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Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP) divided by the official municipal area in km² from swisstopo swissBOUNDARIES3D, including lakes and unproductive land.

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National ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The most densely populated municipalities of Switzerland (2025)

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Geneva (GE) is the most densely populated municipality of Switzerland: 11'538 residents per km² (2025). It is followed by Massagno (9'427/km²) and Carouge (8'438/km²). Sources: BFS, swisstopo.

Top 100

BFS + swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Density	Canton	Residents
1	Geneva	11'538	GE	211'152
2	Massagno	9'427	TI	6'976
3	Carouge	8'438	GE	22'783
4	Lancy	7'866	GE	37'520
5	Chêne-Bourg	7'615	GE	9'747
6	Basel	7'551	BS	180'097
7	Renens	7'387	VD	21'793
8	Onex	6'798	GE	19'101
9	Chavannes-près-Renens	6'497	VD	10'720
10	Prilly	5'926	VD	13'037
11	Rorschach	5'804	SG	10'389
12	Vernier	5'041	GE	38'769
13	Zurich	4'799	ZH	440'935
14	Nidau	4'711	BE	7'160
15	Thônex	4'435	GE	16'940
16	Fribourg	4'267	FR	39'599
17	Birsfelden	4'144	BL	10'401
18	Opfikon	3'839	ZH	21'462
19	Kilchberg	3'712	ZH	9'576
20	Binningen	3'642	BL	16'245
21	Chêne-Bougeries	3'610	GE	14'947
22	Thalwil	3'418	ZH	18'835
23	Oberengstringen	3'291	ZH	7'076
24	Gerlafingen	3'167	SO	5'859
25	Muralto	3'141	TI	2'513
26	Savosa	3'128	TI	2'315
27	Schlieren	3'107	ZH	20'474
28	Ostermundigen	3'093	BE	18'432
29	Dietikon	3'033	ZH	28'325
30	Reinach	3'013	BL	21'003
31	Le Grand-Saconnex	2'917	GE	12'775
32	Geroldswil	2'799	ZH	5'402
33	Wallisellen	2'774	ZH	17'811
34	Meyrin	2'755	GE	27'380
35	Ittigen	2'727	BE	11'482
36	Arbon	2'712	TG	16'407
37	Biel/Bienne	2'709	BE	57'462
38	Bern	2'684	BE	138'562
39	Solothurn	2'680	SO	16'830
40	Adliswil	2'562	ZH	19'904
41	Sorengo	2'533	TI	2'153
42	Bussigny	2'520	VD	12'120
43	Allschwil	2'517	BL	22'374
44	Widnau	2'485	SG	10'485
45	Männedorf	2'466	ZH	11'764
46	Dübendorf	2'439	ZH	33'214
47	Ecublens	2'403	VD	13'747
48	Vevey	2'351	VD	20'147
49	Bremgarten bei Bern	2'348	BE	4'462
50	Bottmingen	2'343	BL	7'007
51	Greifensee	2'338	ZH	5'401
52	Lucerne	2'318	LU	86'699
53	Villars-sur-Glâne	2'307	FR	12'644
54	Rüschlikon	2'201	ZH	6'449
55	Zollikofen	2'197	BE	11'842
56	Paradiso	2'185	TI	4'806
57	Lachen	2'177	SZ	9'448
58	Plan-les-Ouates	2'161	GE	12'644
59	Epalinges	2'158	VD	9'860
60	Vacallo	2'154	TI	3'511
61	Lausanne	2'153	VD	145'596
62	Cadempino	2'107	TI	1'601
63	Riehen	2'095	BS	22'774
64	Goldach	2'092	SG	9'872
65	Zuchwil	2'078	SO	9'622
66	Wettingen	2'078	AG	22'027
67	Nyon	2'078	VD	23'768
68	Steinhausen	2'073	ZG	10'449
69	Aarburg	2'050	AG	9'040
70	Thun	2'047	BE	44'163
71	Langendorf	2'043	SO	3'983
72	Ipsach	2'038	BE	3'873
73	Yverdon-les-Bains	2'037	VD	30'590
74	Kreuzlingen	2'035	TG	23'550
75	St. Gallen	2'018	SG	79'487
76	Crissier	2'018	VD	11'101
77	Gravesano	1'994	TI	1'416
78	Schwerzenbach	1'983	ZH	5'256
79	Erlenbach	1'965	ZH	5'679
80	Morbio Inferiore	1'963	TI	4'437
81	Uetikon am See	1'949	ZH	6'744
82	Rickenbach	1'948	TG	3'078
83	Oberrieden	1'939	ZH	5'410
84	Richterswil	1'932	ZH	14'545
85	Dietlikon	1'890	ZH	8'033
86	Au	1'886	SG	8'771
87	Veyrier	1'881	GE	12'225
88	Canobbio	1'877	TI	2'403
89	Aarau	1'858	AG	22'932
90	Horn	1'845	TG	3'228
91	Sursee	1'838	LU	11'118
92	Muri bei Bern	1'827	BE	13'940
93	Ennetbaden	1'801	AG	3'801
94	Winterthur	1'774	ZH	120'741
95	Stäfa	1'773	ZH	15'232
96	Münchenstein	1'761	BL	12'662
97	Zollikon	1'750	ZH	13'737
98	Neuenhof	1'730	AG	9'306
99	Windisch	1'688	AG	8'286
100	Olten	1'677	SO	19'265

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

How we measure this

BFS + swisstopo

Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP 2025) divided by the official municipal area from swissBOUNDARIES3D (swisstopo). Lakes and unproductive areas are included in the official area figure.

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How is population density calculated?: Permanent residents (BFS STATPOP) divided by the official municipal area in km² from swisstopo swissBOUNDARIES3D, including lakes and unproductive land.