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 2024 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in Switzerland (2024)

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Paradiso (TI) has the highest share of foreign residents of any Swiss municipality: 61.55% (2024). It is followed by Täsch (61.46%) and Kreuzlingen (57.29%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2024.

Top 100

BFS · STATPOP · 2024

Rank	Municipality	Foreign residents	Canton	Residents
1	Paradiso	61.55%	TI	4'832
2	Täsch	61.46%	VS	1'366
3	Kreuzlingen	57.29%	TG	23'241
4	Chavannes-près-Renens	56.81%	VD	9'311
5	Rorschach	52.66%	SG	9'955
6	Neuenhof	52.54%	AG	9'087
7	St. Margrethen	52.44%	SG	6'558
8	Spreitenbach	51.94%	AG	12'512
9	Pregny-Chambésy	51.62%	GE	4'035
10	Renens	50.58%	VD	21'408
11	Leysin	50.26%	VD	3'715
12	Geneva	50.19%	GE	206'635
13	Dietikon	48.85%	ZH	28'201
14	Chippis	47.74%	VS	1'599
15	Ecublens	47.7%	VD	13'320
16	Koblenz AG	47.67%	AG	1'759
17	Zermatt	47.27%	VS	6'023
18	Saint-Sulpice	47.02%	VD	5'144
19	Schlieren	46.66%	ZH	20'581
20	Bodio	46.51%	TI	899
21	Opfikon	46.42%	ZH	21'553
22	Birr	46.34%	AG	4'718
23	Massagno	46.15%	TI	6'676
24	Meyrin	45.98%	GE	26'882
25	Aarburg	45.89%	AG	8'891
26	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	45.83%	SH	11'213
27	Bissone	45.7%	TI	955
28	Dulliken	45.69%	SO	5'396
29	Moudon	45.56%	VD	6'393
30	Vernier	45.56%	GE	37'460
31	Le Châtelard	45.35%	VD	26'828
32	Zuchwil	45.25%	SO	9'452
33	Le Grand-Saconnex	45.17%	GE	12'806
34	Chiasso	45.13%	TI	7'565
35	Buchs	44.99%	SG	13'931
36	Reinach	44.98%	AG	9'499
37	Crissier	44.68%	VD	9'334
38	Döttingen	44.49%	AG	4'473
39	Vico Morcote	44.36%	TI	407
40	Payerne	44.3%	VD	10'545
41	St. Moritz	44.15%	GR	4'926
42	Versoix	44.13%	GE	13'846
43	Prilly	44.1%	VD	12'417
44	Gottlieben	44.09%	TG	340
45	Romont	44.04%	FR	5'891
46	Trimbach	44.02%	SO	6'667
47	Bulle FR	44.01%	FR	26'749
48	Stein	43.51%	AG	3'504
49	Böttstein	43.2%	AG	4'305
50	Cadenazzo	42.91%	TI	3'111
51	Wohlen	42.9%	AG	17'481
52	Villeneuve	42.87%	VD	6'052
53	Aigle	42.72%	VD	11'412
54	Lausanne	42.68%	VD	144'160
55	Morcote	42.22%	TI	707
56	Pratteln	42.19%	BL	16'566
57	Gerlafingen	42.12%	SO	5'794
58	Givisiez	41.89%	FR	3'309
59	Rolle	41.5%	VD	6'446
60	Chêne-Bourg	41.4%	GE	9'450
61	Dottikon	41.27%	AG	4'160
62	Veytaux	41.14%	VD	1'003
63	Avenches	41.13%	VD	4'843
64	Sevelen	41.1%	SG	5'392
65	Adliswil	41.04%	ZH	19'707
66	Menziken	41.02%	AG	8'400
67	Münsterlingen	40.85%	TG	3'600
68	Leukerbad	40.81%	VS	1'396
69	Nyon	40.76%	VD	23'016
70	Leibstadt	40.62%	AG	1'596
71	Lucens	40.56%	VD	4'596
72	Oensingen	40.34%	SO	6'636
73	Lugano	40.3%	TI	63'495
74	Grenchen	40.22%	SO	18'295
75	Oftringen	40.16%	AG	15'080
76	Bussigny	40.14%	VD	10'624
77	Rickenbach	40.12%	TG	3'072
78	Basel	39.97%	BS	176'329
79	Founex	39.86%	VD	3'805
80	Vevey	39.6%	VD	20'139
81	Saint-Gingolph	39.52%	VS	1'049
82	Eppenberg-Wöschnau	39.41%	SO	326
83	Höri	39.34%	ZH	3'509
84	Fribourg	39.24%	FR	38'660
85	Tägerwilen	39.17%	TG	5'341
86	Oberglatt	39.02%	ZH	7'595
87	Schönenwerd	38.9%	SO	5'201
88	Diessenhofen	38.88%	TG	4'132
89	Yverdon-les-Bains	38.85%	VD	30'202
90	Commugny	38.61%	VD	2'990
91	Courtepin	38.55%	FR	5'765
92	Emmen	38.53%	LU	32'380
93	Bellevue	38.49%	GE	4'104
94	Au	38.29%	SG	8'481
95	Sorengo	38.2%	TI	2'139
96	Kloten	38.18%	ZH	21'257
97	Melide	37.82%	TI	1'783
98	Dübendorf	37.71%	ZH	31'506
99	Morges	37.7%	VD	17'720
100	Thônex	37.69%	GE	16'690

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents without Swiss citizenship, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2024). 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.