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Population & demographics in canton Neuchâtel
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Neuchâtel — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Neuchâtel overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 44'898 |
| 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 37'233 |
| 3 | Val-de-Ruz | 17'499 |
| 4 | Le Locle | 10'875 |
| 5 | Val-de-Travers | 10'649 |
| 6 | Milvignes | 9'312 |
| 7 | La Grande Béroche | 9'082 |
| 8 | Boudry | 6'320 |
| 9 | La Tène | 5'520 |
| 10 | Cortaillod | 4'798 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brot-Plamboz | 27.6% |
| 2 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 25.8% |
| 3 | Lignières | 24.6% |
| 4 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 24.4% |
| 5 | Val-de-Ruz | 23.5% |
| 6 | La Sagne | 23.4% |
| 7 | Boudry | 23.2% |
| 8 | Les Verrières | 23.1% |
| 9 | La Tène | 22.6% |
| 10 | Enges | 22.1% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 28.2% |
| 2 | Val-de-Travers | 24.1% |
| 3 | La Brévine | 23.4% |
| 4 | Le Landeron | 23.2% |
| 5 | La Sagne | 22.7% |
| 6 | Saint-Blaise | 22.6% |
| 7 | La Grande Béroche | 22.4% |
| 8 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 22.1% |
| 9 | Milvignes | 21.9% |
| 10 | Le Locle | 21.9% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hauterive | 52.5% |
| 2 | Cortaillod | 51.8% |
| 3 | Milvignes | 51.7% |
| 4 | La Sagne | 51.4% |
| 5 | Boudry | 51.3% |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 51.3% |
| 7 | Neuchâtel | 51.1% |
| 8 | Le Landeron | 51% |
| 9 | La Grande Béroche | 50.9% |
| 10 | La Tène | 50.9% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 33.1% |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 32.9% |
| 3 | Le Locle | 31.9% |
| 4 | Cressier | 28.7% |
| 5 | Hauterive | 28.6% |
| 6 | Boudry | 28.5% |
| 7 | La Tène | 28.2% |
| 8 | Cornaux | 26.3% |
| 9 | Cortaillod | 22.2% |
| 10 | Saint-Blaise | 21.4% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2023| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 1'488/km² |
| 2 | Cortaillod | 1'297/km² |
| 3 | Hauterive | 1'241/km² |
| 4 | Milvignes | 1'053/km² |
| 5 | La Tène | 1'007/km² |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 668/km² |
| 7 | Le Landeron | 450/km² |
| 8 | Boudry | 377/km² |
| 9 | Saint-Blaise | 364/km² |
| 10 | Cornaux | 348/km² |