
Willadingen	1	1	0	5.1
Wimmis	20	29	−9	7.3
Wohlen bei Bern	51	98	−47	5.5
Worb	85	116	−31	7.3
Worben	20	23	−3	7.5
Wynau	17	16	+1	10.0
Wynigen	9	21	−12	4.3
Wyssachen	11	11	0	9.8
Zäziwil	17	16	+1	10.2
Zielebach	0	3	−3	0.0
Zollikofen	108	98	+10	9.1
Zuzwil (BE)	4	3	+1	7.3
Zweisimmen	19	40	−21	6.2

Frequently asked questions

How many children were born in the canton of Bern in 2025?

8,743 live births (FSO).

How many people died in the canton of Bern in 2025?

9,921 deaths (FSO).

In which month do most people die?

On average over the last ten years in December, because of flu and the winter months.

Where do the figures come from?

From the Federal Statistical Office: vital statistics (BEVNAT) and mortality monitoring. Only figures are published, no information on individuals.

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Sources: FSO, vital statistics (BEVNAT), demographic balance, mortality monitoring. bfs.admin.ch · Key figures for every hospital (beds, cases, staff): FOPH (in German)

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