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Living in Grenchen

In Grenchen, unemployment is 3.6% (2022).

Grenchen is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 18,602 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 11,120 Swiss permanent residents and 197 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population18,602people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.64EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate3.6%country median 2.3% — 57% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime15,531incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 36% aboveOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Solothurn

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Grenchen?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Grenchen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Grenchen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB9Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.64 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)4Official · regional context

Is Grenchen a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–76%
Student37%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 26–48%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–54%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Grenchen?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Grenchen is 3.6%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,310 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch20Official
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Grenchen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,310 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,048of €6,113 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,113
Rent, 60 m²€15.64/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €938
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,048
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Grenchen Salary needed to live in Grenchen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Grenchen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Grenchen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Grenchen?

Police recorded about 15,531 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Solothurn8

Recorded crime across major citiesGrenchen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Grenchen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents15,531 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Solothurn8Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportBRN3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Grenchen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Grenchen.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.9 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.5 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 8.9 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 65.1 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 62.8 · Apr 75.5 · May 105.3 · Jun 106.6 · Jul 107.3 · Aug 114.7 · Sep 84.8 · Oct 85.5 · Nov 76.7 · Dec 84.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.1 · Feb 94.4 · Mar 151.3 · Apr 179.3 · May 197.1 · Jun 222.5 · Jul 245.2 · Aug 227.8 · Sep 175.2 · Oct 119.1 · Nov 66 · Dec 53.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Grenchen?

The published population was 18,602 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents538.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area26.04 km²2014Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2014, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents197 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents7,482 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.10Official
Non-permanent residents197 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density714.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2014; area observed_at=2014).3Official
Population18,602 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source14Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents11,120 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Grenchen

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total214100.0%
Abroad20696.3%
In Switzerland83.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total18,973100.0%
In Switzerland11,65261.4%
Abroad7,32138.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total214100.0%
Poland3315.4%
Romania2712.6%
Italy2612.1%
Germany2210.3%
Hungary198.9%
Ukraine125.6%
Croatia104.7%
Slovakia94.2%
Bulgaria83.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal83.7%
Spain83.7%
Czechia62.8%
Finland31.4%
France20.9%
Austria20.9%
Slovenia20.9%
United States20.9%
China20.9%
India20.9%
Albania10.5%
Greece10.5%
Ireland10.5%
Netherlands10.5%
Sweden10.5%
Russia10.5%
Kenya10.5%
Eritrea10.5%
Afghanistan10.5%
Sri Lanka10.5%
Iraq10.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Grenchen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Biberist as a Grenchen alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,820 Biberist vs 15,531 Grenchen−56%
  • Residents: 9,545 Biberist vs 18,602 Grenchen−49%
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Biberist vs 32.0 km Grenchen−6%
  • Rent: €15.64/m² Biberist vs €15.64/m² Grenchensame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biberist vs €7,310 Grenchensame level
Full comparisonMore about Biberist

Luzern as a Grenchen alternative in the same country

71 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 18,602 Grenchen+364%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.6% Grenchen−53%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.64/m² (2024) Grenchenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 32.0 km Grenchen−84%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 15,531 Grenchenno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,310 Grenchensame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Grenchen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Biel/Bienne 12.8 km away
Rent
14.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Grenchen, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Gossau (SG)18,633 residentsThalwil18,513 residentsOstermundigen18,326 residentsOnex18,915 residentsCham18,273 residentsOlten19,051 residents

How does Grenchen compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Grenchen under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Grenchen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Grenchen?

The published population was 18,602 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Grenchen?

Police recorded about 15,531 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Solothurn.

What is the unemployment rate in Grenchen?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Grenchen?

The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Grenchen?

7,482 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Grenchen a good place to live?

Grenchen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Grenchen?

Lengnau (BE), Pieterlen, Bellach, Solothurn, Biberist are near Grenchen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Grenchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 214 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Grenchen, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 258dd7d8d0c90462e6b8a990306aa74e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2546-grenchen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Grenchen, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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