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Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS

Municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva (2024)

Pregny-Chambésy has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva: 51.62% (2024). It is followed by Geneva (50.19%) and Meyrin (45.98%). Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS), STATPOP 2024.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2024
RankMunicipalityForeign residentsResidents
1Pregny-Chambésy51.62%4'035
2Geneva50.19%206'635
3Meyrin45.98%26'882
4Vernier45.56%37'460
5Le Grand-Saconnex45.17%12'806
6Versoix44.13%13'846
7Chêne-Bourg41.4%9'450
8Bellevue38.49%4'104
9Thônex37.69%16'690
10Carouge36.99%22'311
11Onex36.85%18'886
12Lancy36.37%36'229
13Chêne-Bougeries36.04%13'876
14Cologny35.89%6'024
15Genthod35.34%2'896
16Céligny33.29%874
17Anières32.7%2'521
18Vandœuvres31.88%2'958
19Collex-Bossy31.75%1'685
20Satigny29.66%4'577
21Hermance29.29%1'236
22Russin29.28%524
23Dardagny29.05%1'853
24Collonge-Bellerive28.58%8'630
25Corsier28.53%2'282
26Veyrier27.78%11'917
27Perly-Certoux25.61%3'194
28Bardonnex25.58%2'548
29Plan-les-Ouates24.04%12'221
30Puplinge23.59%2'558
31Bernex23.53%10'864
32Jussy22.81%1'173
33Chancy22.36%1'651
34Troinex22.07%2'858
35Choulex21.59%1'247
36Avully21.48%1'757
37Soral20.7%961
38Presinge20.34%726
39Meinier19.67%2'079
40Gy19.53%550
41Cartigny19.43%1'046
42Confignon18.34%4'552
43Aire-la-Ville14.92%1'160
44Laconnex14.91%670
45Avusy11.05%1'408

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

Which municipality in canton Geneva has the highest share of foreign residents?
Pregny-Chambésy has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva: 51.62% as of 2024.
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.