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Switzerland: Administrative Division

Contents: Cantons and Districts

The population of the Swiss cantons and districts according to census results and latest official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1980-12-02
Population
Census
1990-12-04
Population
Census
2000-12-05
Population
Estimate
2010-12-31
Population
Estimate
2020-12-31
Population
Estimate
2022-12-31
AargauCanton453,442507,508547,493611,466694,072711,232
Bezirk AarauDistrict57,80562,38463,19170,59480,30981,798
Bezirk BadenDistrict98,769109,557116,537131,565146,064149,093
Bezirk BremgartenDistrict46,43056,14161,66169,32979,36681,428
Bezirk BruggDistrict36,36440,13042,34445,12950,30851,451
Bezirk KulmDistrict30,76133,33235,90437,88742,87844,342
Bezirk LaufenburgDistrict20,38223,80427,54030,82535,01335,808
Bezirk LenzburgDistrict37,68442,11146,39853,16965,70767,596
Bezirk MuriDistrict19,81023,85328,25432,33937,37938,384
Bezirk RheinfeldenDistrict29,37432,56237,25743,80548,16448,752
Bezirk ZofingenDistrict50,93655,45258,24464,71073,84376,255
Bezirk ZurzachDistrict25,12728,18230,16332,11435,04136,325
Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton47,61152,22953,50453,01755,30955,759
Bezirk HinterlandDistrict21,54523,80524,24823,57724,14924,367
Bezirk MittellandDistrict14,39215,37315,62316,19517,54617,670
Bezirk VorderlandDistrict11,67413,05113,63313,24513,61413,722
Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton12,84413,87014,61815,68816,29316,416
Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton12,84413,87014,61815,68816,29316,416
Basel-Landschaft [Basel Country]Canton233,447248,484259,374274,404290,969294,417
Bezirk ArlesheimDistrict134,435140,147141,599148,996157,040158,262
Bezirk LaufenDistrict13,62514,99617,18218,90120,32120,750
Bezirk LiestalDistrict48,49351,67154,42157,22961,51462,670
Bezirk SissachDistrict24,70128,07831,02933,68836,06336,648
Bezirk WaldenburgDistrict12,19313,59215,14315,59016,03116,087
Basel-Stadt [Basel City]Canton203,915199,411188,079184,950196,735196,786
Basel-Stadt [Basel City]Canton203,915199,411188,079184,950196,735196,786
Bern (Berne)Canton898,343943,070957,144979,7541,043,0811,051,437
Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois [Bernese Jura]District51,59351,05851,40851,66853,71553,628
Verwaltungskreis Bern-MittellandDistrict372,515386,478384,935388,214418,140420,308
Verwaltungskreis Biel/BienneDistrict91,73891,83488,58493,859102,425103,847
Verwaltungskreis EmmentalDistrict86,01290,19091,80693,67797,66698,522
Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-NiedersimmentalDistrict32,82636,25338,48839,17140,60740,896
Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-OberhasliDistrict41,27544,78646,37146,51047,64547,981
Verwaltungskreis OberaargauDistrict68,78073,40075,34377,18182,47283,504
Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-SaanenDistrict14,51615,68916,74316,81016,55016,736
Verwaltungskreis SeelandDistrict53,28960,36565,04568,57276,05277,575
Verwaltungskreis ThunDistrict85,79993,01798,421104,092107,809108,440
Fribourg (Freiburg)Canton185,300213,627241,759278,541325,547334,465
Bezirk See / District du Lac [Lake District]District19,98623,07228,22832,95937,74638,606
Bezirk SenseDistrict29,61333,80538,29941,11344,59445,643
District de la BroyeDistrict15,85918,55221,30926,52533,90135,161
District de la GlâneDistrict13,82916,20917,77420,70824,95725,987
District de la GruyèreDistrict27,90533,08038,07046,41557,61959,754
District de la SarineDistrict69,41178,30685,46594,849107,158108,595
District de la VeveyseDistrict8,69710,60312,61415,97219,57220,719
Genève [Geneva]Canton349,040379,190413,673457,715506,343514,114
Genève (Genf) [Geneva]Canton349,040379,190413,673457,715506,343514,114
GlarusCanton36,71838,50838,18338,60840,85141,471
GlarusCanton36,71838,50838,18338,60840,85141,471
Graubünden (Grigioni, Grischun) [Grisons]Canton164,641173,890187,058192,621200,096202,538
Region AlbulaRegion6,9697,4208,1338,1478,1758,144
Region BerninaRegion4,5524,3984,4274,6294,5614,571
Region Engiadina Bassa / Val MüstairRegion8,0858,3948,8889,6709,1639,189
Region ImbodenRegion14,00415,41216,85918,77321,50021,702
Region LandquartRegion15,30218,69321,26723,09025,46325,865
Region MalojaRegion16,25216,42018,81318,65218,29418,236
Region MoesaRegion6,8066,8497,4717,8638,7708,909
Region PlessurRegion38,86039,71040,70041,07042,82243,233
Region Prättigau / DavosRegion23,16024,66226,43126,19826,12226,060
Region SurselvaRegion19,92720,47221,61821,77721,31821,438
Region ViamalaRegion10,72411,46012,45112,75213,90814,029
JuraCanton64,98666,23368,22470,03273,70973,865
District de DelémontDistrict31,77533,18534,48435,92138,95439,309
District de PorrentruyDistrict24,64924,13824,20124,14524,27624,123
District des Franches-MontagnesDistrict8,5628,9109,5399,96610,47910,433
Luzern [Lucerne]Canton296,159326,268350,504377,610416,347424,851
Wahlkreis EntlebuchDistrict20,65821,24922,46822,80223,30323,336
Wahlkreis HochdorfDistrict47,71454,88860,75366,08174,14374,724
Wahlkreis Luzern-Land [Lucerne Country]District66,55478,53786,60395,438104,751106,450
Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt [Lucerne City]District78,27476,46675,42577,49182,62082,922
Wahlkreis SurseeDistrict43,71751,96758,44866,62476,45177,068
Wahlkreis WillisauDistrict39,24243,16146,80749,17455,07955,826
NeuchâtelCanton158,368163,985167,949172,085175,894176,571
NeuchâtelCanton158,368163,985167,949172,085175,894176,571
Nidwalden [Nidwald]Canton28,61733,04437,23541,02443,52044,420
Nidwalden [Nidwald]Canton28,61733,04437,23541,02443,52044,420
Obwalden [Obwald]Canton25,86529,02532,42735,58538,10838,700
Obwalden [Obwald]Canton25,86529,02532,42735,58538,10838,700
SchaffhausenCanton69,41372,16073,39276,35683,10785,214
Bezirk OberklettgauDistrict2,7983,3973,7214,0454,8055,050
Bezirk ReiatDistrict6,0376,6227,4347,9469,1749,388
Bezirk SchaffhausenDistrict49,89050,36749,67051,45755,33056,643
Bezirk SchleitheimDistrict2,6602,8512,9862,9473,0113,093
Bezirk SteinDistrict4,1074,5284,9865,2225,8205,899
Bezirk UnterklettgauDistrict3,9214,3954,5954,7394,9675,141
SchwyzCanton97,354111,964128,704146,730162,157164,920
Bezirk EinsiedelnDistrict9,62910,86912,62214,38516,24716,310
Bezirk GersauDistrict1,7021,7951,9342,0942,3642,384
Bezirk HöfeDistrict16,61919,29522,90827,33629,33229,674
Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)District8,0919,46110,70412,22413,53113,843
Bezirk MarchDistrict23,24228,09632,99538,98344,55845,619
Bezirk SchwyzDistrict38,07142,44847,54151,70856,12557,090
SolothurnCanton218,102231,746244,341255,284277,462282,408
Bezirk BucheggbergDistrict5,7666,2507,0927,5438,0098,092
Bezirk DorneckDistrict13,30915,70117,97819,51720,80220,960
Bezirk GäuDistrict12,74014,42916,73718,13522,00522,819
Bezirk GösgenDistrict20,35921,05022,21123,15524,79325,439
Bezirk LebernDistrict39,58040,83342,00843,22846,43947,179
Bezirk OltenDistrict46,16148,15448,98651,24056,10956,909
Bezirk SolothurnDistrict15,77815,74815,48916,06616,80216,633
Bezirk ThalDistrict12,77313,58714,03814,21614,75215,029
Bezirk ThiersteinDistrict11,26612,21013,48313,94714,80215,042
Bezirk WasseramtDistrict40,37043,78446,31948,23752,94954,306
St. GallenCanton391,995427,501452,837478,907514,504525,967
Wahlkreis RheintalDistrict50,92755,67661,64467,50974,37276,608
Wahlkreis RorschachDistrict34,46337,26338,38241,04743,92844,676
Wahlkreis SarganserlandDistrict29,64632,63035,33937,77541,49042,969
Wahlkreis See-GasterDistrict44,84252,58157,90662,49968,42570,554
Wahlkreis St. GallenDistrict110,167113,928114,305117,823122,903124,247
Wahlkreis ToggenburgDistrict40,78444,01945,90745,05646,95447,916
Wahlkreis WerdenbergDistrict25,80829,50333,00435,64439,99341,288
Wahlkreis WilDistrict55,35861,90166,35071,55476,43977,709
Thurgau [Thurgovia]Canton183,795209,362228,875248,444282,909289,650
Bezirk ArbonDistrict40,26044,55948,12151,89358,41459,035
Bezirk FrauenfeldDistrict45,43552,10257,40661,77869,77370,418
Bezirk KreuzlingenDistrict31,08734,48937,46542,55949,76050,395
Bezirk MünchwilenDistrict28,77334,38038,30242,02448,28548,852
Bezirk WeinfeldenDistrict38,24043,83247,58150,19056,67757,264
TicinoCanton265,899282,181306,846333,753350,986354,023
Distretto di BellinzonaDistrict38,90741,87145,22750,81955,90657,005
Distretto di BlenioDistrict5,0405,0805,2875,5305,6565,629
Distretto di LeventinaDistrict11,69910,0329,5029,6008,8278,649
Distretto di LocarnoDistrict50,77852,28657,32761,70763,77464,371
Distretto di LuganoDistrict104,895115,413128,911141,661150,556152,321
Distretto di MendrisioDistrict41,63843,76145,72448,72949,96949,796
Distretto di RivieraDistrict8,2928,7179,2759,94510,34610,298
Distretto di VallemaggiaDistrict4,6505,0215,5935,7625,9525,954
UriCanton33,88334,20834,77735,42236,81937,317
UriCanton33,88334,20834,77735,42236,81937,317
Valais (Wallis)Canton218,707249,817272,399312,684348,503357,282
Bezirk BrigDistrict19,62421,53723,05225,03327,36028,141
Bezirk GomsDistrict4,2944,5234,7434,7454,3774,385
Bezirk LeukDistrict10,11511,09411,63112,29412,43412,877
Bezirk RaronDistrict9,2169,65610,38010,82911,09511,338
Bezirk VispDistrict22,02423,52326,81927,93428,54728,955
District de ContheyDistrict15,20118,48520,09424,21129,42430,178
District de MartignyDistrict25,80930,67433,69341,36148,90650,760
District de MontheyDistrict23,49329,70833,38940,76647,91249,279
District d'EntremontDistrict9,56110,42512,13814,22315,51915,943
District de Saint-MauriceDistrict8,82810,01810,42012,36014,10214,379
District de SierreDistrict32,10137,68340,01846,13449,42750,354
District de SionDistrict30,46634,21337,26342,75948,44749,505
District d'HérensDistrict7,9758,2788,75910,03510,95311,188
Vaud (Waadt)Canton528,747601,816640,657713,281814,762830,431
District d'AigleDistrict27,32032,51635,24840,14346,25347,785
District de la Broye-VullyDistrict26,51829,84330,86235,33744,55245,867
District de la Riviera-Pays-d'EnhautDistrict63,76270,81972,02379,43185,97687,060
District de LausanneDistrict141,109145,961144,764150,362168,127170,304
District de Lavaux-OronDistrict40,86647,38951,34756,82463,44664,447
District de l'Ouest lausannoisDistrict53,52261,06963,24268,23279,01580,809
District de MorgesDistrict48,14258,29064,49973,74784,53387,208
District de NyonDistrict46,34061,20474,08389,601103,305105,359
District du Gros-de-VaudDistrict20,93826,94831,40137,91746,42147,115
District du Jura-Nord vaudoisDistrict60,23067,77773,18881,68793,13494,477
ZugCanton75,93085,546100,052113,105128,794131,164
ZugCanton75,93085,546100,052113,105128,794131,164
Zürich [Zurich]Canton1,122,8391,179,0441,247,9061,373,0681,553,4231,579,967
Bezirk AffolternDistrict29,51335,40941,82148,09655,83956,899
Bezirk AndelfingenDistrict21,30423,41126,60829,51131,95932,211
Bezirk BülachDistrict91,599101,320110,465131,879156,900160,967
Bezirk DielsdorfDistrict50,20959,03968,75880,09092,07993,038
Bezirk DietikonDistrict67,71570,71073,16980,54794,53396,312
Bezirk HinwilDistrict62,98070,60977,20687,82297,09899,220
Bezirk HorgenDistrict101,552104,005106,670115,301127,263129,309
Bezirk MeilenDistrict79,60580,71987,03097,034106,506107,681
Bezirk PfäffikonDistrict40,24946,05150,26955,76861,08162,156
Bezirk UsterDistrict87,50695,644106,071120,607135,234137,642
Bezirk WinterthurDistrict121,085127,084136,566153,556173,053176,811
Bezirk Zürich [Zurich]District369,522365,043363,273372,857421,878427,721
Schweiz (Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra, Helvetia) [Switzerland]Confederation6,365,9606,873,6877,288,0107,870,1348,670,3008,815,385

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (web).

Explanation: The population figures for 2022 are final.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2022)
Males4,379,953
Females4,435,432
Age Groups (E 2022)
0-17 years1,583,228
18-64 years5,540,534
65+ years1,691,623
Age Distribution (E 2022)
90+ years88,330
80-89 years397,316
70-79 years751,523
60-69 years1,016,468
50-59 years1,295,173
40-49 years1,218,202
30-39 years1,269,957
20-29 years1,023,203
10-19 years871,220
0-9 years883,993
Citizenship (E 2022)
Switzerland6,519,362
Germany315,963
France157,031
Italy332,700
Portugal253,589
EU (others)414,965
Europe (non-EU countries)419,120
Africa118,932
Asia189,051
Other country92,994
Country of Birth (E 2022)
Switzerland6,081,451
Other country2,733,934