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 2025-12-31
Aarau	Agglomeration Core	Aargau / Solothurn	74,860	80,178	82,568	90,515	102,504	109,375	→
Aigle	Urban Core	Vaud	6,233	7,825	7,955	9,255	10,462	12,046	→
Altdorf (UR)	Agglomeration Core	Uri	19,071	19,727	20,590	21,291	22,675	23,921	→
Altstätten (Rheintal)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen	39,474	43,283	47,726	52,389	57,973	62,184	→
Amriswil - Romanshorn	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	18,065	20,639	21,759	23,332	27,019	28,836	→
Appenzell	Urban Core	Appenzell Innerrhoden	8,727	9,472	10,297	11,215	11,799	12,385	→
Arbon - Rorschach	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau / St. Gallen	46,975	49,655	51,312	54,821	59,447	63,475	→
Arth	Urban Core	Schwyz	7,795	8,425	9,593	10,699	12,184	12,614	→
Baden - Brugg	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	84,272	88,455	90,670	97,961	107,310	113,728	→
Basel	Agglomeration Core	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	400,599	404,287	397,356	408,106	435,080	452,424	→
Bellinzona	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	35,164	37,116	39,818	44,533	48,384	51,035	→
Bern	Agglomeration Core	Bern	261,972	264,091	256,353	254,888	277,319	286,775	→
Biel/Bienne	Agglomeration Core	Bern	79,938	79,490	76,044	80,658	87,307	91,119	→
Brig - Visp	Agglomeration Core	Valais	24,487	26,269	28,147	30,398	33,544	36,228	→
Buchs (SG)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen	13,910	15,460	16,696	18,084	20,273	21,821	→
Bulle	Agglomeration Core	Fribourg	12,875	15,659	18,789	24,388	31,189	34,382	→
Burgdorf	Agglomeration Core	Bern	18,248	18,291	17,454	18,255	19,520	20,530	→
Chiasso - Mendrisio	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	38,174	39,955	41,589	44,279	45,417	46,054	→
Chur	Agglomeration Core	Graubünden	33,393	34,348	34,629	35,564	37,724	39,740	→
Crans-Montana	Urban Core	Valais	6,203	8,122	8,749	10,530	10,218	10,781	→
Davos	Urban Core	Graubünden	10,693	11,259	11,718	11,166	10,832	10,733	→
Delémont	Agglomeration Core	Jura	14,266	14,471	14,587	15,216	16,618	17,194	→
Döttingen - Böttstein	Urban Core	Aargau	8,593	9,316	9,599	10,517	11,766	12,659	→
Einsiedeln	Urban Core	Schwyz	9,629	10,869	12,622	14,385	16,247	16,663	→
Frauenfeld	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	18,883	20,577	21,954	23,298	25,974	27,193	→
Fribourg	Agglomeration Core	Fribourg	47,761	51,630	53,244	56,954	63,376	66,331	→
Frick	Urban Core	Aargau	5,272	6,414	7,634	9,007	10,409	11,273	→
Genève [Geneva]	Agglomeration Core	Genève / Vaud	363,632	398,767	437,726	486,512	539,589	572,131	→
Glarus	Agglomeration Core	Glarus	26,169	27,450	27,571	28,788	31,371	32,815	→
Grenchen	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn / Bern	24,968	24,934	25,118	25,370	27,846	29,687	→
Herzogenbuchsee	Urban Core	Bern	6,940	7,311	7,628	8,314	8,984	9,400	→
Hochdorf	Urban Core	Luzern	6,034	7,055	7,761	8,698	9,872	10,156	→
Interlaken	Agglomeration Core	Bern	14,191	15,352	16,173	17,146	18,108	18,837	→
Kirchberg (BE)	Urban Core	Bern	8,471	9,641	10,158	10,681	11,529	11,553	→
Kreuzlingen	Agglomeration Core	Thurgau	17,098	18,395	18,802	21,653	24,787	26,312	→
Küssnacht (SZ)	Urban Core	Schwyz	8,091	9,461	10,704	12,224	13,531	14,182	→
La Chaux-de-Fonds - Le Locle	Agglomeration Core	Neuchâtel	50,384	49,325	48,709	48,642	47,793	48,755	→
Lachen	Agglomeration Core	Schwyz	15,760	19,265	22,480	26,993	30,881	32,475	→
Landquart	Urban Core	Graubünden	8,267	10,057	10,740	11,476	12,377	13,101	→
Langenthal	Urban Core	Bern	16,104	17,207	16,977	17,822	18,622	19,071	→
Lausanne	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	238,797	256,845	261,017	276,887	311,576	331,929	→
Lenzburg	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	16,764	17,550	17,844	20,020	25,902	27,364	→
Locarno	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	40,124	41,388	45,395	49,007	50,951	51,792	→
Lugano	Agglomeration Core	Ticino	81,025	87,507	96,553	104,817	110,611	114,936	→
Luzern [Lucerne]	Agglomeration Core	Luzern	156,867	167,871	174,449	183,902	198,908	210,915	→
Lyss	Urban Core	Bern	10,110	11,742	12,550	13,726	15,763	16,608	→
Martigny	Agglomeration Core	Valais	13,275	15,887	17,173	19,757	22,609	24,924	→
Mels - Sargans	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen	13,745	15,202	16,493	18,016	19,815	21,415	→
Monthey	Agglomeration Core	Valais	16,763	21,323	23,195	27,914	32,224	34,597	→
Murten	Urban Core	Fribourg / Bern	8,081	8,886	10,462	11,919	12,880	13,149	→
Neuchâtel	Agglomeration Core	Neuchâtel	60,372	61,590	62,533	64,106	66,757	68,315	→
Niederrohrdorf - Oberrohrdorf	Urban Core	Aargau	7,041	8,415	9,113	11,015	12,509	13,654	→
Oensingen	Urban Core	Solothurn / Bern	6,843	7,592	8,621	9,489	11,373	12,446	→
Olten - Zofingen	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn / Aargau / Luzern	75,976	78,407	79,575	86,150	96,428	102,243	→
Payerne	Urban Core	Vaud	8,021	8,805	8,938	10,640	12,752	14,043	→
Porrentruy	Urban Core	Jura	8,482	8,339	8,374	8,354	8,124	8,241	→
Rapperswil-Jona - Rüti	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Zürich	34,240	38,804	41,254	44,850	47,622	50,004	→
Reinach (AG)	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	13,504	15,073	16,341	17,410	19,843	22,470	→
Rothrist	Urban Core	Aargau	6,015	6,741	6,869	7,855	9,290	9,980	→
Sarnen	Urban Core	Obwalden	7,372	8,398	9,145	9,971	10,514	10,903	→
Schaffhausen	Agglomeration Core	Schaffhausen / Zürich	49,295	49,210	48,321	50,046	52,668	56,817	→
Schwyz	Urban Core	Schwyz	12,100	12,872	13,802	14,423	15,435	16,736	→
Sierre	Agglomeration Core	Valais	16,947	18,774	19,078	21,246	22,966	24,413	→
Sion	Agglomeration Core	Valais	38,298	44,355	48,243	56,257	65,132	70,579	→
Solothurn	Agglomeration Core	Solothurn	52,098	54,372	55,938	57,831	62,059	64,825	→
Spiez	Urban Core	Bern	9,800	11,182	12,027	12,475	12,926	13,331	→
Stans	Urban Core	Nidwalden	11,057	12,603	14,180	15,467	15,978	16,576	→
Stein (AG)	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	4,284	4,541	5,611	6,719	7,802	8,397	→
St. Gallen	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Appenzell Ausserrhoden	117,105	121,544	121,294	123,331	127,988	133,479	→
St. Moritz	Urban Core	Graubünden	5,900	5,426	5,589	5,202	4,945	5,025	→
Sursee	Urban Core	Luzern	10,665	12,121	12,824	15,167	18,338	19,489	→
Thun	Agglomeration Core	Bern	59,146	62,863	66,517	70,927	72,974	74,631	→
Uznach	Urban Core	St. Gallen	9,874	11,468	12,245	13,537	15,466	16,401	→
Vevey - Montreux	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	59,606	66,403	67,666	74,788	81,091	85,062	→
Villeneuve (VD)	Urban Core	Vaud	4,222	4,898	5,392	6,293	7,904	8,204	→
Wattwil	Urban Core	St. Gallen	10,112	10,320	10,436	10,309	10,716	11,412	→
Weinfelden	Urban Core	Thurgau	9,007	9,299	9,456	10,383	11,629	12,651	→
Wil (SG)	Agglomeration Core	St. Gallen / Thurgau	48,150	53,941	57,231	61,651	67,563	71,705	→
Winterthur	Agglomeration Core	Zürich	91,888	93,265	97,887	109,860	123,633	130,452	→
Wohlen (AG)	Agglomeration Core	Aargau	15,914	17,363	18,632	20,407	24,549	26,435	→
Yverdon-les-Bains	Agglomeration Core	Vaud	21,983	24,433	26,183	29,663	32,146	32,812	→
Zermatt	Urban Core	Valais	3,548	4,225	5,988	5,720	5,820	6,112	→
Zug	Agglomeration Core	Zug	69,189	77,151	90,487	103,198	118,194	123,621	→
Zürich [Zurich]	Agglomeration Core	Zürich / Aargau / Schwyz	871,635	901,659	938,381	1,023,973	1,157,146	1,215,849	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: Boundaries of agglomeration and urban cores according to the 2020 definition without parts outside of Switzerland. The population figures for 2025 are preliminary.