Health & social care · Berne

2 925 companies in health and social care in the canton of Berne.

The commercial register lists 2 925 active companies in health and social care in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 2nd nationally for this sector (11 % of the national total). 688 of them (24 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 120 (38 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 925active companies
14registered in the past 30 days
688VAT-registered
2ndcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Health & social care in the canton of Berne: what the register shows.

Health and social work: medical practices set up as companies, clinics, laboratories, care homes and home-help services. The incorporation of practices and their grouping into medical centres feed a steady flow of new registrations, of interest to equipment suppliers, insurers and specialised fiduciaries.

This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 4 % across Switzerland. 14 companies in health and social care were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 42 over 90 days.

Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.

Market analysis

The market in health and social care in the canton of Berne, in figures

404companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 402 Mof combined share capital (1 858 capital companies)
688VAT-registered
197are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 2 925 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (28 %), Sole proprietorship (25 %). 404 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 243 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (246 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 858 companies (64 %): CHF 402 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 826 of them (44 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

688 companies (24 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 925 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 944 publish a general phone or email, 1 003 have a website verified by ciblr, and 197 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 42 new registrations, 76 changes of directors, 2 capital changes, 31 relocations of seat, 81 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003002020 : 23423420202021 : 24024020212022 : 24324320222023 : 26226220232024 : 23223220242025 : 24324320252026 : 1611612026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 01735 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
81628 %
Sole proprietorship
72825 %
Foundation
1605,5 %
Association
893 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
2 26677 %
Small companies
2398,2 %
Medium companies
34412 %
Large companies
762,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Bern
69024 %
Biel/Bienne
2378,1 %
Thun
1766 %
Langenthal
722,5 %
Burgdorf
672,3 %
Spiez
531,8 %
Lyss
441,5 %
Interlaken
431,5 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in health and social care are active in the canton of Berne?

2 925 companies in health and social care are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 11 % of the 26 089 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

688 of these companies (24 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,728 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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