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Living in Chur

In Chur, unemployment is 1.1% (2022).

Chur, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 39,177 at the end of 2024. For Chur, the foreign population was 9,422 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population39,177people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent17.32EUR/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 rate1.1%country median 2.3% — 52% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime11,748incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik
PM2.5, annual mean8.2µg/m³country median 8.8 — 7% belowOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Lower unemployment than 93% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Swiss cities that publish it.

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

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 Chur.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chur 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)17.32 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)6Official · regional context

Is Chur 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%
Student35%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 24–46%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–56%
Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Chur?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Chur is 1.1%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official
Unemployment rate1.1 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Chur?

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

regional median gross pay: €6,952 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,670of €5,836 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.€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€17.32/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− €1,039
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€4,670
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chur Salary needed to live in Chur

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chur. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Chur?

Police recorded about 11,748 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik5

Recorded crime across major citiesChur highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chur 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 residents11,748 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportSMV3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Distance to nearest airport44 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chur. 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
Open official information

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 Chur.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Chur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.2 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Chur is 8.2 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.2 µg/m³country median 8.831 Dec 2021cdn.who.int2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 7 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 16.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.1 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 40.2 · Mar 52.9 · Apr 49.5 · May 70.2 · Jun 93.3 · Jul 101 · Aug 119.3 · Sep 77.4 · Oct 66.7 · Nov 68.6 · Dec 58.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 97 · Feb 111.7 · Mar 144.6 · Apr 158.7 · May 174.1 · Jun 189.5 · Jul 207.5 · Aug 191.8 · Sep 158.1 · Oct 131.8 · Nov 92.7 · Dec 82.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.1 °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 Chur?

The published population was 39,177 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 residents476.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area81.96 km²2019Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2019, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².4Official
Foreign non-permanent residents411 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents9,422 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.10Official
Non-permanent residents411 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density478 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=2019; area observed_at=2019).4Official
Population39,177 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source14Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents29,755 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Chur

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 - total315100.0%
Abroad31098.4%
In Switzerland51.6%

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 - total39,753100.0%
In Switzerland28,37171.4%
Abroad11,38228.6%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total39,753100.0%
Switzerland30,03675.6%
Germany1,4123.6%
Italy1,3583.4%
Portugal1,3483.4%
Ukraine5471.4%
Eritrea5151.3%
Türkiye4051.0%
Afghanistan3290.8%
Austria2810.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sri Lanka2680.7%
Syria2640.7%
Spain2520.6%
Kosovo2200.6%
Serbia1850.5%
Romania1720.4%
Croatia1400.4%
Hungary1380.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1290.3%
North Macedonia1220.3%
Iraq1130.3%
Poland1020.3%
Slovakia940.2%
China940.2%
Netherlands900.2%
Somalia770.2%
Czechia730.2%
Greece560.1%
Iran550.1%
Russia530.1%
Brazil490.1%
Bulgaria480.1%
Thailand460.1%
Dominican Republic450.1%
France390.1%
Sweden290.1%
Ethiopia270.1%
United States270.1%
United Kingdom240.1%
Colombia230.1%
Philippines220.1%
Denmark210.1%
India180.0%
Laos180.0%
Vietnam150.0%
Belgium140.0%
Tunisia140.0%
Morocco130.0%
Stateless120.0%
Albania120.0%
Lithuania120.0%
Japan120.0%
Slovenia110.0%
Sudan110.0%
Liechtenstein100.0%
Peru100.0%
Lebanon100.0%
Ireland90.0%
Montenegro90.0%
Mexico90.0%
Finland80.0%
Norway80.0%
Canada80.0%
Latvia70.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)70.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
No indication60.0%
Algeria60.0%
Myanmar60.0%
Azerbaijan60.0%
Egypt50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Malta40.0%
Moldova40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Côte d'Ivoire40.0%
Gambia40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Chile40.0%
Costa Rica40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Venezuela40.0%
Yemen40.0%
Kenya30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Angola20.0%
Libya20.0%
Mali20.0%
Mauritius20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
South Africa20.0%
Togo20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Benin10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Israel10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Australia10.0%
Vanuatu10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Chur

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.

Davos as a Chur alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 0.6% Davos vs 1.1% Chur−45%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,785 Davos vs 11,748 Chur−42%
  • Residents: 10,774 Davos vs 39,177 Chur−72%
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Davos vs 44.0 km Chur−32%
  • Rent: €17.32/m² Davos vs €17.32/m² Chursame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Davos vs €6,952 Chursame level
Full comparisonMore about Davos

Biel/Bienne as a Chur alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 176 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €17.32/m² (2024) Churno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 11,748 Churno percentage
  • Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 39,177 Chur+45%
  • Nearest airport: 31.0 km Biel/Bienne vs 44.0 km Chur−30%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Chur+5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Biel/Bienne vs 8.2 µg/m³ Chur−6%
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Chur

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

Bad Ragaz 16.6 km away
Rent
16.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Vilters-Wangs 19.3 km away
Rent
14.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Sargans 22.8 km away
Rent
15.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Mels 23.6 km away
Rent
14.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Fribourg39,151 residentsSchaffhausen38,964 residentsVernier37,837 residentsLa Chaux-de-Fonds37,600 residentsLancy37,259 residentsSion37,154 residents

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Chur in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland #7 of 30 in Cities with the lowest published unemployment #15 of 30 in Largest cities in Switzerland #27 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Switzerland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chur 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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; Chur'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 Chur?

The published population was 39,177 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Chur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.2 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Chur?

Police recorded about 11,748 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik.

What is the unemployment rate in Chur?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Chur?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Chur a good place to live?

Chur 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 Chur?

Domat/Ems, Landquart, Bad Ragaz, Vilters-Wangs, Sargans are near Chur. 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 Chur?

The official country of birth distribution records 315 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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  date = {2026-10-16},
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