Data from the STATPOP from reference year t are surveyed at 31 December of year t-1 in order to comply with Eurostat directives (see methodology, in French or German only).
| Permanent resident population | Inhabitants per km2 | Youth dependency ratio | Old-age dependency ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Change 2018-2022 | 2022 | <20/20-64 years-old, 2022 | 65+/20-64 years-old, 2022 | |
| Zurich | 423'193 | 3.4% | 4'813 | 26.3 | 21.5 |
| Geneva | 203'401 | 1.4% | 12'768 | 27.0 | 24.1 |
| Basel | 173'064 | 0.9% | 7'256 | 26.6 | 29.8 |
| Lausanne | 140'619 | 1.2% | 3'398 | 29.4 | 21.9 |
| Bern | 134'290 | 0.4% | 2'602 | 25.6 | 26.1 |
| Winterthur | 115'129 | 3.8% | 1'691 | 31.9 | 25.9 |
| Lucerne | 82'922 | 1.9% | 2'850 | 25.3 | 30.4 |
| St. Gallen | 76'328 | 1.1% | 1'938 | 28.5 | 27.7 |
| Lugano | 62'123 | -2.2% | 819 | 28.4 | 37.8 |
| Permanent resident population | Inhabitants per km2 | Youth dependency ratio | Old-age dependency ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Change 2018-2022 | 2022 | <20/20-64 years-old, 2022 | 65+/20-64 years-old, 2022 | |
| Zurich | 1'424'246 | 4.1% | 1'092 | 31.2 | 27.3 |
| Geneva | 610'737 | 3.2% | 1'138 | 34.7 | 26.2 |
| Basel | 557'169 | 1.7% | 801 | 31.1 | 35.7 |
| Lausanne | 438'438 | 4.2% | 567 | 33.8 | 25.2 |
| Bern | 424'428 | 1.5% | 543 | 31.1 | 34.6 |
| Lucerne | 237'392 | 3.5% | 817 | 30.4 | 31.4 |
| St. Gallen | 168'493 | 1.0% | 529 | 32.4 | 31.3 |
| Lugano | 150'796 | -0.3% | 496 | 30.2 | 37.1 |
| Winterthur | 147'482 | 3.8% | 937 | 32.8 | 27.8 |
Tables
Complimentary data (in French or German)
Methodologies
For more information about the methodology, please see the pages in French or German.
Maps
Maps only in German or French
