What is the postal code of Geneva?

Geneva has 13 postal codes: 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1213, 1218, 1227 ….

What is the tax rate in Geneva?

The municipal tax multiplier of Geneva is 45.49% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Geneva?

A single person without children pays about 15'484 CHF income tax in Geneva on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Geneva have?

Geneva has 211'152 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Geneva?

Geneva has 106'763 foreign residents, a share of 50.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Geneva

1201–1292

GE CANTON1201 1202 1203 1204+9 PLZ

Residents

211'152

Area

18.3 km²

Population density

11'538 pop./km²

Tax multiplier

45.49%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

109'795 52.0%

Men

101'357 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

37'653 17.8%

Swiss citizens

104'389 49.4%

Foreign residents

106'763 50.6%

Population density

11'538 pop./km²

0–19 · 37'653 · 17.8%20–64 · 139'637 · 66.1%65+ · 33'862 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 50.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Neighbourhoods

BFS · 2024

Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.

Charmilles - Châtelaine

24'000residents

Median age: 41.1
Foreign: 47.8%
Area / person: 33 m²

Eaux-Vives - Lac

22'310residents

Median age: 40
Foreign: 48.8%
Area / person: 38 m²

Champel - Roseraie

18'794residents

Median age: 41.1
Foreign: 45.3%
Area / person: 43 m²

Bouchet - Moillebeau

18'238residents

Median age: 41.4
Foreign: 44.2%
Area / person: 37 m²

Jonction - Plainpalais

16'545residents

Median age: 38.6
Foreign: 51.1%
Area / person: 33 m²

Cluse - Philosophes

16'465residents

Median age: 39
Foreign: 53.3%
Area / person: 34 m²

Florissant - Malagnou

16'392residents

Median age: 41.7
Foreign: 43.3%
Area / person: 43 m²

Délices - Grottes

13'547residents

Median age: 41
Foreign: 49.9%
Area / person: 34 m²

Pâquis - Navigation

10'930residents

Median age: 40.5
Foreign: 63.0%
Area / person: 35 m²

Grand-Pré - Vermont

10'875residents

Median age: 42.4
Foreign: 47.9%
Area / person: 33 m²

St-Jean - Aire

10'481residents

Median age: 40.3
Foreign: 43.0%
Area / person: 33 m²

Sécheron - Prieuré

7'033residents

Median age: 41.2
Foreign: 56.3%
Area / person: 34 m²

Cité - Centre

6'676residents

Median age: 40.5
Foreign: 53.3%
Area / person: 47 m²

St-Gervais - Chantepoulet

4'720residents

Median age: 40.8
Foreign: 56.3%
Area / person: 38 m²

Bâtie - Acacias

4'340residents

Median age: 41.1
Foreign: 53.9%
Area / person: 32 m²

ONU - Rigot

3'631residents

Median age: 32.5
Foreign: 70.7%
Area / person: 36 m²

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Vote results for Geneva

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

69.8% YesNo 30.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP22.9% · strongest party

SP22.9%

GRÜNE16.9%

SVP13.5%

FDP13.2%

MCR11.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier45.49%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

45.49%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 30 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'484 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 30 of 45 in the canton · 1092 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 15'212 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Cologny 13'885 CHF · most expensive Avully 15'914 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'484 CHF(~15.5%)

GenevaCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Geneva	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.6%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.1%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28%	25.6–28.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020903 mm

11 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

458 m

Mean elevation

397 m

Relief

89 m

Mean slope

2.6°

Flat share

87.8%

South-facing

3.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 89 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

420.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

568.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

93'400

420 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

24.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.67 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.88 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

24.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Services industriels de Genève

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.36 %

Avg. rooms

2.6

Dwellings

113'666

Built before 194634.5%

Built since 20018.5%

0.36 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 7 min · Car 6 min

AgglomerationPT 7 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 45/45 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentChristina Kitsos · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitegeneve.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities211'152 #1 GE · #2 CH Families & children17.8% #45 GE · #1705 CH Age structure16% #37 GE · #1905 CH Women share52% #15 GE · #149 CH Foreign residents50.6% #2 GE · #12 CH Population density11'538/km² #1 GE · #1 CH Tax burden15'484 #30 GE · #1092 CH Taxes45.5% #30 GE Warmest municipalities11 °C #20 GE · #88 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #20 GE · #373 CH Rainiest municipalities903 mm #20 GE · #1940 CH Voter turnout49.9% #39 GE · #1712 CH Against Switzerland30% #1 GE · #86 CH Aligned with Switzerland70% #39 GE · #1387 CH SVP strongholds13.5% #40 GE · #2030 CH SP strongholds22.9% #1 GE · #276 CH Centre strongholds6% #43 GE · #1684 CH FDP strongholds13.2% #37 GE · #1014 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #31 GE · #921 CH Green strongholds16.9% #9 GE · #70 CH Largest by area18.3 km² #2 GE · #527 CH Remotest municipalities7 min #45 GE · #2110 CH Best-connected municipalities7 min #1 GE · #1 CH Highest peaks458 m #24 GE · #2010 CH Highest-lying municipalities397 m #37 GE · #1989 CH Greatest vertical range89 m #14 GE · #1892 CH Steepest municipalities2.6° #17 GE · #1950 CH Solar potential420 GWh #1 GE · #6 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #20 GE · #260 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #21 GE · #1842 CH

Postal codes (13)

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Localities

swisstopo · 6

Carouge GE1227 Chambésy1292 Genève1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex1218 Les Acacias1227 Petit-Lancy1213

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Geneva?: Geneva has 13 postal codes: 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1213, 1218, 1227 ….
What is the tax rate in Geneva?: The municipal tax multiplier of Geneva is 45.49% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Geneva?: A single person without children pays about 15'484 CHF income tax in Geneva on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Geneva have?: Geneva has 211'152 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Geneva?: Geneva has 106'763 foreign residents, a share of 50.56% (2025).

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