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Basel-Landschaft population 2026

Q: What is the population of Basel-Landschaft in 2026?

The latest official figure is 301,323, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Basel-Landschaft would have about 305 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Basel-Landschaft has 301,323 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 2,486 more than a year earlier (+0.83%). It is 11th of Switzerland’s 26 cantons by population, home to 3.3% of Switzerland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 305 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Basel-Landschaft in numbers

Population: 301 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +0.83% +2,486 people
Change since 2020: +4.09% from 289 thousand
Share of Switzerland: 3.3% 11th of 26 cantons
Population density: 582per km² 518 km²

That is about as many people as New Caledonia (298 thousand).

Population of Basel-Landschaft by year

301k

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Year	Population
2012	275,360
2013	276,537
2014	278,656
2015	281,301
2016	283,231
2017	285,624
2018	287,023
2019	288,132
2020	289,468
2021	290,969
2022	292,817
2023	294,417
2024	298,837
2025	301,323

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	301,323	+2,486	+0.83%
2024	298,837	+4,420	+1.50%
2023	294,417	+1,600	+0.55%
2022	292,817	+1,848	+0.64%
2021	290,969	+1,501	+0.52%
2020	289,468	+1,336	+0.46%
2019	288,132	+1,109	+0.39%
2018	287,023	+1,399	+0.49%
2017	285,624	+2,393	+0.84%
2016	283,231	+1,930	+0.69%
2015	281,301	+2,645	+0.95%
2014	278,656	+2,119	+0.77%
2013	276,537	+1,177	+0.43%
2012	275,360	–	–

Basel-Landschaft among Switzerland’s cantons

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Cantons of Switzerland by population
#
1	Zurich	1,620,020	+0.90%	17.9%	937
2	Bern	1,071,216	+0.72%	11.8%	180
3	Vaud	855,106	+1.09%	9.4%	266
4	Aargau	735,808	+1.23%	8.1%	524
5	St. Gallen	540,036	+0.92%	6.0%	266
6	Geneva	531,102	+1.28%	5.9%	1,880
7	Lucerne	437,944	+1.20%	4.8%	293
8	Valais	371,288	+1.49%	4.1%	71
9	Ticino	358,903	+0.33%	4.0%	128
10	Fribourg	346,674	+1.50%	3.8%	207
11	Basel-Landschaft	301,323	+0.83%	3.3%	582
12	Thurgau	299,509	+1.45%	3.3%	302
13	Solothurn	289,792	+1.03%	3.2%	367
14	Graubünden	206,138	+0.61%	2.3%	29
15	Basel-Stadt	201,384	+0.68%	2.2%	5,450
16	Neuchâtel	179,518	+0.69%	2.0%	224
17	Schwyz	168,931	+0.91%	1.9%	186
18	Zug	133,739	+0.89%	1.5%	560
19	Schaffhausen	88,667	+1.79%	1.0%	297
20	Jura	74,840	+0.39%	0.8%	89
21	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	56,705	+0.37%	0.6%	234
22	Nidwalden	45,345	+0.73%	0.5%	164
23	Glarus	42,371	+0.75%	0.5%	62
24	Obwalden	39,662	+0.99%	0.4%	81
25	Uri	38,275	+0.91%	0.4%	36
26	Appenzell Innerrhoden	16,733	+0.89%	0.2%	97

Largest cities in Basel-Landschaft

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Reinach19,216
Allschwil18,189
Muttenz16,927

Questions

What is the population of Basel-Landschaft in 2026?

The latest official figure is 301,323, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Basel-Landschaft would have about 305 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Basel-Landschaft’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 2,486 people (+0.83%) in the latest year, and has changed +4.09% since 2020.

How does Basel-Landschaft rank in Switzerland?

Basel-Landschaft is 11th of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, with 3.3% of the people. Zurich is the largest, with 1.6 million.

What is the population density of Basel-Landschaft?

About 582 people per km², on 518 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Basel-Landschaft?

Reinach, with about 19 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Switzerland, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Basel-Landschaft population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/switzerland/basel-landschaft/

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