Switzerland: Agglomeration Cores

Contents: Agglomeration and Urban Cores

The population of the Swiss agglomerations and urban cores according to census results and latest estimates.

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Name	Status	Cantons	Population 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 2024-12-31
Aarau	Agglomeration Core	Aargau / Solothurn	55,640	59,646	60,322	66,936	76,246	80,700	→
Aigle	Urban Core	Vaud	6,233	7,825	7,955	9,255	10,462	11,749	→
Altdorf (UR)	Agglomeration Core	Uri	19,071	19,727	20,590	21,291	22,675	23,717	→
Altstätten (Rheintal)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen	39,474	43,283	47,726	52,389	57,973	61,723	→
Amriswil - Romanshorn	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	18,065	20,639	21,759	23,332	27,019	28,516	→
Arbon - Rorschach	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau / St. Gallen	45,437	47,893	48,850	51,927	56,190	59,594	→
Arth	Urban Core	Schwyz	7,795	8,425	9,593	10,699	12,184	12,523	→
Baden - Brugg	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	84,272	88,455	90,670	97,961	107,310	112,763	→
Basel	Agglomeration Core	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	392,347	394,933	386,380	394,987	420,431	432,631	→
Bellinzona	Agglomeration Core	Ticino / Graubünden	35,164	37,116	39,818	44,533	48,384	50,459	→
Bern	Agglomeration Core	Bern	262,671	265,021	257,380	255,883	278,390	286,317	→
Biel/Bienne	Agglomeration Core	Bern	79,938	79,490	76,044	80,658	87,307	90,077	→
Brig - Visp	Agglomeration Core	Valais	24,487	26,269	28,147	30,398	33,544	35,736	→
Buchs (SG)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen	13,910	15,460	16,696	18,084	20,273	21,523	→
Bulle	Agglomeration Core	Fribourg	12,875	15,659	18,789	24,388	31,189	34,225	→
Burgdorf	Urban Core	Bern	18,248	18,291	17,454	18,255	19,520	20,272	→
Chiasso - Mendrisio	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	37,398	39,054	40,254	42,428	43,552	44,034	→
Chur	Agglomeration Core	Graubünden	33,166	34,058	34,303	35,256	37,424	39,174	→
Crans-Montana	Agglomeration Core	Valais	6,203	8,122	8,749	10,530	10,218	10,497	→
Davos	Urban Core	Graubünden	10,693	11,259	11,718	11,166	10,832	10,768	→
Delémont	Agglomeration Core	Jura	14,266	14,471	14,587	15,216	16,618	16,988	→
Döttingen - Böttstein	Urban Core	Aargau	8,593	9,316	9,599	10,517	11,766	12,585	→
Einsiedeln	Urban Core	Schwyz	9,629	10,869	12,622	14,385	16,247	16,530	→
Flawil	Urban Core	St. Gallen	8,575	8,938	9,320	9,971	10,510	10,632	→
Frauenfeld	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	18,883	20,577	21,954	23,298	25,974	27,093	→
Fribourg	Agglomeration Core	Fribourg	47,761	51,630	53,244	56,954	63,376	65,571	→
Genève [Geneva]	Agglomeration Core	Genève / Vaud	353,307	385,789	422,554	468,050	519,508	544,546	→
Glarus	Agglomeration Core	Glarus	26,169	27,450	27,571	28,788	31,371	32,688	→
Grenchen	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn / Bern	24,968	24,934	25,118	25,370	27,846	29,374	→
Interlaken	Agglomeration Core	Bern	14,191	15,352	16,173	17,146	18,108	18,816	→
Kirchberg (BE)	Urban Core	Bern	8,471	9,641	10,158	10,681	11,529	11,583	→
Kreuzlingen	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	17,098	18,395	18,802	21,653	24,787	26,095	→
La Chaux-de-Fonds - Le Locle	Agglomeration Core	Neuchâtel	50,384	49,325	48,709	48,642	47,793	48,499	→
Lachen	Agglomeration Core	Schwyz	15,760	19,265	22,480	26,993	30,881	32,287	→
Landquart	Urban Core	Graubünden	8,267	10,057	10,740	11,476	12,377	12,935	→
Langenthal	Urban Core	Bern	16,104	17,207	16,977	17,822	18,622	18,919	→
Lausanne	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	237,012	254,569	258,362	273,826	307,991	324,446	→
Lenzburg	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	16,764	17,550	17,844	20,020	25,902	27,227	→
Locarno	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	33,302	33,457	35,906	38,030	39,075	39,436	→
Lugano	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	85,011	92,559	102,447	111,574	117,884	122,037	→
Luzern [Lucerne]	Agglomeration Core	Luzern	156,867	167,871	174,449	183,902	198,908	209,193	→
Lyss	Urban Core	Bern	10,110	11,742	12,550	13,726	15,763	16,547	→
Martigny	Agglomeration Core	Valais	13,275	15,887	17,173	19,757	22,609	24,607	→
Mels - Sargans	Urban Core	St. Gallen	13,745	15,202	16,493	18,016	19,815	21,316	→
Monthey	Agglomeration Core	Valais	16,763	21,323	23,195	27,914	32,224	34,141	→
Murten	Urban Core	Fribourg / Bern	8,081	8,886	10,462	11,919	12,880	13,145	→
Neuchâtel	Agglomeration Core	Neuchâtel	52,136	52,035	52,560	54,323	55,601	56,738	→
Oensingen	Urban Core	Solothurn	6,843	7,592	8,621	9,489	11,373	12,369	→
Olten - Zofingen	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn/Aargau/Luzern	75,976	78,407	79,575	86,150	96,428	101,308	→
Payerne	Urban Core	Vaud	8,021	8,805	8,938	10,640	12,752	13,735	→
Porrentruy	Urban Core	Jura	8,482	8,339	8,374	8,354	8,124	8,206	→
Rapperswil-Jona - Rüti	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Zürich	34,240	38,804	41,254	44,850	47,622	49,791	→
Reinach (AG)	Urban Core	Aargau	13,504	15,073	16,341	17,410	19,843	22,024	→
Sarnen	Urban Core	Obwalden	7,372	8,398	9,145	9,971	10,514	10,861	→
Schaffhausen	Agglomeration Core	Schaffhausen / Zürich	49,295	49,210	48,321	50,046	52,668	56,152	→
Schönenwerd	Urban Core	Solothurn	12,119	12,981	13,531	13,594	14,617	15,447	→
Schwyz	Urban Core	Schwyz	12,100	12,872	13,802	14,423	15,435	16,445	→
Sierre	Agglomeration Core	Valais	16,947	18,774	19,078	21,246	22,966	24,125	→
Sion	Agglomeration Core	Valais	38,298	44,355	48,243	56,257	65,132	69,224	→
Solothurn	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn	52,098	54,372	55,938	57,831	62,059	64,624	→
Spiez	Urban Core	Bern	9,800	11,182	12,027	12,475	12,926	13,337	→
Stans	Urban Core	Nidwalden	11,057	12,603	14,180	15,467	15,978	16,529	→
Stein (AG)	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	3,468	3,734	4,527	5,414	6,259	6,654	→
St. Gallen	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Appenzell Ausserrhoden	117,105	121,544	121,294	123,331	127,988	132,265	→
St. Moritz	Urban Core	Graubünden	5,900	5,426	5,589	5,202	4,945	4,996	→
Sursee	Urban Core	Luzern	10,665	12,121	12,824	15,167	18,338	19,248	→
Thun	Agglomeration Core	Bern	60,753	64,769	68,405	73,200	75,488	76,923	→
Uznach	Urban Core	St. Gallen	7,139	8,131	8,551	9,348	10,490	11,184	→
Vevey - Montreux	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	59,606	66,403	67,666	74,788	81,091	84,374	→
Wattwil	Urban Core	St. Gallen	10,112	10,320	10,436	10,309	10,716	11,303	→
Weinfelden	Urban Core	Thurgau	9,007	9,299	9,456	10,383	11,629	12,501	→
Wil (SG)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Thurgau	50,135	56,405	60,364	65,509	72,140	75,854	→
Winterthur	Agglomeration Core	Zürich	91,888	93,265	97,887	109,860	123,633	130,006	→
Wohlen (AG)	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	15,914	17,363	18,632	20,407	24,549	26,053	→
Yverdon-les-Bains	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	21,983	24,433	26,183	29,663	32,146	32,510	→
Zermatt	Urban Core	Valais	3,548	4,225	5,988	5,720	5,820	6,097	→
Zug	Agglomeration Core	Zug	69,189	77,151	90,487	103,198	118,194	122,505	→
Zürich [Zurich]	Agglomeration Core	Zürich / Aargau / Schwyz	852,843	879,921	914,923	996,224	1,125,205	1,171,354	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: Boundaries of agglomeration and urban cores according to the 2012 definition without parts outside of Switzerland. The population figures for 2024 are preliminary.