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 2022-12-31
Basel	Agglomeration	Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft / Aargau / Solothurn	479,340	495,767	501,790	521,229	555,526	559,335

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 2022 are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males	272,884
Females	284,285

Age Groups (E 2021)
0-17 years	93,941
18-64 years	343,978
65+ years	119,250

Age Distribution (E 2021)
0-9 years	52,864
10-19 years	50,947
20-29 years	60,014
30-39 years	77,935
40-49 years	75,570
50-59 years	83,989
60-69 years	66,779
70-79 years	51,950
80-89 years	30,028
90+ years	7,093

Nationality (E 2021)
Switzerland	399,869
Germany	34,341
France	3,801
Italy	22,373
Portugal	6,291
EU (others)	27,799
Europe (non-EU countries)	35,488
Africa	6,071
Asia	13,881
Other country	7,143

Country of Birth (E 2021)
Switzerland	373,692
Other country	183,477

Contents: Population

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