Economy · 2023

Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants: ranking of municipalities

Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants: Chiasso comes top with 257.1 and Thürnen comes last with 23.4. The median across 1,780 municipalities is 54.2. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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#MunicipalityCantonActive enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants
1ChiassoTicino257.1
2MannoTicino246.3
3ZugZug232.3
4FeusisbergSchwyz177.3
5Mezzovico-ViraTicino169.6
6GronoGrisons168.4
7ParadisoTicino166.4
8BaarZug162.9
9WollerauSchwyz161.6
10SatignyGeneva158.0
11FreienbachSchwyz156.3
12LuganoTicino152.0
13Montagny-près-YverdonVaud145.8
14St. MoritzGrisons145.4
15Villars-Sainte-CroixVaud145.3
16AclensVaud143.6
17BalernaTicino142.1
18Saas-FeeValais142.0
19StabioTicino139.6
20ZermattValais137.0
21SamnaunGrisons133.8
22CadempinoTicino132.3
23HünenbergZug131.5
24BioggioTicino129.7
25MuraltoTicino129.1
26ChampéryValais127.2
27MendrisioTicino127.0
28Ormont-DessusVaud126.5
29Hergiswil (NW)Nidwalden124.6
30Carouge (GE)Geneva123.8
31BregagliaGrisons123.6
32SilvaplanaGrisons123.0
33LamoneTicino118.9
34InterlakenBern117.0
35ChamZug116.5
35Val de BagnesValais116.5
37Ronco sopra AsconaTicino116.4
38LauterbrunnenBern114.5
39San VittoreGrisons114.0
40BedanoTicino113.0
41RischZug111.5
42MuzzanoTicino111.2
43GravesanoTicino110.6
44CamaGrisons110.0
45AsconaTicino109.6
46SteinhausenZug108.8
47Val MüstairGrisons108.3
48ObergomsValais107.8
49SolothurnSolothurn107.6
50MorcoteTicino107.5
51EysinsVaud106.4
52MelideTicino105.4
53LocarnoTicino105.2
53SembrancherValais105.2
55TresaTicino104.8
56LavertezzoTicino104.2
57GenevaGeneva103.5
58Sils im Engadin/SeglGrisons103.1
59CentovalliTicino102.0
60ArosaGrisons101.8
61Roveredo (GR)Grisons101.7
62AltendorfSchwyz101.4
62FlimsGrisons101.4
64AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden101.3
64EtoyVaud101.3
66StansNidwalden100.4
66PorrentruyJura100.4
68SavosaTicino100.2
68Riva San VitaleTicino100.2
70BottighofenThurgau100.1
71Vaz/ObervazGrisons99.6
72OnsernoneTicino99.5
73PaudexVaud99.0
74ScuolGrisons98.9
75BrissagoTicino98.8
75AnniviersValais98.8
77FieschValais98.7
78SalensteinThurgau98.6
79EvolèneValais98.2
80Celerina/SchlarignaGrisons97.8
81LeukerbadValais97.4
82BadenAargau97.0
83GambarognoTicino96.9
84SarnenObwalden96.7
85AarauAargau96.6
86ZürichZurich96.5
86CevioTicino96.5
88GivisiezFribourg96.4
88SchlueinGrisons96.4
90ValsotGrisons96.2
91SaanenBern95.2
92OrselinaTicino94.4
93La BrévineNeuchâtel94.3
94PontresinaGrisons93.9
94TujetschGrisons93.9
96ChampagneVaud93.5
97SamedanGrisons93.4
98Bergün FilisurGrisons93.2
99NyonVaud93.1
100MesoccoGrisons93.0

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonActive enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants
1766Chavannes-près-RenensVaud30.9
1767TörbelValais30.4
1768BrünisriedFribourg30.0
1769DietwilAargau29.8
1770BäriswilBern29.7
1771Chavannes-des-BoisVaud29.5
1772SchlierbachLucerne29.4
1773OekingenSolothurn28.8
1774BettenhausenBern28.7
1775GrindelSolothurn27.1
1776IllgauSchwyz26.8
1777HeimiswilBern26.4
1778Drei HöfeSolothurn25.6
1779NiederhünigenBern24.0
1780ThürnenBasel-Landschaft23.4

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants”?

Chiasso ranks first for “Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants”, with 257.1.

What is the median for “Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants”?

The median across the 1,780 ranked municipalities is 54.2.