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Switzerland · Canton Code GE

Geneva

GE

Capital: Genève

Total Population

Largest Municipality

Avg. Population per Municipality

BFS canton number

25

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Top municipalities in canton Geneva

Population & demographics

Largest municipalitiesNo. 1Geneva211'152Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Vernier38'769 Lancy37'520 Meyrin27'380 Carouge22'783

Growing municipalitiesNo. 1Troinex6.8%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Gy5.2%Chêne-Bougeries4.2%Plan-les-Ouates3.8%Puplinge2.8%

Shrinking municipalitiesNo. 1Céligny-2.9%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Le Grand-Saconnex-2.2%Hermance-2%Corsier-1.9%Genthod-1.6%

Jobs per residentNo. 1Satigny2.34Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Plan-les-Ouates1.7 Carouge1.19 Le Grand-Saconnex0.97 Meyrin0.93

Families & childrenNo. 1Chancy27%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Bellevue26.2%Versoix25.6%Puplinge24.9%Collex-Bossy24.8%

Age structureNo. 1Presinge29.4%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Laconnex23%Soral22.4%Choulex22.1%Meinier21.6%

Women shareNo. 1Gy54.3%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Choulex53.9%Soral53.5%Cologny53.1%Puplinge53%

Foreign residentsNo. 1Pregny-Chambésy50.7%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Geneva50.6%Meyrin46.3%Vernier45.8%Le Grand-Saconnex44.5%

Population densityNo. 1Geneva11'538/km²Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Carouge8'438/km² Lancy7'866/km² Chêne-Bourg7'615/km² Onex6'798/km²

Tax burdenNo. 1Cologny13'885Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Genthod13'885 Vandœuvres14'041 Collonge-Bellerive14'119 Anières14'353

TaxesNo. 1Genthod25%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Cologny25%Vandœuvres27%Collonge-Bellerive28%Anières31%

Politics & elections

Voter turnoutNo. 1Laconnex68.5%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Russin68.1%Confignon64.2%Cartigny63.5%Hermance63.3%

Against SwitzerlandNo. 1Geneva29.4%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Carouge28.4%Confignon25.5%Le Grand-Saconnex25.5%Hermance25.5%

Aligned with SwitzerlandNo. 1Vandœuvres88.2%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Collonge-Bellerive87.3%Cologny87.3%Anières86.3%Corsier85.3%

SVP strongholdsNo. 1Jussy27.2%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Vandœuvres25%Meinier22.7%Presinge22.7%Anières20.7%

SP strongholdsNo. 1Geneva22.9%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Vernier21.3%Carouge20.4%Avully20.3%Lancy20.2%

Centre strongholdsNo. 1Soral17.7%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Bardonnex17.2%Laconnex17.1%Plan-les-Ouates15.2%Hermance13.9%

FDP strongholdsNo. 1Cologny40.5%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Vandœuvres36.6%Corsier33.7%Collonge-Bellerive32.3%Céligny31.3%

GLP strongholdsNo. 1Hermance12.8%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Troinex12%Anières11.5%Pregny-Chambésy10.2%Russin10.1%

Green strongholdsNo. 1Carouge19.8%Full ranking: canton Geneva →

Collex-Bossy17.9%Cartigny17.8%Le Grand-Saconnex17.7%Confignon17.6%

Mobility & public transport

Best-connected municipalitiesNo. 1Geneva7 minFull ranking: canton Geneva →

Vernier18 min Pregny-Chambésy19 min Carouge21 min Lancy22 min

Remotest municipalitiesNo. 1Jussy52 minFull ranking: canton Geneva →

Avusy50 min Chancy50 min Presinge49 min Soral49 min

Top municipalities by population

BFS

#8Chêne-Bougeries

#10Le Grand-Saconnex

Religion

FSO · structural survey · 2024

Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2024

No affiliation48.8% 197'932

Roman Catholic26.6% 107'994

Muslim communities7.8% 31'663

Reformed Protestant6.7% 27'280

Other Christian5.7% 22'920

Not stated2.2% 8'856

Other religions1.4% 5'487

Jewish community0.9% 3'479

Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.

Structural Survey 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of Geneva at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Cologny13'885
Genthod13'885
Vandœuvres14'041
Collonge-Bellerive14'119
Anières14'353

Highest tax

Avully15'914
Chancy15'914
Onex15'875
Aire-la-Ville15'836
Vernier15'836

Median Geneva: CHF 15'212

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027

Median tariff H4

24.43 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

24.43 Rp./kWh

Most expensive municipality

27.26 Rp./kWh

Roof solar potential

2'053 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

3'823 kWh/yr

All energy rankings →

Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 45 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

539 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

26. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Compare all premiums in canton Geneva →Premiums explained →

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 45

45 municipalities

Aire-la-Ville

Population:1'161

Anières

Population:2'589

Avully

Population:1'758

Avusy

Population:1'425

Bardonnex

Population:2'528

Bellevue

Population:4'111

Bernex

Population:11'134

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Carouge

Population:22'783

Cartigny

Population:1'063

Céligny

Chancy

Population:1'653

Chêne-Bougeries

Population:14'947

Chêne-Bourg

Population:9'747

Choulex

Population:1'232

Collex-Bossy

Population:1'673

Collonge-Bellerive

Population:8'655

Cologny

Population:6'147

Confignon

Population:4'565

Corsier

Population:2'270

Dardagny

Population:1'846

Geneva

Population:211'152

Postal codes:13

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Genthod

Population:2'814

Gy

Hermance

Population:1'221

Jussy

Population:1'253

Laconnex

Lancy

Population:37'520

121212131227+1 more

Le Grand-Saconnex

Population:12'775

120912151216+1 more

Meinier

Population:2'108

Meyrin

Population:27'380

121412151216+1 more

Onex

Population:19'101

Perly-Certoux

Population:3'296

Plan-les-Ouates

Population:12'644

Pregny-Chambésy

Population:4'249

Presinge

Puplinge

Population:2'702

Russin

Satigny

Population:4'811

Soral

Thônex

Population:16'940

Troinex

Population:3'358

Vandœuvres

Population:3'087

Vernier

Population:38'769

120912141216+2 more

Versoix

Population:14'060

Veyrier

Population:12'225

Vote results for Geneva

BFS

27.09.2026IN 198 « Pour une contraception gratuite »Cantonal GE● Accepted · 58.5% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

27.09.2026Loi 13725 crédit de 39 500 000 francs pour la réalisation de projets transfrontaliersCantonal GE● Accepted · 56.8% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

27.09.2026Loi 13025 LDTR pour que les locataires puissent devenir, s’ils le souhaitent, propriétaires de leur propre logementCantonal GE● Rejected · 36.5% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

27.09.2026Loi 13579 indemnité à la Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale – GenèveCantonal GE● Rejected · 41.5% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

14.06.2026Loi pour une expression non ostentatoire des convictions religieusesCantonal GE● Accepted · 51.4% Yes

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

14.06.2026Loi sur les heures d'ouverture des magasins (LHOM) (Ouverture du dimanche)Cantonal GE● Accepted · 52.8% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Geneva have?: Canton Geneva has 45 municipalities. The largest are Geneva, Vernier, Lancy.
What is the population of canton Geneva?: Canton Geneva has about 537'084 residents.
What is the capital of canton Geneva?: The capital of canton Geneva is Genève.