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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 · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 45'466 |
| 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 37'858 |
| 3 | Val-de-Ruz | 17'543 |
| 4 | Laténa | 11'752 |
| 5 | Le Locle | 10'912 |
| 6 | Val-de-Travers | 10'710 |
| 7 | Milvignes | 9'367 |
| 8 | La Grande Béroche | 9'363 |
| 9 | Boudry | 6'341 |
| 10 | Cortaillod | 4'769 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lignières | 3.8% |
| 2 | Cressier | 3.3% |
| 3 | Rochefort | 2.1% |
| 4 | La Grande Béroche | 1.5% |
| 5 | La Sagne | 1.4% |
| 6 | Brot-Plamboz | 1% |
| 7 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 1% |
| 8 | Le Landeron | 0.7% |
| 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0.7% |
| 10 | Milvignes | 0.6% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Planchettes | -6.5% |
| 2 | La Brévine | -1.6% |
| 3 | La Côte-aux-Fées | -1.3% |
| 4 | Cortaillod | -0.8% |
| 5 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | -0.4% |
| 6 | Le Locle | 0.1% |
| 7 | Cornaux | 0.1% |
| 8 | Val-de-Ruz | 0.2% |
| 9 | Val-de-Travers | 0.2% |
| 10 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 0.2% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Locle | 0.83 |
| 2 | Boudry | 0.81 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 0.81 |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0.73 |
| 5 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 0.63 |
| 6 | Cressier | 0.62 |
| 7 | Val-de-Travers | 0.55 |
| 8 | Cornaux | 0.54 |
| 9 | La Brévine | 0.53 |
| 10 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 0.45 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brot-Plamboz | 27.3% |
| 2 | Les Verrières | 25.3% |
| 3 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 24.5% |
| 4 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 24% |
| 5 | Lignières | 23.7% |
| 6 | La Sagne | 22.8% |
| 7 | Val-de-Ruz | 22.8% |
| 8 | Boudry | 21.9% |
| 9 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 21.6% |
| 10 | Cressier | 20.9% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 30.4% |
| 2 | Val-de-Travers | 24.5% |
| 3 | La Brévine | 24.1% |
| 4 | Le Landeron | 24.1% |
| 5 | Les Planchettes | 23.5% |
| 6 | La Sagne | 23.4% |
| 7 | Milvignes | 22.5% |
| 8 | La Grande Béroche | 22.5% |
| 9 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 22.3% |
| 10 | Le Locle | 22.1% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortaillod | 51.7% |
| 2 | Milvignes | 51.5% |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 51.3% |
| 4 | Laténa | 51.3% |
| 5 | Neuchâtel | 51.2% |
| 6 | Boudry | 51% |
| 7 | Le Landeron | 50.7% |
| 8 | La Grande Béroche | 50.6% |
| 9 | Les Planchettes | 50.3% |
| 10 | La Sagne | 50.3% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 33.5% |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 33% |
| 3 | Le Locle | 32.8% |
| 4 | Cressier | 29.7% |
| 5 | Boudry | 29.3% |
| 6 | Laténa | 26.6% |
| 7 | Cornaux | 25.9% |
| 8 | Cortaillod | 22.5% |
| 9 | Le Landeron | 21.1% |
| 10 | Val-de-Travers | 20.6% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 1'506/km² |
| 2 | Cortaillod | 1'289/km² |
| 3 | Milvignes | 1'060/km² |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 680/km² |
| 5 | Le Landeron | 454/km² |
| 6 | Laténa | 450/km² |
| 7 | Boudry | 378/km² |
| 8 | Cornaux | 356/km² |
| 9 | Le Locle | 315/km² |
| 10 | Cressier | 242/km² |