Which municipality in canton Solothurn is the most densely populated?

Gerlafingen is the most densely populated municipality in canton Solothurn with 3'132 residents per km² (2023).

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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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The most densely populated municipalities in canton Solothurn (2023)

Gerlafingen is the most densely populated municipality in canton Solothurn: 3'132 residents per km² (2023). It is followed by Solothurn (2'684/km²) and Zuchwil (2'041/km²). Sources: BFS population, swisstopo boundaries.

Ranking

BFS + swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Density	Residents
1	Gerlafingen	3'132	5'794
2	Solothurn	2'684	16'855
3	Zuchwil	2'041	9'452
4	Langendorf	1'978	3'858
5	Olten	1'629	18'715
6	Schönenwerd	1'402	5'201
7	Kriegstetten	1'252	1'427
8	Derendingen	1'247	7'008
9	Dornach	1'185	6'862
10	Starrkirch-Wil	1'057	1'956
11	Bellach	1'031	5'453
12	Niedergösgen	972	4'197
13	Dulliken	893	5'396
14	Trimbach	877	6'667
15	Obergerlafingen	836	1'262
16	Luterbach	805	3'640
17	Wangen bei Olten	796	5'539
18	Biberist	763	9'345
19	Bättwil	713	1'191
20	Grenchen	703	18'295
21	Kappel	688	3'511
22	Obergösgen	677	2'457
23	Lohn-Ammannsegg	664	2'976
24	Recherswil	649	2'180
25	Breitenbach	633	4'304
26	Egerkingen	619	4'300
27	Däniken	560	3'041
28	Witterswil	549	1'467
29	Oensingen	548	6'636
30	Hubersdorf	531	717
31	Subingen	524	3'285
32	Winznau	522	2'058
33	Gretzenbach	480	2'800
34	Halten	462	854
35	Hofstetten-Flüh	452	3'401
36	Gunzgen	436	1'712
37	Rickenbach	434	1'198
38	Erlinsbach	416	3'691
39	Balsthal	414	6'501
40	Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus	409	1'027
41	Bettlach	408	4'978
42	Fulenbach	404	1'808
43	Fehren	402	595
44	Hägendorf	379	5'277
45	Oekingen	363	868
46	Wolfwil	349	2'401
47	Horriwil	345	911
48	Neuendorf	337	2'404
49	Flumenthal	335	1'043
50	Riedholz	323	2'313
51	Büsserach	322	2'431
52	Härkingen	321	1'767
53	Etziken	318	1'070
54	Lostorf	309	4'088
55	Deitingen	308	2'340
56	Boningen	292	807
57	Lommiswil	283	1'630
58	Bolken	280	593
59	Rodersdorf	265	1'418
60	Oberbuchsiten	254	2'386
61	Nuglar-St. Pantaleon	244	1'546
62	Aeschi	243	1'329
63	Niederbuchsiten	237	1'301
64	Günsberg	225	1'185
65	Kestenholz	219	1'881
66	Lüterkofen-Ichertswil	204	904
67	Nunningen	191	1'973
68	Selzach	189	3'682
69	Zullwil	184	675
70	Eppenberg-Wöschnau	180	326
71	Rüttenen	176	1'541
72	Büren	169	1'055
73	Grindel	168	517
74	Walterswil	167	749
75	Drei Höfe	162	742
76	Himmelried	162	977
77	Schnottwil	160	1'150
78	Hüniken	157	160
79	Gempen	156	932
80	Oberdorf	156	1'859
81	Hochwald	152	1'266
82	Stüsslingen	150	1'257
83	Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen	146	1'140
84	Unterramsern	139	220
85	Erschwil	129	960
86	Messen	126	1'496
87	Laupersdorf	122	1'897
88	Matzendorf	122	1'374
89	Metzerlen-Mariastein	115	973
90	Buchegg	114	2'926
91	Meltingen	112	645
92	Holderbank	97	753
93	Wisen	92	443
94	Biezwil	85	354
95	Kleinlützel	73	1'197
96	Bärschwil	71	794
97	Mümliswil-Ramiswil	69	2'451
98	Seewen	65	1'064
99	Kienberg	62	528
100	Hauenstein-Ifenthal	61	325
101	Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen	49	1'205
102	Aedermannsdorf	46	599
103	Balm bei Günsberg	41	226
104	Herbetswil	37	605
105	Kammersrohr	33	31
106	Beinwil	12	274

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

Which municipality in canton Solothurn is the most densely populated?: Gerlafingen is the most densely populated municipality in canton Solothurn with 3'132 residents per km² (2023).
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.