Switzerland: Agglomerations

Contents: Agglomerations

The population of the Swiss agglomerations 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	Aargau / Solothurn	59,000	63,413	64,506	71,923	81,819	86,465	→
Altdorf (UR)	Agglomeration	Uri	28,919	29,800	30,594	31,307	32,545	33,861	→
Altstätten (Rheintal)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen	40,193	44,251	48,992	53,824	59,527	63,356	→
Amriswil - Romanshorn	Agglomeration	Thurgau	18,065	20,639	21,759	23,332	27,019	28,527	→
Arbon - Rorschach	Agglomeration	Thurgau / St. Gallen	45,437	47,893	48,850	51,927	56,190	59,612	→
Baden - Brugg	Agglomeration	Aargau	89,032	94,176	96,455	104,363	114,155	120,040	→
Basel	Agglomeration	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	479,340	495,767	501,790	521,229	555,526	572,556	→
Bellinzona	Agglomeration	Ticino / Graubünden	38,057	40,712	43,889	49,041	53,583	55,985	→
Bern	Agglomeration	Bern / Fribourg	371,056	386,719	386,962	391,821	423,531	434,092	→
Biel/Bienne	Agglomeration	Bern	95,771	96,530	93,824	99,447	108,042	112,117	→
Brig - Visp	Agglomeration	Valais	36,392	39,087	41,760	44,709	48,446	51,431	→
Buchs (SG)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen	18,995	21,702	23,816	25,756	28,988	30,665	→
Bulle	Agglomeration	Fribourg	15,180	18,413	21,790	27,778	35,189	38,463	→
Chiasso - Mendrisio	Agglomeration	Ticino	42,012	44,139	46,178	49,154	50,420	50,924	→
Chur	Agglomeration	Graubünden	47,565	50,735	52,801	55,834	60,679	63,262	→
Delémont	Agglomeration	Jura	25,189	26,189	26,917	28,263	30,729	31,475	→
Frauenfeld	Agglomeration	Thurgau	18,883	20,577	21,954	23,298	25,974	27,099	→
Fribourg	Agglomeration	Fribourg	71,052	80,257	87,844	97,561	110,731	116,590	→
Genève [Geneva]	Agglomeration	Genève / Vaud	393,926	438,500	485,651	544,772	606,748	635,676	→
Glarus	Agglomeration	Glarus	26,169	27,450	27,571	28,788	31,371	32,696	→
Grenchen	Agglomeration	Solothurn / Bern	24,968	24,934	25,118	25,370	27,846	29,387	→
Interlaken	Agglomeration	Bern	18,493	20,554	21,794	23,080	24,209	25,121	→
Kreuzlingen	Agglomeration	Thurgau	17,098	18,395	18,802	21,653	24,787	26,103	→
La Chaux-de-Fonds - Le Locle	Agglomeration	Neuchâtel / Bern	52,628	51,616	51,155	51,160	50,418	51,136	→
Lachen	Agglomeration	Schwyz	15,760	19,265	22,480	26,993	30,881	32,295	→
Lausanne	Agglomeration	Vaud / Fribourg	299,749	333,093	348,387	379,164	433,676	455,761	→
Lenzburg	Agglomeration	Aargau	16,764	17,550	17,844	20,020	25,902	27,231	→
Locarno	Agglomeration	Ticino	44,406	45,883	49,835	53,347	55,566	56,349	→
Lugano	Agglomeration	Ticino	104,521	115,035	128,457	141,236	150,105	154,464	→
Luzern [Lucerne]	Agglomeration	Luzern / Nidwalden	178,001	192,259	202,442	215,800	235,224	247,437	→
Martigny	Agglomeration	Valais	13,882	16,607	17,906	20,572	23,520	25,562	→
Monthey	Agglomeration	Valais	17,651	22,462	24,514	29,567	34,147	36,273	→
Neuchâtel	Agglomeration	Neuchâtel	75,104	78,183	80,409	83,041	86,211	88,213	→
Olten - Zofingen	Agglomeration	Solothurn / Aargau / Luzern	80,819	84,056	86,162	93,105	103,924	109,095	→
Rapperswil-Jona - Rüti	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Zürich	34,240	38,804	41,254	44,850	47,622	49,798	→
Schaffhausen	Agglomeration	Schaffhausen / Zürich	61,310	62,649	63,135	66,343	72,234	76,654	→
Sierre	Agglomeration	Valais	18,752	20,980	21,735	24,361	26,572	28,064	→
Sion	Agglomeration	Valais	53,245	61,020	66,239	77,101	88,769	94,471	→
Solothurn	Agglomeration	Solothurn	66,419	69,986	72,466	75,531	81,129	84,182	→
Stein (AG)	Agglomeration	Aargau	3,468	3,734	4,527	5,414	6,259	6,654	→
St. Gallen	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Appenzell Ausserrhoden / Thurgau	146,040	153,838	156,535	160,546	167,968	173,388	→
Thun	Agglomeration	Bern	65,211	69,474	73,180	78,032	80,619	82,111	→
Vevey - Montreux	Agglomeration	Vaud	63,179	70,429	71,846	79,717	86,925	90,420	→
Wil (SG)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Thurgau	52,090	59,016	63,498	69,082	76,013	79,866	→
Winterthur	Agglomeration	Zürich	105,890	109,477	116,108	130,398	146,221	153,637	→
Wohlen (AG)	Agglomeration	Aargau	15,914	17,363	18,632	20,407	24,549	26,058	→
Yverdon-les-Bains	Agglomeration	Vaud	26,801	30,736	33,602	37,987	42,103	42,776	→
Zug	Agglomeration	Zug / Zürich / Aargau / Luzern	78,103	88,310	103,613	117,495	134,184	139,430	→
Zürich [Zurich]	Agglomeration	Zürich / Aargau / Schwyz / Schaffhausen	1,011,843	1,069,758	1,133,415	1,249,352	1,414,345	1,473,633	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: Boundaries of agglomerations (core and belt) according to the 2012 definition without parts outside of Switzerland. The population figures for 2024 are final.