Basel

Agglomeration in Switzerland

Contents: Population

The population development of Basel as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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 2023-12-31
Basel	Agglomeration	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	479,340	495,767	501,790	521,229	555,526	568,072

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 2023 are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2022)
Males	274,273
Females	285,372

Age Groups (E 2022)
0-17 years	94,515
18-64 years	344,478
65+ years	120,652

Age Distribution (E 2022)
90+ years	7,288
80-89 years	30,685
70-79 years	52,003
60-69 years	68,078
50-59 years	83,001
40-49 years	76,386
30-39 years	78,230
20-29 years	59,545
10-19 years	51,638
0-9 years	52,791

Citizenship (E 2022)
Switzerland	399,816
Germany	35,104
France	3,869
Italy	22,449
Portugal	6,351
EU (others)	28,911
Europe (non-EU countries)	35,239
Africa	6,249
Asia	14,295
Other country	7,248

Country of Birth (E 2022)
Switzerland	373,078
Other country	186,567

Contents: Population

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