Rankings

Rankings of municipalities in Switzerland

28 rankings to compare the 2,115 municipalities in Switzerland: population, housing, economy, energy and more.

Population

PopulationNo. 1: Zürich (440,935)Population densityNo. 1: Geneva (13,263 people/km²)AreaNo. 1: Scuol (438.6 km²)Population change over 10 yearsNo. 1: Bournens (64.5%)ElevationNo. 1: Fieschertal (2,924 m)Share of people aged 65 and overNo. 1: Orselina (42.7%)

Housing

DwellingsNo. 1: Zürich (244,598)Dwellings in buildings built before 1946No. 1: Vaulion (81.5%)Dwellings in buildings built since 2001No. 1: Bellevue (63.2%)Share of single-family houses among residential buildingsNo. 1: Verzasca (94.7%)

Energy

Oil or gas heating systemsNo. 1: St. Moritz (96.7%)Heat pumps as main heatingNo. 1: Lufingen (63.4%)Wood heating systemsNo. 1: Trub (82.2%)District heatingNo. 1: Aire-la-Ville (78.6%)Photovoltaic installationsNo. 1: Winterthur (2,567)Installed photovoltaic capacity per 1,000 inhabitantsNo. 1: Liesberg (6,678 kW)Rooftop solar electricity potentialNo. 1: Zürich (1,133 GWh/year)Rooftop solar potential per inhabitantNo. 1: Montagny-près-Yverdon (40,810 kWh/inh.)

Economy

EstablishmentsNo. 1: Zürich (47,829)Entities listed in the commercial registerNo. 1: Zürich (47,114)Entities in the commercial register per 1,000 inhabitantsNo. 1: Zug (597.0)Share of limited companies (AG, GmbH) among registered entitiesNo. 1: Halten (100.0%)Share of sole proprietorships among registered entitiesNo. 1: Crémines (65.6%)

Employment

JobsNo. 1: Zürich (545,295)Jobs per 1,000 inhabitantsNo. 1: Manno (4,078)Share of jobs in servicesNo. 1: Le Grand-Saconnex (98.6%)Share of jobs in industry and constructionNo. 1: Mex (VD) (95.2%)

Society

Share of foreign nationalsNo. 1: Täsch (64.0%)