How is the share of foreign residents measured?

It is the share of the permanent resident population without Swiss citizenship, from the BFS STATPOP register. Citizenship is not the same as place of birth or migration background.

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National ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in Switzerland (2025)

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Täsch (VS) has the highest share of foreign residents of any Swiss municipality: 64% (2025). It is followed by Paradiso (60.8%) and Kreuzlingen (57.2%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.

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BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Foreign residents	Canton	Residents
1	Täsch	64%	VS	1'341
2	Paradiso	60.8%	TI	4'806
3	Kreuzlingen	57.2%	TG	23'550
4	Chavannes-près-Renens	57.1%	VD	10'720
5	Neuenhof	53%	AG	9'306
6	St. Margrethen	52.6%	SG	6'731
7	Rorschach	52.5%	SG	10'389
8	Spreitenbach	52%	AG	13'377
9	Renens	50.8%	VD	21'793
10	Pregny-Chambésy	50.7%	GE	4'249
11	Leysin	50.6%	VD	3'704
12	Geneva	50.6%	GE	211'152
13	Dietikon	48.9%	ZH	28'325
14	Chippis	48.6%	VS	1'627
15	Koblenz AG	48.3%	AG	1'835
16	Ecublens	48.1%	VD	13'747
17	Zermatt	47.9%	VS	6'113
18	Bissone	47.1%	TI	945
19	Massagno	46.6%	TI	6'976
20	Schlieren	46.4%	ZH	20'474
21	Dulliken	46.3%	SO	5'489
22	Birr	46.3%	AG	4'868
23	Chiasso	46.3%	TI	7'677
24	Opfikon	46.3%	ZH	21'462
25	Meyrin	46.3%	GE	27'380
26	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	46.2%	SH	12'198
27	Le Châtelard	46%	VD	27'182
28	Moudon	46%	VD	6'827
29	Aarburg	45.8%	AG	9'040
30	Vernier	45.8%	GE	38'769
31	Saint-Sulpice	45.7%	VD	5'191
32	Reinach	45.4%	AG	9'858
33	Buchs	45.4%	SG	14'287
34	Payerne	45.2%	VD	10'938
35	Prilly	45.2%	VD	13'037
36	Stein	45.1%	AG	3'660
37	Zuchwil	45%	SO	9'622
38	Vico Morcote	45%	TI	398
39	St. Moritz	44.8%	GR	5'027
40	Romont	44.7%	FR	6'276
41	Trimbach	44.7%	SO	6'928
42	Döttingen	44.7%	AG	4'525
43	Le Grand-Saconnex	44.5%	GE	12'775
44	Bulle FR	44.3%	FR	27'276
45	Crissier	44.2%	VD	11'101
46	Gottlieben	44%	TG	359
47	Versoix	44%	GE	14'060
48	Böttstein	43.8%	AG	4'428
49	Leibstadt	43.8%	AG	1'639
50	Wohlen	43.5%	AG	18'162
51	Aigle	43.5%	VD	12'050
52	Cadenazzo	43.4%	TI	3'139
53	Lausanne	42.9%	VD	145'596
54	Givisiez	42.9%	FR	3'507
55	Villeneuve	42.7%	VD	6'061
56	Pratteln	42.6%	BL	16'595
57	Gerlafingen	42.3%	SO	5'859
58	Morcote	42.1%	TI	681
59	Menziken	41.9%	AG	8'909
60	Lucens	41.5%	VD	4'879
61	Chêne-Bourg	41.5%	GE	9'747
62	Zwischbergen	41.3%	VS	75
63	Rolle	41.3%	VD	6'604
64	Dottikon	41.2%	AG	4'240
65	Münsterlingen	41.1%	TG	3'726
66	Nyon	41.1%	VD	23'768
67	Veytaux	40.9%	VD	1'009
68	Avenches	40.9%	VD	4'945
69	Grenchen	40.9%	SO	18'973
70	Lugano	40.9%	TI	63'691
71	Bussigny	40.9%	VD	12'120
72	Sevelen	40.9%	SG	5'405
73	Rickenbach	40.6%	TG	3'078
74	Adliswil	40.6%	ZH	19'904
75	Höri	40.5%	ZH	3'676
76	Basel	40.5%	BS	180'097
77	Oensingen	40.4%	SO	6'766
78	Fribourg	40.3%	FR	39'599
79	Tägerwilen	40.2%	TG	5'558
80	Oftringen	40.1%	AG	15'198
81	Leukerbad	40%	VS	1'401
82	Schönenwerd	39.8%	SO	5'437
83	Diessenhofen	39.6%	TG	4'157
84	Founex	39.6%	VD	3'764
85	Yverdon-les-Bains	39.5%	VD	30'590
86	Vevey	39.5%	VD	20'147
87	Oberglatt	39.4%	ZH	7'741
88	Bellevue	39.3%	GE	4'111
89	Emmen	39.1%	LU	32'777
90	Au	39%	SG	8'771
91	Courtepin	38.7%	FR	5'847
92	Chavannes-de-Bogis	38.7%	VD	1'418
93	Bottighofen	38.6%	TG	2'765
94	Giornico	38.6%	TI	1'761
95	Kloten	38.5%	ZH	22'017
96	Interlaken	38.4%	BE	6'123
97	Saxon	38.3%	VS	7'605
98	Melide	38.1%	TI	1'812
99	Crans-Montana	38%	VS	10'782
100	Buchs	37.9%	AG	8'651

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents without Swiss citizenship, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). Citizenship, not place of birth. Small municipalities can show extreme values — the residents column provides the context.

Frequently asked questions

How is the share of foreign residents measured?: It is the share of the permanent resident population without Swiss citizenship, from the BFS STATPOP register. Citizenship is not the same as place of birth or migration background.