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Population & demographics in canton Basel-City

All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Basel-City — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

Canton Basel-City overview →

Largest municipalities

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Residents
1	Basel	176'329
2	Riehen	22'408
3	Bettingen	1'294

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Families & children

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Children & youth (0–19)
1	Riehen	21.8%
2	Bettingen	21.5%
3	Basel	17.2%

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Age structure

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Residents 65+
1	Riehen	25.4%
2	Bettingen	25.1%
3	Basel	18.9%

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Women share

BFS · STATPOP · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Women
1	Riehen	52.6%
2	Bettingen	51.9%
3	Basel	51.2%

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Foreign residents

BFS · STATPOP · 2024

Rank	Municipality	Foreign residents
1	Basel	40%
2	Riehen	29.4%
3	Bettingen	24.7%

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Population density

BFS + swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Density
1	Basel	7'393/km²
2	Riehen	2'061/km²
3	Bettingen	580/km²

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