Switzerland · official figures · 1 January 2025
Switzerland population by canton, 2026
Switzerland has 9,051,029 people on the latest official figures (1 January 2025). Zurich is the largest canton, with 1.6 million, followed by Bern with 1.1 million; Appenzell Innerrhoden is the smallest, with 17 thousand.
All 26 cantons, largest first
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZurichZürich | 1,620,020 | +0.90% | +5.25% | 17.9% | 937 |
| 2 | Bern | 1,071,216 | +0.72% | +3.05% | 11.8% | 180 |
| 3 | Vaud | 855,106 | +1.09% | +6.21% | 9.4% | 266 |
| 4 | Aargau | 735,808 | +1.23% | +7.29% | 8.1% | 524 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 540,036 | +0.92% | +5.74% | 6.0% | 266 |
| 6 | GenevaGenève | 531,102 | +1.28% | +5.35% | 5.9% | 1,880 |
| 7 | LucerneLuzern | 437,944 | +1.20% | +6.01% | 4.8% | 293 |
| 8 | Valais | 371,288 | +1.49% | +7.46% | 4.1% | 71 |
| 9 | Ticino | 358,903 | +0.33% | +2.11% | 4.0% | 128 |
| 10 | Fribourg | 346,674 | +1.50% | +7.74% | 3.8% | 207 |
| 11 | Basel-Landschaft | 301,323 | +0.83% | +4.09% | 3.3% | 582 |
| 12 | Thurgau | 299,509 | +1.45% | +7.14% | 3.3% | 302 |
| 13 | Solothurn | 289,792 | +1.03% | +5.28% | 3.2% | 367 |
| 14 | Graubünden | 206,138 | +0.61% | +3.58% | 2.3% | 29 |
| 15 | Basel-Stadt | 201,384 | +0.68% | +2.83% | 2.2% | 5,450 |
| 16 | Neuchâtel | 179,518 | +0.69% | +1.71% | 2.0% | 224 |
| 17 | Schwyz | 168,931 | +0.91% | +5.27% | 1.9% | 186 |
| 18 | Zug | 133,739 | +0.89% | +4.78% | 1.5% | 560 |
| 19 | Schaffhausen | 88,667 | +1.79% | +7.67% | 1.0% | 297 |
| 20 | Jura | 74,840 | +0.39% | +1.71% | 0.8% | 89 |
| 21 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 56,705 | +0.37% | +2.27% | 0.6% | 234 |
| 22 | Nidwalden | 45,345 | +0.73% | +5.24% | 0.5% | 164 |
| 23 | Glarus | 42,371 | +0.75% | +4.39% | 0.5% | 62 |
| 24 | Obwalden | 39,662 | +0.99% | +4.57% | 0.4% | 81 |
| 25 | Uri | 38,275 | +0.91% | +4.28% | 0.4% | 36 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 16,733 | +0.89% | +3.75% | 0.2% | 97 |
Total area, Wikidata. “In 5 years” compares the latest yearly figures.
Questions
Which canton of Switzerland has the most people?
Zurich, with 1,620,020 people (1 January 2025), 17.9% of Switzerland. Then Bern, with 1,071,216.
Which has the fewest people?
Appenzell Innerrhoden, with 16,733 (1 January 2025).
Which is growing fastest?
Schaffhausen, up +1.79% in the latest year. None of them shrank.
What share of Switzerland’s people live in the three largest?
39.2%: Zurich, Bern, Vaud.
How current are these figures, and who publishes them?
They are for 1 January 2025, from Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.
Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. These national figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Switzerland, which uses one method for every country.
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