How is the share of foreign residents measured?

It is the share of the permanent resident population without Swiss citizenship, from the BFS STATPOP register. Citizenship is not the same as place of birth or migration background.

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National ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in Switzerland (2024)

Paradiso (TI) has the highest share of foreign residents of any Swiss municipality: 61.55% (2024). It is followed by Täsch (61.46%) and Kreuzlingen (57.29%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2024.

Top 100

BFS · STATPOP · 2024

Rank	Municipality	Canton	Foreign residents	Residents
1	Paradiso	TI	61.55%	4'832
2	Täsch	VS	61.46%	1'366
3	Kreuzlingen	TG	57.29%	23'241
4	Chavannes-près-Renens	VD	56.81%	9'311
5	Rorschach	SG	52.66%	9'955
6	Neuenhof	AG	52.54%	9'087
7	St. Margrethen	SG	52.44%	6'558
8	Spreitenbach	AG	51.94%	12'512
9	Pregny-Chambésy	GE	51.62%	4'035
10	Renens	VD	50.58%	21'408
11	Leysin	VD	50.26%	3'715
12	Geneva	GE	50.19%	206'635
13	Dietikon	ZH	48.85%	28'201
14	Chippis	VS	47.74%	1'599
15	Ecublens	VD	47.7%	13'320
16	Koblenz AG	AG	47.67%	1'759
17	Zermatt	VS	47.27%	6'023
18	Saint-Sulpice	VD	47.02%	5'144
19	Schlieren	ZH	46.66%	20'581
20	Bodio	TI	46.51%	899
21	Opfikon	ZH	46.42%	21'553
22	Birr	AG	46.34%	4'718
23	Massagno	TI	46.15%	6'676
24	Meyrin	GE	45.98%	26'882
25	Aarburg	AG	45.89%	8'891
26	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	SH	45.83%	11'213
27	Bissone	TI	45.7%	955
28	Dulliken	SO	45.69%	5'396
29	Moudon	VD	45.56%	6'393
30	Vernier	GE	45.56%	37'460
31	Le Châtelard	VD	45.35%	26'828
32	Zuchwil	SO	45.25%	9'452
33	Le Grand-Saconnex	GE	45.17%	12'806
34	Chiasso	TI	45.13%	7'565
35	Buchs	SG	44.99%	13'931
36	Reinach	AG	44.98%	9'499
37	Crissier	VD	44.68%	9'334
38	Döttingen	AG	44.49%	4'473
39	Vico Morcote	TI	44.36%	407
40	Payerne	VD	44.3%	10'545
41	St. Moritz	GR	44.15%	4'926
42	Versoix	GE	44.13%	13'846
43	Prilly	VD	44.1%	12'417
44	Gottlieben	TG	44.09%	340
45	Romont	FR	44.04%	5'891
46	Trimbach	SO	44.02%	6'667
47	Bulle FR	FR	44.01%	26'749
48	Stein	AG	43.51%	3'504
49	Böttstein	AG	43.2%	4'305
50	Cadenazzo	TI	42.91%	3'111
51	Wohlen	AG	42.9%	17'481
52	Villeneuve	VD	42.87%	6'052
53	Aigle	VD	42.72%	11'412
54	Lausanne	VD	42.68%	144'160
55	Morcote	TI	42.22%	707
56	Pratteln	BL	42.19%	16'566
57	Gerlafingen	SO	42.12%	5'794
58	Givisiez	FR	41.89%	3'309
59	Rolle	VD	41.5%	6'446
60	Chêne-Bourg	GE	41.4%	9'450
61	Dottikon	AG	41.27%	4'160
62	Veytaux	VD	41.14%	1'003
63	Avenches	VD	41.13%	4'843
64	Sevelen	SG	41.1%	5'392
65	Adliswil	ZH	41.04%	19'707
66	Menziken	AG	41.02%	8'400
67	Münsterlingen	TG	40.85%	3'600
68	Leukerbad	VS	40.81%	1'396
69	Nyon	VD	40.76%	23'016
70	Leibstadt	AG	40.62%	1'596
71	Lucens	VD	40.56%	4'596
72	Oensingen	SO	40.34%	6'636
73	Lugano	TI	40.3%	63'495
74	Grenchen	SO	40.22%	18'295
75	Oftringen	AG	40.16%	15'080
76	Bussigny	VD	40.14%	10'624
77	Rickenbach	TG	40.12%	3'072
78	Basel	BS	39.97%	176'329
79	Founex	VD	39.86%	3'805
80	Vevey	VD	39.6%	20'139
81	Saint-Gingolph	VS	39.52%	1'049
82	Eppenberg-Wöschnau	SO	39.41%	326
83	Höri	ZH	39.34%	3'509
84	Fribourg	FR	39.24%	38'660
85	Tägerwilen	TG	39.17%	5'341
86	Oberglatt	ZH	39.02%	7'595
87	Schönenwerd	SO	38.9%	5'201
88	Diessenhofen	TG	38.88%	4'132
89	Yverdon-les-Bains	VD	38.85%	30'202
90	Commugny	VD	38.61%	2'990
91	Courtepin	FR	38.55%	5'765
92	Emmen	LU	38.53%	32'380
93	Bellevue	GE	38.49%	4'104
94	Au	SG	38.29%	8'481
95	Sorengo	TI	38.2%	2'139
96	Kloten	ZH	38.18%	21'257
97	Melide	TI	37.82%	1'783
98	Dübendorf	ZH	37.71%	31'506
99	Morges	VD	37.7%	17'720
100	Thônex	GE	37.69%	16'690

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents without Swiss citizenship, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2024). Citizenship, not place of birth. Small municipalities can show extreme values — the residents column provides the context.

Frequently asked questions

How is the share of foreign residents measured?: It is the share of the permanent resident population without Swiss citizenship, from the BFS STATPOP register. Citizenship is not the same as place of birth or migration background.