Population · 1930

Inhabitants in 1930: ranking of municipalities

Inhabitants in 1930: Zürich comes top with 290,937 and Onex comes last with 687. The median across 178 municipalities is 4,926.

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1Zürich290,9372Basel148,0633Geneva124,121
#MunicipalityCantonInhabitants in 1930
1ZürichZurich290,937
2BaselBasel-Stadt148,063
3GenevaGeneva124,121
4BernBern111,783
5LausanneVaud75,915
6St. GallenSt. Gallen63,947
7WinterthurZurich53,925
8LucerneLucerne52,102
9Biel/BienneBern37,726
10La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel35,252
11NeuchâtelNeuchâtel27,739
12LuganoTicino26,290
13SchaffhausenSchaffhausen23,603
14FribourgFribourg21,557
15BellinzonaTicino18,450
16MontreuxVaud17,662
17ThunBern16,524
18ChurGrisons16,484
19SolothurnSolothurn13,734
20HerisauAppenzell Ausserrhoden13,599
21OltenSolothurn13,484
22Le LocleNeuchâtel13,405
23VeveyVaud13,036
24AarauAargau12,616
25BadenAargau12,065
26DavosGrisons11,355
27WädenswilZurich11,206
28ZugZug11,113
29RorschachSt. Gallen11,005
30KönizBern10,987
31GlarusGlarus10,860
32Glarus NordGlarus10,531
33HorgenZurich10,444
34GrenchenSolothurn10,397
35Yverdon-les-BainsVaud9,867
36BurgdorfBern9,772
37UsterZurich9,660
38SionValais9,470
39FrauenfeldThurgau8,989
40Wil (SG)St. Gallen8,908
41ArbonThurgau8,615
41KreuzlingenThurgau8,615
43WettingenAargau8,505
44AltstättenSt. Gallen8,393
45MendrisioTicino8,306
46SchwyzSchwyz8,256
47EinsiedelnSchwyz8,053
48Carouge (GE)Geneva8,035
49LangenthalBern7,957
50ThalwilZurich7,943
51Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen7,926
52EmmenLucerne7,905
53Gossau (SG)St. Gallen7,846
54KriensLucerne7,424
55AllschwilBasel-Landschaft7,157
56SteffisburgBern6,943
57Wetzikon (ZH)Zurich6,904
58BinningenBasel-Landschaft6,809
59LiestalBasel-Landschaft6,698
60AmriswilThurgau6,631
61ChiassoTicino6,625
62LocarnoTicino6,575
63DietikonZurich6,487
64RiehenBasel-Stadt6,393
64DelémontJura6,393
66Neuhausen am RheinfallSchaffhausen6,355
67BirsfeldenBasel-Landschaft6,175
68UzwilSt. Gallen6,140
69RomanshornThurgau6,095
70Küsnacht (ZH)Zurich6,084
71BaarZug5,889
72ZofingenAargau5,884
73Wohlen (AG)Aargau5,862
74BruggAargau5,778
75FlawilSt. Gallen5,761
76Rüti (ZH)Zurich5,679
76SierreValais5,679
78BulleFribourg5,630
79WillisauLucerne5,590
80MartignyValais5,497
81AdliswilZurich5,307
82SarnenObwalden5,282
83NyonVaud5,107
84PullyVaud5,075
85ArthSchwyz5,047
85MorgesVaud5,047
87SpiezBern4,992
88MuttenzBasel-Landschaft4,966
89PayerneVaud4,951
90MontheyValais4,901
91AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden4,893
92PrattelnBasel-Landschaft4,782
93StäfaZurich4,766
94MoutierBern4,704
95WeinfeldenThurgau4,699
96MünchensteinBasel-Landschaft4,625
97Buchs (SG)St. Gallen4,624
98RichterswilZurich4,602
99ArosaGrisons4,546
100WorbBern4,527

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonInhabitants in 1930
164VeyrierGeneva1,373
165RischZug1,281
166OpfikonZurich1,268
167Plan-les-OuatesGeneva1,263
168Villars-sur-GlâneFribourg1,234
169UrdorfZurich1,215
170Le Mont-sur-LausanneVaud1,190
171Le Grand-SaconnexGeneva1,153
172RümlangZurich1,116
173SpreitenbachAargau1,064
174Ecublens (VD)Vaud1,013
175GlandVaud992
176ZermattValais962
177SteinhausenZug743
178OnexGeneva687

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Inhabitants in 1930”?

Zürich ranks first for “Inhabitants in 1930”, with 290,937.

What is the median for “Inhabitants in 1930”?

The median across the 178 ranked municipalities is 4,926.