Living in Morges
In Morges, unemployment is 3.5% (2022).
Morges had a population of 17,701 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 6,674 at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 76% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of Swiss cities that publish it.
Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Morges?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 70.68 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 56.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 20.05 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2024 | 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)6Official · regional context |
Is Morges 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Morges?
The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1
Morges 3.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 7,346 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch22Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 %country median 2.3% | 31 Dec 2022 | Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official |
What does a salary buy in Morges?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €6,144 |
| Rent, 60 m²€20.05/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 | − €1,203 |
| 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 | €4,814 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Morges. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
arbeit.swiss — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Morges. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Morges?
Police recorded about 8,998 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,998 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud12Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Morges. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation
SEM and cantons
For migrants, refugees.
fide language promotion system — State Language Course
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
For adult migrants.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Morges?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2020) — 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Morges 8.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.6 µg/m³country median 8.8 | 31 Dec 2020 | cdn.who.int2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.7 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.9 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.7 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 6.8 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.6 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 75.4 · Feb 63.5 · Mar 71.8 · Apr 83.6 · May 112.6 · Jun 106.8 · Jul 102.7 · Aug 109.6 · Sep 98.4 · Oct 110.9 · Nov 99.2 · Dec 97.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 76.7 · Feb 108.8 · Mar 168.9 · Apr 193.1 · May 212.6 · Jun 239.7 · Jul 258.6 · Aug 241.3 · Sep 187.9 · Oct 131.7 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 58.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.5 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.8 °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 Morges?
The published population was 17,701 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16
By nationality
National passport62.3%Foreign residents37.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 444.7 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official |
| City area | 3.87 km² | 2020 | Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².4Official |
| Foreign non-permanent residents | 115 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,674 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official |
| Non-permanent residents | 115 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Population density | 4,574 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).4Official |
| Population | 17,701 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Switzerland official denominator source16Official |
| Swiss non-permanent residents | 0 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Swiss permanent residents | 11,027 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
International community in Morges
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 146 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 139 | 95.2% |
| In Switzerland | 7 | 4.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Country of birth
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 17,803 | 100.0% |
| In Switzerland | 9,671 | 54.3% |
| Abroad | 8,132 | 45.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship - total | 17,803 | 100.0% |
| Switzerland | 11,077 | 62.2% |
| France | 1,712 | 9.6% |
| Portugal | 1,304 | 7.3% |
| Italy | 827 | 4.6% |
| Spain | 339 | 1.9% |
| Kosovo | 183 | 1.0% |
| Ukraine | 176 | 1.0% |
| Germany | 143 | 0.8% |
| Türkiye | 111 | 0.6% |
Show 123 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 101 | 0.6% |
| Brazil | 86 | 0.5% |
| China | 85 | 0.5% |
| Belgium | 83 | 0.5% |
| Serbia | 80 | 0.4% |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 74 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 73 | 0.4% |
| North Macedonia | 72 | 0.4% |
| Netherlands | 58 | 0.3% |
| United States | 52 | 0.3% |
| India | 49 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 47 | 0.3% |
| Greece | 46 | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 44 | 0.2% |
| Canada | 42 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 39 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 38 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 33 | 0.2% |
| Japan | 30 | 0.2% |
| Syria | 27 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 26 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 23 | 0.1% |
| Czechia | 22 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 22 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 19 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 18 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 17 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 17 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 16 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 16 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 15 | 0.1% |
| Mongolia | 15 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 14 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 13 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 13 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 12 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 12 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 12 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 12 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 11 | 0.1% |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 11 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 11 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 11 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 9 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 9 | 0.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 9 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 8 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 7 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 7 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 6 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 5 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| No indication | 4 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 4 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 2 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 2 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Alternatives for people set on Morges
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.
Bussigny as a Morges alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,741 Bussigny vs 8,998 Morges−25%
- Residents: 11,632 Bussigny vs 17,701 Morges−34%
- Unemployment: 3.4% Bussigny vs 3.5% Morgessame level
- Nearest airport: 42.0 km Bussigny vs 43.0 km Morgessame level
- Rent: €20.05/m² Bussigny vs €20.05/m² Morgessame level
- Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Bussigny vs €7,346 Morgessame level
Winterthur as a Morges alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 202 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 120,376 Winterthur vs 17,701 Morges+580%
- Unemployment: 1.9% Winterthur vs 3.5% Morges−46%
- Rent: €17.90/m² (2023) Winterthur vs €20.05/m² (2024) Morgesno percentage
- Nearest airport: 14.0 km Winterthur vs 43.0 km Morges−67%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,988 Winterthur vs 8,998 Morgesno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Winterthur vs €7,346 Morges+7%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³ Winterthur vs 8.6 µg/m³ Morgessame level
Cities near Morges
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 19.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Alternative cities in Switzerland
Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Morges, nearest in population first.
How does Morges compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Morges 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 guideSchool 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; Morges's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Morges part of Lausanne?
Morges is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lausanne city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Morges?
The published population was 17,701 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Morges?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2020) — 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 Morges?
Police recorded about 8,998 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud.
What is the unemployment rate in Morges?
The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.
What is the typical salary around Morges?
The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.
Is Morges a good place to live?
Morges 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.
Is Morges part of Lausanne?
Morges is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Morges?
Lausanne, Préverenges, Saint-Prex, Ecublens (VD), Saint-Sulpice (VD) are near Morges. 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 Morges?
The official country of birth distribution records 146 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). Morges, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 99d1dcee2f8c3fb9560d9b9735d9ffa1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/5642-morges/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Morges, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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- Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
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- Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 · vd.ch · checked 2026-10-08
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
- Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
- Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
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