Ranking · Population & demographics · GE
Population & demographics in canton Geneva
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Geneva — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Geneva overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 211'152 |
| 2 | Vernier | 38'769 |
| 3 | Lancy | 37'520 |
| 4 | Meyrin | 27'380 |
| 5 | Carouge | 22'783 |
| 6 | Onex | 19'101 |
| 7 | Thônex | 16'940 |
| 8 | Chêne-Bougeries | 14'947 |
| 9 | Versoix | 14'060 |
| 10 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 12'775 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troinex | 6.8% |
| 2 | Gy | 5.2% |
| 3 | Chêne-Bougeries | 4.2% |
| 4 | Plan-les-Ouates | 3.8% |
| 5 | Puplinge | 2.8% |
| 6 | Vernier | 2.5% |
| 7 | Jussy | 2.5% |
| 8 | Satigny | 2.1% |
| 9 | Russin | 2% |
| 10 | Cologny | 2% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Céligny | -2.9% |
| 2 | Le Grand-Saconnex | -2.2% |
| 3 | Hermance | -2% |
| 4 | Corsier | -1.9% |
| 5 | Genthod | -1.6% |
| 6 | Aire-la-Ville | -1% |
| 7 | Soral | -0.7% |
| 8 | Bardonnex | -0.7% |
| 9 | Chancy | -0.7% |
| 10 | Pregny-Chambésy | -0.3% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satigny | 2.34 |
| 2 | Plan-les-Ouates | 1.7 |
| 3 | Carouge | 1.19 |
| 4 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 0.97 |
| 5 | Meyrin | 0.93 |
| 6 | Geneva | 0.92 |
| 7 | Lancy | 0.75 |
| 8 | Vernier | 0.67 |
| 9 | Collonge-Bellerive | 0.55 |
| 10 | Perly-Certoux | 0.51 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chancy | 27% |
| 2 | Bellevue | 26.2% |
| 3 | Versoix | 25.6% |
| 4 | Puplinge | 24.9% |
| 5 | Collex-Bossy | 24.8% |
| 6 | Cartigny | 24.7% |
| 7 | Satigny | 24.7% |
| 8 | Vandœuvres | 24.6% |
| 9 | Veyrier | 24.6% |
| 10 | Pregny-Chambésy | 24.5% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gy | 54.3% |
| 2 | Choulex | 53.9% |
| 3 | Soral | 53.5% |
| 4 | Cologny | 53.1% |
| 5 | Puplinge | 53% |
| 6 | Perly-Certoux | 52.9% |
| 7 | Dardagny | 52.6% |
| 8 | Carouge | 52.4% |
| 9 | Chêne-Bougeries | 52.4% |
| 10 | Genthod | 52.2% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pregny-Chambésy | 50.7% |
| 2 | Geneva | 50.6% |
| 3 | Meyrin | 46.3% |
| 4 | Vernier | 45.8% |
| 5 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 44.5% |
| 6 | Versoix | 44% |
| 7 | Chêne-Bourg | 41.5% |
| 8 | Bellevue | 39.3% |
| 9 | Thônex | 37.8% |
| 10 | Onex | 37.4% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 11'538/km² |
| 2 | Carouge | 8'438/km² |
| 3 | Lancy | 7'866/km² |
| 4 | Chêne-Bourg | 7'615/km² |
| 5 | Onex | 6'798/km² |
| 6 | Vernier | 5'041/km² |
| 7 | Thônex | 4'435/km² |
| 8 | Chêne-Bougeries | 3'610/km² |
| 9 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 2'917/km² |
| 10 | Meyrin | 2'755/km² |