Ranking · Population & demographics · BL
Population & demographics in canton Basel-Landschaft
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Basel-Landschaft — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Basel-Landschaft overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allschwil | 22'374 |
| 2 | Reinach | 21'003 |
| 3 | Muttenz | 18'308 |
| 4 | Pratteln | 16'595 |
| 5 | Binningen | 16'245 |
| 6 | Liestal | 16'081 |
| 7 | Münchenstein | 12'662 |
| 8 | Oberwil | 11'459 |
| 9 | Aesch | 11'327 |
| 10 | Birsfelden | 10'401 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauwil | 7.1% |
| 2 | Augst | 4.9% |
| 3 | Giebenach | 4.1% |
| 4 | Wahlen | 3.8% |
| 5 | Seltisberg | 3.1% |
| 6 | Blauen | 3.1% |
| 7 | Zeglingen | 3.1% |
| 8 | Nusshof | 2.9% |
| 9 | Reigoldswil | 2.9% |
| 10 | Grellingen | 2.8% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arboldswil | -4.1% |
| 2 | Liedertswil | -3.2% |
| 3 | Wintersingen | -2.5% |
| 4 | Burg im Leimental | -2.5% |
| 5 | Arisdorf | -1.8% |
| 6 | Hersberg | -1.8% |
| 7 | Roggenburg | -1.6% |
| 8 | Titterten | -1.4% |
| 9 | Wenslingen | -1.1% |
| 10 | Lampenberg | -0.9% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diepflingen | 23.9% |
| 2 | Bennwil | 23.3% |
| 3 | Lupsingen | 22.9% |
| 4 | Ziefen | 22.2% |
| 5 | Lampenberg | 22.2% |
| 6 | Hölstein | 22% |
| 7 | Giebenach | 21.9% |
| 8 | Zeglingen | 21.9% |
| 9 | Oltingen | 21.6% |
| 10 | Rümlingen | 21.6% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titterten | 31% |
| 2 | Liedertswil | 30.5% |
| 3 | Arlesheim | 29.9% |
| 4 | Hemmiken | 29.7% |
| 5 | Rünenberg | 29.4% |
| 6 | Seltisberg | 29.2% |
| 7 | Wenslingen | 28.7% |
| 8 | Kilchberg | 27.9% |
| 9 | Blauen | 27.8% |
| 10 | Liesberg | 27.8% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlesheim | 54% |
| 2 | Kilchberg | 52.5% |
| 3 | Wenslingen | 52.4% |
| 4 | Oberwil | 52.3% |
| 5 | Binningen | 52.2% |
| 6 | Dittingen | 52.2% |
| 7 | Ramlinsburg | 52.2% |
| 8 | Bottmingen | 52% |
| 9 | Reinach | 51.9% |
| 10 | Blauen | 51.9% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratteln | 42.6% |
| 2 | Frenkendorf | 37.6% |
| 3 | Birsfelden | 34.8% |
| 4 | Waldenburg | 34.4% |
| 5 | Füllinsdorf | 33% |
| 6 | Allschwil | 31.5% |
| 7 | Liestal | 31.4% |
| 8 | Grellingen | 31% |
| 9 | Tecknau | 30.7% |
| 10 | Binningen | 30.1% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birsfelden | 4'144/km² |
| 2 | Binningen | 3'642/km² |
| 3 | Reinach | 3'013/km² |
| 4 | Allschwil | 2'517/km² |
| 5 | Bottmingen | 2'343/km² |
| 6 | Münchenstein | 1'761/km² |
| 7 | Pratteln | 1'549/km² |
| 8 | Aesch | 1'531/km² |
| 9 | Frenkendorf | 1'472/km² |
| 10 | Oberwil | 1'452/km² |