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One of the aims of the buildings and dwellings statistics is to quantify and analyse the stock of residential buildings on an annual basis. Characteristics such as the number of storeys, the period of construction and heating data are collected. It is an exhaustive survey, made on the basis of the federal buildings and dwellings register, but it only covers residential buildings.

Buildings in Switzerland

At the end of 2022, the housing stock in Switzerland comprised 1.8 million residential buildings. Almost half of all buildings (49%) are situated in the five most population cantons, i.e. Zurich, Bern, Vaud, Aargau and St.Gallen.

Residential buildings in the cantons, 2022

	absolute	as %
Switzerland	1,785,321	100.0
Zurich	227,835	12.8
Bern	238,956	13.4
Lucerne	70,220	3.9
Uri	10,275	0.6
Schwytz	32,306	1.8
Obwalden	9,497	0.5
Nidwalden	8,042	0.5
Glarus	14,002	0.8
Zug	16,325	0.9
Fribourg	74,140	4.2
Solothurn	70,481	3.9
Basel-Stadt	23,793	1.3
Basel-Landschaft	67,665	3.8
Schaffhausen	19,469	1.1
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	16,369	0.9
Appenzell Innerrhoden	5,319	0.3
St. Gallen	115,089	6.4
Graubünden	73,158	4.1
Aargau	154,784	8.7
Thurgau	66,836	3.7
Ticino	114,039	6.4
Vaud	137,797	7.7
Valais	118,731	6.7
Neuchâtel	31,484	1.8
Geneva	45,244	2.5
Jura	23,465	1.3

Source: FSO Buildings and dwellings statistics

In 1990, the housing stock in Switzerland comprised 1.3 million residential buildings. In 2022, this had increased by roughly a third.

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