Population · 2025

Population: ranking of municipalities

Population: Zürich comes top with 440,935 and Rebévelier comes last with 29. The median across 2,115 municipalities is 1,749.

Podium and top 100

1Zürich440,935 2Geneva211,152 3Basel180,097

#	Municipality	Canton	Population
1	Zürich	Zürich	440,935
2	Geneva	Geneva	211,152
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	180,097
4	Lausanne	Vaud	145,596
5	Bern	Bern	138,562
6	Winterthur	Zürich	120,741
7	Lucerne	Lucerne	86,699
8	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	79,487
9	Lugano	Ticino	63,691
10	Biel/Bienne	Bern	57,462
11	Bellinzona	Ticino	45,828
12	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	45,466
13	Thun	Bern	44,163
14	Köniz	Bern	43,923
15	Chur	Grisons	39,753
16	Fribourg	Fribourg	39,599
17	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	39,228
18	Vernier	Geneva	38,769
19	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	37,858
20	Sion	Valais	37,844
21	Lancy	Geneva	37,520
22	Uster	Zürich	37,031
23	Dübendorf	Zürich	33,214
24	Emmen	Lucerne	32,777
25	Zug	Zug	32,160
26	Kriens	Lucerne	30,685
27	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	30,590
28	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	28,836
29	Dietikon	Zürich	28,325
30	Meyrin	Geneva	27,380
31	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zürich	27,317
32	Bulle	Fribourg	27,276
33	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	27,201
34	Montreux	Vaud	27,182
35	Wädenswil	Zürich	26,012
36	Baar	Zug	25,519
37	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	25,444
38	Horgen	Zürich	24,641
39	Bülach	Zürich	24,590
40	Baden	Aargau	24,012
41	Nyon	Vaud	23,768
42	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	23,550
43	Aarau	Aargau	22,932
44	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	22,783
45	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	22,774
46	Martigny	Valais	22,513
47	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	22,374
48	Wettingen	Aargau	22,027
49	Kloten	Zürich	22,017
50	Renens (VD)	Vaud	21,793
51	Opfikon	Zürich	21,462
52	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	21,003
53	Regensdorf	Zürich	20,701
54	Schlieren	Zürich	20,474
55	Vevey	Vaud	20,147
56	Volketswil	Zürich	19,948
57	Adliswil	Zürich	19,904
58	Glarus Nord	Glarus	19,849
59	Pully	Vaud	19,536
60	Monthey	Valais	19,351
61	Olten	Solothurn	19,265
62	Onex	Geneva	19,101
63	Grenchen	Solothurn	18,973
64	Gossau (SG)	St. Gallen	18,943
65	Thalwil	Zürich	18,835
66	Cham	Zug	18,518
67	Ostermundigen	Bern	18,432
68	Muttenz	Basel-Landschaft	18,308
69	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	18,162
70	Sierre	Valais	18,059
71	Illnau-Effretikon	Zürich	17,973
72	Wallisellen	Zürich	17,811
73	Morges	Vaud	17,803
74	Burgdorf	Bern	17,577
75	Val-de-Ruz	Neuchâtel	17,543
76	Freienbach	Schwyz	17,100
77	Thônex	Geneva	16,940
78	Solothurn	Solothurn	16,830
79	Schwyz	Schwyz	16,735
80	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	16,667
81	Lyss	Bern	16,613
82	Steffisburg	Bern	16,599
83	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	16,595
84	Locarno	Ticino	16,463
85	Arbon	Thurgau	16,407
86	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	16,245
87	Langenthal	Bern	16,233
88	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	16,100
89	Liestal	Basel-Landschaft	16,081
90	Horw	Lucerne	15,939
91	Küsnacht (ZH)	Zürich	15,250
92	Stäfa	Zürich	15,232
93	Amriswil	Thurgau	15,225
94	Oftringen	Aargau	15,198
95	Mendrisio	Ticino	15,076
96	Meilen	Zürich	14,952
97	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	14,947
98	Ebikon	Lucerne	14,737
99	Uzwil	St. Gallen	14,676
100	Richterswil	Zürich	14,545

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Population
2101	Ferrera	Grisons	74
2101	Mauraz	Vaud	74
2103	Villarsel-sur-Marly	Fribourg	71
2104	Seehof	Bern	63
2105	Meienried	Bern	56
2106	Rongellen	Grisons	55
2107	Campo (Vallemaggia)	Ticino	47
2108	Berken	Bern	45
2109	Bosco/Gurin	Ticino	43
2110	Linescio	Ticino	42
2111	Cerentino	Ticino	39
2111	Bister	Valais	39
2113	Schelten	Bern	37
2114	Kammersrohr	Solothurn	32
2115	Rebévelier	Bern	29

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Zürich1,632,918
Bern1,076,127
Vaud863,650
Aargau743,768
St. Gallen544,040
Geneva537,084
Lucerne441,500
Valais376,113
Ticino359,783
Fribourg350,918
Basel-Landschaft303,872
Thurgau302,806
Solothurn291,583
Grisons207,400
Basel-Stadt204,157
Neuchâtel180,365
Schwyz170,072
Zug135,018
Schaffhausen90,087
Jura75,178
Appenzell Ausserrhoden57,221
Nidwalden45,664
Glarus42,451
Obwalden39,879
Uri38,581
Appenzell Innerrhoden16,890

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population”?

Zürich ranks first for “Population”, with 440,935.

What is the median for “Population”?

The median across the 2,115 ranked municipalities is 1,749.