Wahlen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Wahlen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.42 square kilometers (2.09 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 11.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Lion rampant Or queued fourchy holding in the front paws a Crozier Argent.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,197 or 96.5%), with French being second most common (9 or 0.7%) and Italian language being third (8 or 0.6%).

[8] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 3 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 4 people.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Wahlen is; 80 children or 5.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 223 teenagers or 16.5% are between 7 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.27% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 429 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 42.6%.

[7] There were 633 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 25.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 9.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 9.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 3.2% were in the information industry, 3 or 9.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 22.6% were in education.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 863 or 69.6% were Roman Catholic, while 187 or 15.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.