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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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

Municipalities with the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva (2025)

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Pregny-Chambésy has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva: 50.7% (2025). It is followed by Geneva (50.6%) and Meyrin (46.3%). Source: Federal Statistical Office (BFS), STATPOP 2025.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Foreign residents	Residents
1	Pregny-Chambésy	50.7%	4'249
2	Geneva	50.6%	211'152
3	Meyrin	46.3%	27'380
4	Vernier	45.8%	38'769
5	Le Grand-Saconnex	44.5%	12'775
6	Versoix	44%	14'060
7	Chêne-Bourg	41.5%	9'747
8	Bellevue	39.3%	4'111
9	Thônex	37.8%	16'940
10	Onex	37.4%	19'101
11	Carouge	37.1%	22'783
12	Cologny	36.8%	6'147
13	Lancy	36.7%	37'520
14	Chêne-Bougeries	36.2%	14'947
15	Genthod	34.2%	2'814
16	Céligny	33.6%	837
17	Collex-Bossy	32.3%	1'673
18	Vandœuvres	31.3%	3'087
19	Anières	31%	2'589
20	Satigny	30.3%	4'811
21	Corsier	29.6%	2'270
22	Dardagny	29.3%	1'846
23	Collonge-Bellerive	29%	8'655
24	Hermance	28.7%	1'221
25	Russin	28.2%	554
26	Veyrier	27.6%	12'225
27	Perly-Certoux	25.9%	3'296
28	Bardonnex	25.6%	2'528
29	Plan-les-Ouates	24.6%	12'644
30	Puplinge	24.1%	2'702
31	Jussy	23.9%	1'253
32	Avully	23.6%	1'758
33	Troinex	23.5%	3'358
34	Bernex	23.3%	11'134
35	Chancy	23%	1'653
36	Choulex	20.6%	1'232
37	Presinge	20.5%	714
38	Meinier	20%	2'108
39	Gy	19.8%	582
40	Cartigny	19.6%	1'063
41	Confignon	19.4%	4'565
42	Soral	19.4%	935
43	Aire-la-Ville	15.3%	1'161
44	Laconnex	14.2%	710
45	Avusy	9.8%	1'425

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

Which municipality in canton Geneva has the highest share of foreign residents?: Pregny-Chambésy has the highest share of foreign residents in canton Geneva: 50.7% as of 2025.
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.