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# Largest cities in Switzerland

Switzerland cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/switzerland-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-10-07

## Answers

### Zürich, Switzerland

436,551 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Genève, Switzerland

209,061 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Basel, Switzerland

177,571 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Lausanne, Switzerland

144,873 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Bern, Switzerland

137,995 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Winterthur, Switzerland

120,376 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Luzern, Switzerland

86,234 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### St. Gallen, Switzerland

78,863 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Lugano, Switzerland

63,629 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

56,896 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Neuchâtel, Switzerland

45,309 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Bellinzona, Switzerland

45,305 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Thun, Switzerland

44,125 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Köniz, Switzerland

43,508 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Chur, Switzerland

39,177 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Fribourg, Switzerland

39,151 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Schaffhausen, Switzerland

38,964 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Vernier, Switzerland

37,837 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

37,600 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Lancy, Switzerland

37,259 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Sion, Switzerland

37,154 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Uster, Switzerland

36,563 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Emmen, Switzerland

32,619 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Dübendorf, Switzerland

32,571 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Zug, Switzerland

32,122 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

30,292 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Kriens, Switzerland

30,008 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland

28,779 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-14

### Dietikon, Switzerland

28,295 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
- Checked: 2026-07-12

### Wetzikon, Switzerland

27,371 people
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0103010000_201/px-x-0103010000_201/px-x-0103010000_201.px
- Checked: 2026-10-07

## Method

Every row is a published population observation, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2024 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

Switzerland official denominator source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
Permanent and non-permanent resident population by institutional units — 2025 — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0103010000_201/px-x-0103010000_201/px-x-0103010000_201.px

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Largest cities in Switzerland [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 51e1d4f9af4f247cd83b29ac56c572b6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/switzerland-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-switzerland_9a13192db066,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in Switzerland},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {51e1d4f9af4f247cd83b29ac56c572b6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/switzerland-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Largest cities in Switzerland](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/switzerland-largest-cities/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 51e1d4f9af4f247cd83b29ac56c572b6; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/switzerland-largest-cities/
- Title: Largest cities in Switzerland
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8`
- Version: `51e1d4f9af4f247cd83b29ac56c572b6`
- Retrieved: 2026-10-16
- Built: 2026-10-16
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Boundary

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