Ranking · Population & demographics · JU
Population & demographics in canton Jura
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Jura — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Jura overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delémont | 12'991 |
| 2 | Haute-Sorne | 7'532 |
| 3 | Porrentruy | 6'597 |
| 4 | Courrendlin | 3'737 |
| 5 | Courroux | 3'439 |
| 6 | Val Terbi | 3'240 |
| 7 | Courtételle | 2'784 |
| 8 | Saignelégier | 2'528 |
| 9 | Courgenay | 2'463 |
| 10 | Alle | 1'965 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Châtillon | 5.3% |
| 2 | Saint-Brais | 4.6% |
| 3 | Rossemaison | 3.7% |
| 4 | Courchavon | 2.8% |
| 5 | Bure | 2.3% |
| 6 | Movelier | 1.9% |
| 7 | Soyhières | 1.8% |
| 8 | Damphreux-Lugnez | 1.6% |
| 9 | Courchapoix | 1.6% |
| 10 | Delémont | 1.4% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandfontaine | -4.2% |
| 2 | Les Enfers | -4% |
| 3 | Ederswiler | -3.5% |
| 4 | Le Bémont | -2.9% |
| 5 | Mettembert | -2.7% |
| 6 | Fahy | -2.7% |
| 7 | Soubey | -1.6% |
| 8 | Courtedoux | -1.6% |
| 9 | Bourrignon | -1.5% |
| 10 | Basse-Allaine | -1.3% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boncourt | 1.54 |
| 2 | Le Noirmont | 1.16 |
| 3 | Porrentruy | 1.16 |
| 4 | Delémont | 1.04 |
| 5 | Les Breuleux | 0.81 |
| 6 | Saignelégier | 0.76 |
| 7 | Haute-Ajoie | 0.73 |
| 8 | Les Genevez | 0.68 |
| 9 | Alle | 0.62 |
| 10 | Basse-Vendline | 0.6 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Enfers | 25.5% |
| 2 | Mettembert | 23.9% |
| 3 | Grandfontaine | 23.2% |
| 4 | Les Bois | 23% |
| 5 | Cornol | 23% |
| 6 | Courchapoix | 22.6% |
| 7 | Courrendlin | 22.6% |
| 8 | Coeuve | 22.6% |
| 9 | Saulcy | 22.3% |
| 10 | Courchavon | 22.3% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ederswiler | 34.2% |
| 2 | Basse-Vendline | 33.3% |
| 3 | Boncourt | 31.8% |
| 4 | Haute-Ajoie | 31.3% |
| 5 | Soubey | 30.9% |
| 6 | Fahy | 30.8% |
| 7 | Mettembert | 30.3% |
| 8 | Damphreux-Lugnez | 29.3% |
| 9 | Bure | 29.2% |
| 10 | Basse-Allaine | 28.6% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soyhières | 54.2% |
| 2 | Courtedoux | 53.7% |
| 3 | Pleigne | 53.5% |
| 4 | Lajoux | 53.1% |
| 5 | Coeuve | 52.5% |
| 6 | Boncourt | 52.1% |
| 7 | Courchavon | 51.8% |
| 8 | Fahy | 51.8% |
| 9 | Basse-Allaine | 51.5% |
| 10 | Courroux | 51.4% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delémont | 32% |
| 2 | Porrentruy | 22.7% |
| 3 | Soyhières | 22.3% |
| 4 | Courrendlin | 21.8% |
| 5 | Haute-Sorne | 17.4% |
| 6 | Le Noirmont | 16.8% |
| 7 | Courroux | 16.8% |
| 8 | Courtételle | 14.7% |
| 9 | Basse-Vendline | 14.2% |
| 10 | Develier | 13.3% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delémont | 591/km² |
| 2 | Porrentruy | 447/km² |
| 3 | Rossemaison | 406/km² |
| 4 | Courtételle | 205/km² |
| 5 | Alle | 185/km² |
| 6 | Courroux | 174/km² |
| 7 | Courrendlin | 173/km² |
| 8 | Courgenay | 134/km² |
| 9 | Boncourt | 128/km² |
| 10 | Develier | 112/km² |