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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 · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 206'635 |
| 2 | Vernier | 37'460 |
| 3 | Lancy | 36'229 |
| 4 | Meyrin | 26'882 |
| 5 | Carouge | 22'311 |
| 6 | Onex | 18'886 |
| 7 | Thônex | 16'690 |
| 8 | Chêne-Bougeries | 13'876 |
| 9 | Versoix | 13'846 |
| 10 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 12'806 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chancy | 27.6% |
| 2 | Bellevue | 26.7% |
| 3 | Cartigny | 26.2% |
| 4 | Versoix | 26% |
| 5 | Céligny | 25.3% |
| 6 | Pregny-Chambésy | 25.2% |
| 7 | Satigny | 25.2% |
| 8 | Collonge-Bellerive | 24.9% |
| 9 | Veyrier | 24.7% |
| 10 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 24.6% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gy | 54.7% |
| 2 | Soral | 53.9% |
| 3 | Cologny | 53.1% |
| 4 | Choulex | 53% |
| 5 | Puplinge | 52.9% |
| 6 | Perly-Certoux | 52.6% |
| 7 | Jussy | 52.5% |
| 8 | Chêne-Bourg | 52.4% |
| 9 | Bardonnex | 52.3% |
| 10 | Carouge | 52.3% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pregny-Chambésy | 51.6% |
| 2 | Geneva | 50.2% |
| 3 | Meyrin | 46% |
| 4 | Vernier | 45.6% |
| 5 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 45.2% |
| 6 | Versoix | 44.1% |
| 7 | Chêne-Bourg | 41.4% |
| 8 | Bellevue | 38.5% |
| 9 | Thônex | 37.7% |
| 10 | Carouge | 37% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 11'292/km² |
| 2 | Carouge | 8'263/km² |
| 3 | Lancy | 7'595/km² |
| 4 | Chêne-Bourg | 7'383/km² |
| 5 | Onex | 6'721/km² |
| 6 | Vernier | 4'871/km² |
| 7 | Thônex | 4'369/km² |
| 8 | Chêne-Bougeries | 3'352/km² |
| 9 | Le Grand-Saconnex | 2'924/km² |
| 10 | Meyrin | 2'704/km² |