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 2019-12-31
Aarau	Agglomeration	Aargau / Solothurn	59,000	63,413	64,506	71,923	80,845	→
Altdorf (UR)	Agglomeration	Uri	28,919	29,800	30,594	31,307	32,506	→
Altstätten (Rheintal)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen	40,193	44,251	48,992	53,824	58,855	→
Amriswil - Romanshorn	Agglomeration	Thurgau	18,065	20,639	21,759	23,332	26,551	→
Arbon - Rorschach	Agglomeration	Thurgau / St. Gallen	45,437	47,893	48,850	51,927	55,625	→
Baden - Brugg	Agglomeration	Aargau	88,060	92,962	95,197	103,145	112,003	→
Basel	Agglomeration	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	479,340	495,767	501,790	521,229	552,721	→
Bellinzona	Agglomeration	Ticino / Graubünden	38,057	40,712	43,889	49,041	53,454	→
Bern	Agglomeration	Bern / Fribourg	371,225	387,029	387,380	392,187	422,007	→
Biel/Bienne	Agglomeration	Bern	95,771	96,530	93,824	99,447	107,676	→
Brig - Visp	Agglomeration	Valais	36,392	39,087	41,760	44,709	47,960	→
Buchs (SG)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen	18,995	21,702	23,816	25,756	28,660	→
Bulle	Agglomeration	Fribourg	15,180	18,413	21,790	27,778	34,521	→
Chiasso - Mendrisio	Agglomeration	Ticino	42,012	44,139	46,178	49,154	50,799	→
Chur	Agglomeration	Graubünden	47,565	50,735	52,801	55,834	60,183	→
Delémont	Agglomeration	Jura	25,189	26,189	26,917	28,263	30,569	→
Frauenfeld	Agglomeration	Thurgau	18,883	20,577	21,954	23,298	25,774	→
Fribourg	Agglomeration	Fribourg	70,865	80,014	87,582	97,229	109,524	→
Genève [Geneva]	Agglomeration	Genève / Vaud	393,926	438,500	485,651	544,772	603,078	→
Glarus	Agglomeration	Glarus	26,169	27,450	27,571	28,788	31,132	→
Grenchen	Agglomeration	Solothurn / Bern	24,968	24,934	25,118	25,370	27,714	→
Interlaken	Agglomeration	Bern	18,493	20,554	21,794	23,080	24,244	→
Kreuzlingen	Agglomeration	Thurgau	17,098	18,395	18,802	21,653	24,488	→
La Chaux-de-Fonds - Le Locle	Agglomeration	Neuchâtel / Bern	52,628	51,616	51,155	51,160	51,204	→
Lachen	Agglomeration	Schwyz	15,760	19,265	22,480	26,993	30,279	→
Lausanne	Agglomeration	Vaud / Fribourg	299,749	333,093	348,387	379,164	427,682	→
Lenzburg	Agglomeration	Aargau	16,764	17,550	17,844	20,020	25,330	→
Locarno	Agglomeration	Ticino	44,453	45,911	49,857	53,359	55,677	→
Lugano	Agglomeration	Ticino	104,521	115,035	128,457	141,236	150,169	→
Luzern [Lucerne]	Agglomeration	Luzern / Nidwalden	178,001	192,259	202,442	215,800	233,456	→
Martigny	Agglomeration	Valais	12,944	15,608	16,825	19,157	21,495	→
Monthey	Agglomeration	Valais	17,651	22,462	24,514	29,567	33,919	→
Neuchâtel	Agglomeration	Neuchâtel	75,104	78,183	80,409	83,041	86,104	→
Olten - Zofingen	Agglomeration	Solothurn / Aargau / Luzern	80,819	84,056	86,162	93,105	102,616	→
Rapperswil-Jona - Rüti	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Zürich	34,240	38,804	41,254	44,850	47,164	→
Schaffhausen	Agglomeration	Schaffhausen / Zürich	61,310	62,649	63,135	66,343	71,480	→
Sierre	Agglomeration	Valais	18,752	20,980	21,735	24,361	26,470	→
Sion	Agglomeration	Valais	53,245	61,020	66,239	77,101	87,890	→
Solothurn	Agglomeration	Solothurn	66,419	69,986	72,466	75,531	80,455	→
Stein (AG)	Agglomeration	Aargau	3,468	3,734	4,527	5,414	6,118	→
St. Gallen	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Appenzell Ausserrhoden / Thurgau	146,040	153,838	156,535	160,546	167,616	→
Thun	Agglomeration	Bern	65,459	69,715	73,416	78,302	80,820	→
Vevey - Montreux	Agglomeration	Vaud	63,179	70,429	71,846	79,717	85,975	→
Wil (SG)	Agglomeration	St. Gallen / Thurgau	52,090	59,016	63,498	69,082	75,337	→
Winterthur	Agglomeration	Zürich	105,890	109,477	116,108	130,398	145,022	→
Wohlen (AG)	Agglomeration	Aargau	15,914	17,363	18,632	20,407	24,077	→
Yverdon-les-Bains	Agglomeration	Vaud	26,801	30,736	33,602	37,987	42,188	→
Zug	Agglomeration	Zug / Zürich / Aargau / Luzern	78,103	88,310	103,613	117,495	132,982	→
Zürich [Zurich]	Agglomeration	Zürich / Aargau / Schwyz / Schaffhausen	1,012,217	1,070,191	1,133,849	1,249,750	1,401,368	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (web).

Explanation: Boundaries of agglomerations (core and belt) according to the 2012 definition without parts outside of Switzerland. The population figures for 2019 are preliminary.