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# Basel

Basel had 177,571 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. For Basel, the foreign population count was 70,970 at the end of 2024.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Basel?

The published population was 177,571 people in 2024.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 177,571 people · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-1edbc045e851
### Is the air quality good in Basel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.9 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 10.9 µg/m³ · Period: 2021
- Claims: claim-435a9d587018
### What is the unemployment rate in Basel?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (2021).

- Value: 6.2 % · Period: 2021
- Claims: claim-d8dae4cd9371
## Immigration

The resident counts list 106,601 Swiss permanent residents and 2,416 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `foreign_nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 2,416 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 70,970 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 2,416 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 177,571 people | municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Swiss Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `swiss_nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 0 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Swiss Permanent Resident Population Total | `swiss_permanent_resident_population_total` | 106,601 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 4,426 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.21 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10.87 µg/m³ | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 5.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 16.2 · May 20 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5.5 · May 9.5 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 11 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 2.2 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.9 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 47.8 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 63.5 · May 97.6 · Jun 86.6 · Jul 88.9 · Aug 88.3 · Sep 70.2 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 65 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 64.5 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.6 · Apr 167.4 · May 185.6 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 234.9 · Aug 216.5 · Sep 160.1 · Oct 107 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 54.2 hours | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 387.2 cars per 1000 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 23.88 km² | city | 2014 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 73.23 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month | `col_groceries_index_basket_eur_month` | 141.5 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 57.69 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 2,553 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 25.75 eur | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 43.27 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 93.35 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 259.5 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 33.7 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [11] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 7,436 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 12 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | BRN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 72 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Public transport monthly pass | `public_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 90 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

No exact city-linked course location is currently published.

Only exact city-linked records are listed; this is not a complete directory of every language school in the city. Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

## Public employment service

- [arbeit.swiss](https://www.arbeit.swiss/en/registration-job-seekers) — Job Search, Career Counselling

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Basel when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.ch.ch/en/health/health-insurance/health-insurance-taking-out--changing--cancelling/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Switzerland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/switzerland/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Place of birth - total: 180,097 (100.0%)
- In Switzerland: 95,828 (53.2%)
- Abroad: 84,269 (46.8%)
- Population universe: Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Country of birth

- Place of birth - total: 2,374 (100.0%)
- In Switzerland: 44 (1.9%)
- Abroad: 2,330 (98.1%)
- Population universe: Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Citizenship

- Stateless: 0 (0.0%)
- Not attributable according to current borders: 0 (0.0%)
- No indication: 26 (1.1%)
- Citizenship - total: 2,374 (100.0%)
- Switzerland: 0 (0.0%)
- Albania: 3 (0.1%)
- Andorra: 0 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 10 (0.4%)
- Bulgaria: 18 (0.8%)
- Denmark: 4 (0.2%)
- Germany: 447 (18.8%)
- Finland: 7 (0.3%)
- France: 60 (2.5%)
- Greece: 17 (0.7%)
- United Kingdom: 95 (4.0%)
- Ireland: 20 (0.8%)
- Iceland: 0 (0.0%)
- Italy: 109 (4.6%)
- Liechtenstein: 0 (0.0%)
- Luxembourg: 0 (0.0%)
- Malta: 1 (0.0%)
- Monaco: 0 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 22 (0.9%)
- Norway: 3 (0.1%)
- Austria: 30 (1.3%)
- Poland: 40 (1.7%)
- Portugal: 39 (1.6%)
- Romania: 60 (2.5%)
- San Marino: 0 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 7 (0.3%)
- Spain: 96 (4.0%)
- Türkiye: 30 (1.3%)
- Hungary: 41 (1.7%)
- Vatican City: 0 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 0 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 16 (0.7%)
- Czechia: 5 (0.2%)
- Serbia: 10 (0.4%)
- Croatia: 13 (0.5%)
- Slovenia: 2 (0.1%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17 (0.7%)
- Montenegro: 0 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 4 (0.2%)
- Kosovo: 3 (0.1%)
- Estonia: 1 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 4 (0.2%)
- Lithuania: 8 (0.3%)
- Moldova: 0 (0.0%)
- Russia: 9 (0.4%)
- Ukraine: 191 (8.0%)
- Belarus: 1 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Ethiopia: 9 (0.4%)
- Djibouti: 0 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 8 (0.3%)
- Angola: 0 (0.0%)
- Botswana: 0 (0.0%)
- Burundi: 0 (0.0%)
- Benin: 0 (0.0%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 2 (0.1%)
- Gabon: 0 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 0 (0.0%)
- Ghana: 0 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 3 (0.1%)
- Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Cameroon: 0 (0.0%)
- Cabo Verde: 0 (0.0%)
- Kenya: 0 (0.0%)
- Comoros: 0 (0.0%)
- Congo (Brazzaville): 0 (0.0%)
- Congo (Kinshasa): 7 (0.3%)
- Lesotho: 0 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 0 (0.0%)
- Libya: 0 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 0 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 0 (0.0%)
- Mali: 0 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 7 (0.3%)
- Mauritania: 0 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 0 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 0 (0.0%)
- Niger: 1 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 7 (0.3%)
- Burkina Faso: 0 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 2 (0.1%)
- Rwanda: 1 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 0 (0.0%)
- São Tomé and Príncipe: 0 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 0 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 0 (0.0%)
- Sierra Leone: 0 (0.0%)
- Somalia: 42 (1.8%)
- South Africa: 4 (0.2%)
- Sudan: 2 (0.1%)
- Namibia: 0 (0.0%)
- Eswatini: 0 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 1 (0.0%)
- Togo: 0 (0.0%)
- Chad: 0 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 13 (0.5%)
- Uganda: 0 (0.0%)
- Egypt: 2 (0.1%)
- Central African Republic: 0 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 22 (0.9%)
- South Sudan: 2 (0.1%)
- Western Sahara: 0 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 2 (0.1%)
- Bahamas: 0 (0.0%)
- Barbados: 0 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 0 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 13 (0.5%)
- Chile: 1 (0.0%)
- Costa Rica: 0 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 1 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 1 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 0 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 0 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 0 (0.0%)
- Haiti: 0 (0.0%)
- Belize: 0 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 0 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 0 (0.0%)
- Canada: 12 (0.5%)
- Colombia: 20 (0.8%)
- Cuba: 3 (0.1%)
- Mexico: 11 (0.5%)
- Nicaragua: 0 (0.0%)
- Panama: 0 (0.0%)
- Paraguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Peru: 5 (0.2%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 0 (0.0%)
- Uruguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 0 (0.0%)
- United States: 56 (2.4%)
- Dominica: 0 (0.0%)
- Grenada: 0 (0.0%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 110 (4.6%)
- Bahrain: 0 (0.0%)
- Bhutan: 0 (0.0%)
- Brunei: 0 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 0 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 11 (0.5%)
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei): 4 (0.2%)
- China: 31 (1.3%)
- India: 161 (6.8%)
- Indonesia: 56 (2.4%)
- Iraq: 8 (0.3%)
- Iran: 4 (0.2%)
- Israel: 6 (0.3%)
- Japan: 28 (1.2%)
- Yemen: 0 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 0 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 0 (0.0%)
- Qatar: 0 (0.0%)
- Kuwait: 0 (0.0%)
- Laos: 0 (0.0%)
- Lebanon: 0 (0.0%)
- Malaysia: 2 (0.1%)
- Maldives: 0 (0.0%)
- Oman: 0 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 1 (0.0%)
- Nepal: 0 (0.0%)
- North Korea: 0 (0.0%)
- United Arab Emirates: 0 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 3 (0.1%)
- Philippines: 166 (7.0%)
- Saudi Arabia: 7 (0.3%)
- Singapore: 1 (0.0%)
- South Korea: 19 (0.8%)
- Syria: 13 (0.5%)
- Thailand: 4 (0.2%)
- Vietnam: 1 (0.0%)
- Bangladesh: 0 (0.0%)
- Timor-Leste: 0 (0.0%)
- Palestine: 0 (0.0%)
- Armenia: 0 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijan: 2 (0.1%)
- Georgia: 2 (0.1%)
- Kazakhstan: 1 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 0 (0.0%)
- Tajikistan: 1 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 0 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 0 (0.0%)
- Australia: 3 (0.1%)
- Fiji: 0 (0.0%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- Vanuatu: 0 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 0 (0.0%)
- Papua New Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Samoa: 0 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Tuvalu: 0 (0.0%)
- Kiribati: 0 (0.0%)
- Marshall Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Micronesia: 0 (0.0%)
- Palau: 0 (0.0%)
- Cook Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Citizenship

- Stateless: 1 (0.0%)
- Not attributable according to current borders: 0 (0.0%)
- No indication: 150 (0.1%)
- Citizenship - total: 180,097 (100.0%)
- Switzerland: 107,213 (59.5%)
- Albania: 106 (0.1%)
- Andorra: 0 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 269 (0.1%)
- Bulgaria: 487 (0.3%)
- Denmark: 145 (0.1%)
- Germany: 15,061 (8.4%)
- Finland: 185 (0.1%)
- France: 2,379 (1.3%)
- Greece: 797 (0.4%)
- United Kingdom: 1,538 (0.9%)
- Ireland: 467 (0.3%)
- Iceland: 19 (0.0%)
- Italy: 8,199 (4.6%)
- Liechtenstein: 31 (0.0%)
- Luxembourg: 78 (0.0%)
- Malta: 12 (0.0%)
- Monaco: 0 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 672 (0.4%)
- Norway: 71 (0.0%)
- Austria: 1,102 (0.6%)
- Poland: 1,188 (0.7%)
- Portugal: 3,480 (1.9%)
- Romania: 926 (0.5%)
- San Marino: 0 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 362 (0.2%)
- Spain: 4,406 (2.4%)
- Türkiye: 5,275 (2.9%)
- Hungary: 759 (0.4%)
- Vatican City: 0 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 28 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 494 (0.3%)
- Czechia: 274 (0.2%)
- Serbia: 1,586 (0.9%)
- Croatia: 912 (0.5%)
- Slovenia: 241 (0.1%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 484 (0.3%)
- Montenegro: 42 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 1,868 (1.0%)
- Kosovo: 2,032 (1.1%)
- Estonia: 33 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 111 (0.1%)
- Lithuania: 190 (0.1%)
- Moldova: 18 (0.0%)
- Russia: 510 (0.3%)
- Ukraine: 1,870 (1.0%)
- Belarus: 44 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Ethiopia: 121 (0.1%)
- Djibouti: 0 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 106 (0.1%)
- Angola: 44 (0.0%)
- Botswana: 0 (0.0%)
- Burundi: 4 (0.0%)
- Benin: 6 (0.0%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 43 (0.0%)
- Gabon: 1 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 78 (0.0%)
- Ghana: 72 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 9 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 21 (0.0%)
- Cameroon: 152 (0.1%)
- Cabo Verde: 28 (0.0%)
- Kenya: 71 (0.0%)
- Comoros: 0 (0.0%)
- Congo (Brazzaville): 13 (0.0%)
- Congo (Kinshasa): 102 (0.1%)
- Lesotho: 2 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 2 (0.0%)
- Libya: 22 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 6 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 5 (0.0%)
- Mali: 13 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 201 (0.1%)
- Mauritania: 3 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 4 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 5 (0.0%)
- Niger: 0 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 156 (0.1%)
- Burkina Faso: 2 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 24 (0.0%)
- Rwanda: 3 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 1 (0.0%)
- São Tomé and Príncipe: 1 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 44 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 1 (0.0%)
- Sierra Leone: 13 (0.0%)
- Somalia: 219 (0.1%)
- South Africa: 52 (0.0%)
- Sudan: 43 (0.0%)
- Namibia: 4 (0.0%)
- Eswatini: 0 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 29 (0.0%)
- Togo: 16 (0.0%)
- Chad: 2 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 191 (0.1%)
- Uganda: 10 (0.0%)
- Egypt: 80 (0.0%)
- Central African Republic: 0 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 932 (0.5%)
- South Sudan: 9 (0.0%)
- Western Sahara: 0 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 79 (0.0%)
- Bahamas: 0 (0.0%)
- Barbados: 1 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 48 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 729 (0.4%)
- Chile: 62 (0.0%)
- Costa Rica: 30 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 242 (0.1%)
- Ecuador: 65 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 11 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 17 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 0 (0.0%)
- Haiti: 6 (0.0%)
- Belize: 1 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 12 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 13 (0.0%)
- Canada: 302 (0.2%)
- Colombia: 204 (0.1%)
- Cuba: 75 (0.0%)
- Mexico: 155 (0.1%)
- Nicaragua: 9 (0.0%)
- Panama: 7 (0.0%)
- Paraguay: 5 (0.0%)
- Peru: 91 (0.1%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 5 (0.0%)
- Uruguay: 5 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 71 (0.0%)
- United States: 1,282 (0.7%)
- Dominica: 2 (0.0%)
- Grenada: 0 (0.0%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (0.0%)
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- Afghanistan: 800 (0.4%)
- Bahrain: 3 (0.0%)
- Bhutan: 5 (0.0%)
- Brunei: 0 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 6 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 717 (0.4%)
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei): 51 (0.0%)
- China: 710 (0.4%)
- India: 1,625 (0.9%)
- Indonesia: 76 (0.0%)
- Iraq: 183 (0.1%)
- Iran: 284 (0.2%)
- Israel: 114 (0.1%)
- Japan: 266 (0.1%)
- Yemen: 3 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 27 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 7 (0.0%)
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- Malaysia: 68 (0.0%)
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- Oman: 0 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 39 (0.0%)
- Nepal: 36 (0.0%)
- North Korea: 0 (0.0%)
- United Arab Emirates: 0 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 153 (0.1%)
- Philippines: 235 (0.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: 17 (0.0%)
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- South Korea: 141 (0.1%)
- Syria: 738 (0.4%)
- Thailand: 386 (0.2%)
- Vietnam: 157 (0.1%)
- Bangladesh: 81 (0.0%)
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- Palestine: 11 (0.0%)
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- Kazakhstan: 20 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 13 (0.0%)
- Tajikistan: 19 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 1 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 23 (0.0%)
- Australia: 183 (0.1%)
- Fiji: 0 (0.0%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- Vanuatu: 0 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 50 (0.0%)
- Papua New Guinea: 1 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Samoa: 0 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Tuvalu: 0 (0.0%)
- Kiribati: 0 (0.0%)
- Marshall Islands: 1 (0.0%)
- Micronesia: 0 (0.0%)
- Palau: 0 (0.0%)
- Cook Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

## Sources

1. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0102010000_101/px-x-0102010000_101.px
2. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/de/px-x-0102010000_101/px-x-0102010000_101.px
3. Switzerland official denominator source — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
4. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/fr/px-x-0304010000_205/px-x-0304010000_205.px
5. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en
6. cdn.who.int — Official source — https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/BaselBinningen_06601.csv
8. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_ctran?format=JSON&lang=en&sinceTimePeriod=2024
9. Exact 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. — Official source — https://disseminate.stats.swiss/rest/data/CH1.AREA,DF_AREA_NOAS,1.0.0/1+2+3+4..2701?dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
10. Numbeo — Independent source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Basel
11. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cpopcb?format=JSON&lang=en
12. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
13. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Basel, Switzerland: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2701-basel/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_basel-switzerland-salary-cost-of-living-jobs-climate_224014b608a3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Basel, Switzerland: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2701-basel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Basel, Switzerland: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2701-basel/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2701-basel/
- Title: Basel, Switzerland: salary, cost of living, jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/2701-basel/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ch/2701-basel.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ch/2701-basel.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ch/2701-basel
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json