Switzerland: Basel-Landschaft

Canton of Basel-Country

flag Contents: Basel-Landschaft

Capital: Liestal

290,969 Population [2020] – estimate

303,809 Population [2025] – estimate

518.0km² Area

586.5/km² Density [2025]

Districts

The population of all districts of the Canton of Basel-Country (Basel-Landschaft) according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	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
Bezirk Arlesheim	District	134,435	140,147	141,599	148,996	157,040	163,304	→
Bezirk Laufen	District	13,625	14,996	17,182	18,901	20,321	21,512	→
Bezirk Liestal	District	48,493	51,671	54,421	57,229	61,514	64,601	→
Bezirk Sissach	District	24,701	28,078	31,029	33,688	36,063	37,851	→
Bezirk Waldenburg	District	12,193	13,592	15,143	15,590	16,031	16,541	→
Basel-Landschaft [Basel-Country]	Canton	233,447	248,484	259,374	274,404	290,969	303,809

Contents: Cities and Communes

The population of all cities and communes in the Canton of Basel-Country (Basel-Landschaft) according to census results and latest official estimates.

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

Name	Status	District	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
Aesch (BL)	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	7,954	9,560	9,735	10,219	10,314	11,326	→
Allschwil	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	17,952	18,802	18,131	19,314	21,374	22,364	→
Anwil	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	300	329	495	584	542	554	→
Arboldswil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	396	396	493	515	564	583	→
Arisdorf	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	1,006	1,109	1,360	1,562	1,691	1,703	→
Arlesheim	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	8,224	8,293	8,628	9,003	9,217	9,308	→
Augst	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	836	786	950	866	1,061	1,140	→
Bennwil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	444	542	603	630	675	673	→
Biel-Benken	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	1,892	2,229	2,679	3,096	3,561	3,549	→
Binningen	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	14,195	13,996	13,977	14,721	15,771	16,241	→
Birsfelden	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	12,543	11,290	10,429	10,352	10,396	10,394	→
Blauen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	410	560	660	685	689	729	→
Böckten	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	547	704	669	783	823	857	→
Bottmingen	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	4,870	5,534	5,508	6,111	6,875	7,006	→
Bretzwil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	637	661	712	786	743	740	→
Brislach	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	864	1,062	1,392	1,604	1,690	1,777	→
Bubendorf	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	2,218	3,218	4,262	4,360	4,353	4,571	→
Buckten	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	605	686	644	692	702	719	→
Burg im Leimental	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	190	196	229	247	280	279	→
Buus	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	723	731	909	943	1,083	1,128	→
Diegten	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	870	1,175	1,390	1,560	1,615	1,644	→
Diepflingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	397	431	506	573	756	855	→
Dittingen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	630	612	686	746	742	738	→
Duggingen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	757	868	1,162	1,447	1,554	1,648	→
Eptingen	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	499	532	566	534	543	569	→
Ettingen	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	4,079	4,859	4,764	4,829	5,448	5,623	→
Frenkendorf	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	5,438	5,604	5,703	6,140	6,481	6,755	→
Füllinsdorf	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	4,005	3,989	4,164	4,329	4,549	4,801	→
Gelterkinden	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	4,954	5,158	5,476	5,704	6,218	6,530	→
Giebenach	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	370	627	798	986	1,086	1,183	→
Grellingen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	1,450	1,551	1,595	1,729	1,860	2,011	→
Häfelfingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	219	239	268	258	253	252	→
Hemmiken	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	240	263	290	269	258	263	→
Hersberg	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	234	256	261	310	350	386	→
Hölstein	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	1,480	1,916	2,071	2,327	2,560	2,669	→
Itingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	1,114	1,414	1,618	1,960	2,186	2,477	→
Känerkinden	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	301	395	484	499	535	529	→
Kilchberg (BL)	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	104	107	109	140	161	183	→
Lampenberg	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	386	443	441	517	520	576	→
Langenbruck	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	788	915	929	977	951	984	→
Läufelfingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	1,126	1,211	1,251	1,268	1,270	1,418	→
Laufen	City	Bezirk Laufen	4,444	4,766	4,857	5,202	5,777	6,065	→
Lausen	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	3,478	4,289	4,645	4,851	5,463	5,995	→
Lauwil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	287	291	307	332	308	347	→
Liedertswil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	134	143	151	160	161	151	→
Liesberg	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	1,092	1,040	1,149	1,196	1,101	1,122	→
Liestal	City	Bezirk Liestal	12,158	12,853	12,930	13,600	14,769	16,074	→
Lupsingen	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	783	972	1,237	1,358	1,440	1,554	→
Maisprach	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	537	651	885	948	931	972	→
Münchenstein	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	11,002	11,650	11,702	11,780	12,063	12,654	→
Muttenz	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	16,911	17,181	16,654	17,276	17,938	18,305	→
Nenzlingen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	263	311	352	436	447	464	→
Niederdorf	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	1,506	1,618	1,933	1,781	1,822	1,823	→
Nusshof	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	138	161	201	214	259	285	→
Oberdorf (BL)	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	1,940	1,984	2,319	2,275	2,432	2,577	→
Oberwil (BL)	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	7,646	8,626	9,363	10,442	11,104	11,457	→
Oltingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	327	345	405	445	506	523	→
Ormalingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	1,305	1,497	1,881	1,947	2,282	2,420	→
Pfeffingen	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	1,289	1,612	2,027	2,178	2,408	2,432	→
Pratteln	City	Bezirk Liestal	15,751	15,486	14,904	15,326	16,606	16,604	→
Ramlinsburg	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	351	422	641	688	721	739	→
Reigoldswil	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	1,318	1,397	1,520	1,568	1,585	1,639	→
Reinach (BL)	City	Bezirk Arlesheim	17,813	17,905	18,323	18,656	19,159	21,002	→
Rickenbach (BL)	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	352	440	521	548	608	567	→
Roggenburg	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	191	209	235	286	269	242	→
Röschenz	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	1,083	1,329	1,608	1,814	1,898	1,959	→
Rothenfluh	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	597	620	692	749	783	811	→
Rümlingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	328	318	321	366	434	439	→
Rünenberg	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	481	547	705	790	761	799	→
Schönenbuch	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	754	1,002	1,245	1,431	1,433	1,503	→
Seltisberg	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	911	1,004	1,217	1,286	1,307	1,356	→
Sissach	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	4,564	5,135	5,325	6,250	6,706	6,962	→
Tecknau	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	674	652	850	819	828	821	→
Tenniken	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	668	828	900	868	928	933	→
Therwil	Commune	Bezirk Arlesheim	7,311	7,608	8,434	9,588	9,979	10,140	→
Thürnen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	954	1,051	1,167	1,361	1,376	1,482	→
Titterten	Commune	Bezirk Waldenburg	320	371	380	416	419	436	→
Wahlen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	908	937	1,240	1,332	1,500	1,653	→
Waldenburg	City	Bezirk Waldenburg	1,188	1,208	1,328	1,212	1,133	1,130	→
Wenslingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	505	613	655	685	696	703	→
Wintersingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	441	486	588	634	638	588	→
Wittinsburg	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	242	269	335	414	430	456	→
Zeglingen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	442	448	446	457	494	537	→
Ziefen	Commune	Bezirk Liestal	954	1,056	1,349	1,567	1,637	1,740	→
Zunzgen	Commune	Bezirk Sissach	1,516	2,349	2,433	2,520	2,616	2,788	→
Zwingen	Commune	Bezirk Laufen	1,343	1,555	2,017	2,177	2,514	2,825	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: Districts and communes in the boundaries of December 2025. The population figures for 2025 are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	147,872
Females	153,451

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	52,408
18-64 years	178,987
65+ years	69,928

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	4,022
80-89 years	18,221
70-79 years	29,836
60-69 years	39,633
50-59 years	44,115
40-49 years	40,268
30-39 years	36,885
20-29 years	30,002
10-19 years	30,314
0-9 years	28,027

Citizenship (E 2024)
Switzerland	224,550
Germany	15,098
France	1,317
Italy	11,604
Portugal	2,374
EU (others)	13,271
Europe (non-EU countries)	19,651
Africa	3,225
Asia	7,392
Other Citizenship	2,804

Country of Birth (E 2024)
Switzerland	213,464
Other country	87,859