How is population density calculated?

Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP) divided by the official municipal area in km² from swisstopo swissBOUNDARIES3D, including lakes and unproductive land.

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National ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The most densely populated municipalities of Switzerland (2023)

Geneva (GE) is the most densely populated municipality of Switzerland: 11'292 residents per km² (2023). It is followed by Massagno (9'022/km²) and Carouge (8'263/km²). Sources: BFS, swisstopo.

Top 100

BFS + swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Canton	Density	Residents
1	Geneva	GE	11'292	206'635
2	Massagno	TI	9'022	6'676
3	Carouge	GE	8'263	22'311
4	Lancy	GE	7'595	36'229
5	Basel	BS	7'393	176'329
6	Chêne-Bourg	GE	7'383	9'450
7	Renens	VD	7'257	21'408
8	Onex	GE	6'721	18'886
9	Prilly	VD	5'644	12'417
10	Chavannes-près-Renens	VD	5'643	9'311
11	Rorschach	SG	5'561	9'955
12	Vernier	GE	4'871	37'460
13	Zurich	ZH	4'723	433'989
14	Nidau	BE	4'653	7'072
15	Thônex	GE	4'369	16'690
16	Fribourg	FR	4'161	38'660
17	Birsfelden	BL	4'119	10'338
18	Opfikon	ZH	3'856	21'553
19	Kilchberg	ZH	3'658	9'438
20	Binningen	BL	3'512	15'664
21	Thalwil	ZH	3'369	18'561
22	Chêne-Bougeries	GE	3'352	13'876
23	Muralto	TI	3'234	2'587
24	Oberengstringen	ZH	3'168	6'812
25	Gerlafingen	SO	3'132	5'794
26	Schlieren	ZH	3'123	20'581
27	Ostermundigen	BE	3'053	18'195
28	Savosa	TI	3'034	2'245
29	Dietikon	ZH	3'019	28'201
30	Le Grand-Saconnex	GE	2'924	12'806
31	Reinach	BL	2'906	20'258
32	Ittigen	BE	2'769	11'628
33	Wallisellen	ZH	2'745	17'625
34	Geroldswil	ZH	2'726	5'261
35	Meyrin	GE	2'704	26'882
36	Solothurn	SO	2'684	16'855
37	Bern	BE	2'654	136'988
38	Biel/Bienne	BE	2'637	55'932
39	Arbon	TG	2'620	15'853
40	Adliswil	ZH	2'536	19'707
41	Sorengo	TI	2'516	2'139
42	Allschwil	BL	2'487	22'110
43	Widnau	SG	2'450	10'337
44	Männedorf	ZH	2'446	11'666
45	Vevey	VD	2'350	20'139
46	Bottmingen	BL	2'339	6'995
47	Greifensee	ZH	2'335	5'394
48	Ecublens	VD	2'329	13'320
49	Bremgarten bei Bern	BE	2'323	4'414
50	Dübendorf	ZH	2'313	31'506
51	Lucerne	LU	2'286	85'534
52	Villars-sur-Glâne	FR	2'271	12'444
53	Bussigny	VD	2'209	10'624
54	Paradiso	TI	2'196	4'832
55	Lachen	SZ	2'179	9'458
56	Epalinges	VD	2'170	9'919
57	Rüschlikon	ZH	2'142	6'275
58	Lausanne	VD	2'132	144'160
59	Zollikofen	BE	2'129	11'477
60	Vacallo	TI	2'112	3'463
61	Plan-les-Ouates	GE	2'089	12'221
62	Cadempino	TI	2'079	1'580
63	Riehen	BS	2'061	22'408
64	Goldach	SG	2'057	9'709
65	Steinhausen	ZG	2'051	10'338
66	Zuchwil	SO	2'041	9'452
67	Ipsach	BE	2'039	3'875
68	Thun	BE	2'035	43'905
69	Wettingen	AG	2'026	21'479
70	Aarburg	AG	2'016	8'891
71	Nyon	VD	2'012	23'016
72	Kreuzlingen	TG	2'009	23'241
73	Yverdon-les-Bains	VD	2'009	30'202
74	St. Gallen	SG	1'986	78'213
75	Langendorf	SO	1'978	3'858
76	Morbio Inferiore	TI	1'955	4'419
77	Schwerzenbach	ZH	1'952	5'172
78	Rickenbach	TG	1'944	3'072
79	Oberrieden	ZH	1'933	5'393
80	Gravesano	TI	1'923	1'365
81	Erlenbach	ZH	1'918	5'542
82	Dietlikon	ZH	1'891	8'036
83	Richterswil	ZH	1'887	14'209
84	Canobbio	TI	1'872	2'396
85	Uetikon am See	ZH	1'838	6'361
86	Veyrier	GE	1'833	11'917
87	Au	SG	1'824	8'481
88	Aarau	AG	1'806	22'290
89	Horn	TG	1'789	3'130
90	Sursee	LU	1'787	10'810
91	Muri bei Bern	BE	1'773	13'530
92	Stäfa	ZH	1'754	15'067
93	Winterthur	ZH	1'753	119'315
94	Ennetbaden	AG	1'740	3'672
95	Zollikon	ZH	1'729	13'570
96	Münchenstein	BL	1'711	12'304
97	Crissier	VD	1'697	9'334
98	Neuenhof	AG	1'689	9'087
99	Confignon	GE	1'643	4'552
100	Windisch	AG	1'642	8'060

How we measure this

BFS + swisstopo

Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP 2023) divided by the official municipal area from swissBOUNDARIES3D (swisstopo). Lakes and unproductive areas are included in the official area figure.

Frequently asked questions

How is population density calculated?: Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP) divided by the official municipal area in km² from swisstopo swissBOUNDARIES3D, including lakes and unproductive land.