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Residents who lived abroad one year earlier: ranking of municipalities

Residents who lived abroad one year earlier: Zürich comes top with 13,099 and Damphreux-Lugnez comes last with 0. The median across 2,115 municipalities is 15.

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1Zürich13,099 2Geneva6,035 3Basel5,388

#	Municipality	Canton	Residents who lived abroad one year earlier
1	Zürich	Zurich	13,099
2	Geneva	Geneva	6,035
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	5,388
4	Lausanne	Vaud	4,890
5	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	2,281
6	Bern	Bern	2,258
7	Lucerne	Lucerne	1,924
8	Lugano	Ticino	1,697
9	Winterthur	Zurich	1,395
10	Montreux	Vaud	1,217
11	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	1,002
12	Dübendorf	Zurich	904
13	Biel/Bienne	Bern	836
14	Fribourg	Fribourg	787
15	Zug	Zug	705
16	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	684
17	Dietikon	Zurich	662
18	Chavannes-près-Renens	Vaud	644
19	Vernier	Geneva	623
20	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	619
21	Bulle	Fribourg	607
21	Renens (VD)	Vaud	607
23	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	603
24	Kloten	Zurich	592
25	Nyon	Vaud	574
26	Ecublens (VD)	Vaud	560
27	Crans-Montana	Valais	557
28	Sion	Valais	552
29	Uster	Zurich	510
29	Lancy	Geneva	510
31	Opfikon	Zurich	493
32	Pully	Vaud	482
33	Bellinzona	Ticino	478
34	Emmen	Lucerne	467
35	Schlieren	Zurich	462
36	Ollon	Vaud	461
36	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	461
38	Adliswil	Zurich	436
39	Chur	Grisons	433
40	Baar	Zug	412
41	Mendrisio	Ticino	411
42	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zurich	403
42	Kriens	Lucerne	403
44	Horgen	Zurich	401
45	Buchs (SG)	St. Gallen	397
46	Vevey	Vaud	395
47	Meyrin	Geneva	392
48	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	391
49	Baden	Aargau	390
50	Leysin	Vaud	378
51	Versoix	Geneva	370
52	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	359
53	Bülach	Zurich	348
53	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	348
55	Zermatt	Valais	340
56	Thun	Bern	337
57	Köniz	Bern	336
58	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	332
59	Val de Bagnes	Valais	331
60	Martigny	Valais	330
61	Regensdorf	Zurich	329
61	Epalinges	Vaud	329
63	Thalwil	Zurich	328
64	Prilly	Vaud	327
65	Wallisellen	Zurich	326
66	Rorschach	St. Gallen	325
67	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	322
68	Crissier	Vaud	321
69	Wädenswil	Zurich	317
70	Morges	Vaud	312
71	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	305
72	Thônex	Geneva	303
73	Visp	Valais	299
74	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	297
75	Olten	Solothurn	296
76	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	Schaffhausen	291
77	Küsnacht (ZH)	Zurich	290
78	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	287
79	Monthey	Valais	286
80	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	285
81	Sierre	Valais	277
82	Brig-Glis	Valais	274
83	Davos	Grisons	272
84	Locarno	Ticino	266
85	Saint-Sulpice (VD)	Vaud	265
86	Horw	Lucerne	258
87	Spreitenbach	Aargau	255
88	Bussigny	Vaud	254
89	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	253
89	Wettingen	Aargau	253
91	Zollikon	Zurich	251
92	Saanen	Bern	250
92	Cham	Zug	250
92	Port-Valais	Valais	250
95	Altstätten	St. Gallen	249
96	Onex	Geneva	244
97	Aarau	Aargau	243
98	La Tour-de-Peilz	Vaud	242
99	Grenchen	Solothurn	240
99	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	240

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton
1994	Bister	Valais
1994	Eisten	Valais
1994	Ederswiler	Jura
1994	Mervelier	Jura
1994	Mettembert	Jura
1994	Movelier	Jura
1994	Saulcy	Jura
1994	Le Bémont (JU)	Jura
1994	Les Enfers	Jura
1994	Saint-Brais	Jura
1994	Soubey	Jura
1994	Courchavon	Jura
1994	Fahy	Jura
1994	Grandfontaine	Jura
1994	Damphreux-Lugnez	Jura

Regions compared

Total for each region.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Residents who lived abroad one year earlier”?

Zürich ranks first for “Residents who lived abroad one year earlier”, with 13,099.

What is the median for “Residents who lived abroad one year earlier”?

The median across the 2,115 ranked municipalities is 15.