Ranking · Population & demographics · VD
Population & demographics in canton Vaud
All Population & demographics rankings for the municipalities of canton Vaud — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Vaud overview →Largest municipalities
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne | 145'596 |
| 2 | Yverdon-les-Bains | 30'590 |
| 3 | Le Châtelard | 27'182 |
| 4 | Nyon | 23'768 |
| 5 | Renens | 21'793 |
| 6 | Vevey | 20'147 |
| 7 | Pully | 19'536 |
| 8 | Morges | 17'803 |
| 9 | Gland | 14'007 |
| 10 | Ecublens | 13'747 |
Growing municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey | 24.1% |
| 2 | Bournens | 15.3% |
| 3 | Suscévaz | 12% |
| 4 | Mauraz | 10.5% |
| 5 | Chavannes-près-Renens | 9.7% |
| 6 | Prévonloup | 7.4% |
| 7 | Orny | 5.6% |
| 8 | Vufflens-le-Château | 5.3% |
| 9 | Vullierens | 5.1% |
| 10 | Grens | 5.1% |
Shrinking municipalities
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Population change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rossenges | -9.9% |
| 2 | Champtauroz | -6.1% |
| 3 | Mauborget | -5.5% |
| 4 | Champvent | -5.1% |
| 5 | Mutrux | -4.8% |
| 6 | Bougy-Villars | -4.7% |
| 7 | Syens | -4.6% |
| 8 | Valeyres-sous-Ursins | -4.3% |
| 9 | Trey | -4.1% |
| 10 | Allaman | -4% |
Jobs per resident
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rennaz | 3.62 |
| 2 | Aclens | 3.29 |
| 3 | Montagny-près-Yverdon | 2.68 |
| 4 | Mex | 2.18 |
| 5 | Villars-Sainte-Croix | 1.74 |
| 6 | Le Chenit | 1.46 |
| 7 | Eclépens | 1.42 |
| 8 | Tolochenaz | 1.36 |
| 9 | Ecublens | 1.27 |
| 10 | Eysins | 1.25 |
Families & children
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Children & youth (0–19) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chavannes-des-Bois | 30.5% |
| 2 | Bogis-Bossey | 29.3% |
| 3 | Vuarrens | 28.7% |
| 4 | Chêne-Pâquier | 28.5% |
| 5 | Villars-Epeney | 28.4% |
| 6 | Essertines-sur-Rolle | 27.7% |
| 7 | Rovray | 27.7% |
| 8 | Chavannes-le-Veyron | 27.5% |
| 9 | Henniez | 27.4% |
| 10 | Ollon | 27.3% |
Age structure
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Residents 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauborget | 35% |
| 2 | Corbeyrier | 31.9% |
| 3 | Ormont-Dessus | 30.5% |
| 4 | Bullet | 29.8% |
| 5 | Les Clées | 29.2% |
| 6 | Villars-le-Comte | 27.1% |
| 7 | Croy | 27% |
| 8 | Premier | 27% |
| 9 | Corseaux | 26.9% |
| 10 | Rougemont | 26.8% |
Women share
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villars-le-Comte | 55% |
| 2 | Croy | 54.7% |
| 3 | Clarmont | 54.3% |
| 4 | Corcelles-près-Concise | 54.2% |
| 5 | Chexbres | 54.1% |
| 6 | Lovatens | 53.9% |
| 7 | Agiez | 53.4% |
| 8 | Bofflens | 53.2% |
| 9 | La Tour-de-Peilz | 53.2% |
| 10 | Fontaines-sur-Grandson | 53.1% |
Foreign residents
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Foreign residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chavannes-près-Renens | 57.1% |
| 2 | Renens | 50.8% |
| 3 | Leysin | 50.6% |
| 4 | Ecublens | 48.1% |
| 5 | Le Châtelard | 46% |
| 6 | Moudon | 46% |
| 7 | Saint-Sulpice | 45.7% |
| 8 | Payerne | 45.2% |
| 9 | Prilly | 45.2% |
| 10 | Crissier | 44.2% |
Population density
BFS + swisstopo · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renens | 7'387/km² |
| 2 | Chavannes-près-Renens | 6'497/km² |
| 3 | Prilly | 5'926/km² |
| 4 | Bussigny | 2'520/km² |
| 5 | Ecublens | 2'403/km² |
| 6 | Vevey | 2'351/km² |
| 7 | Epalinges | 2'158/km² |
| 8 | Lausanne | 2'153/km² |
| 9 | Nyon | 2'078/km² |
| 10 | Yverdon-les-Bains | 2'037/km² |