Top 100 largest cities in Switzerland


List of the largest cities in Switzerland (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Switzerland?" you've come to the right place!


Zurich 341,730
Geneva 183,981
Basel 164,488
Lausanne 139,111
Bern 121,631
Winterthur 91,908
Lucerne 81,691
St. Gallen 70,572
Lugano 63,000
Zürich (Kreis 11) 54,260
Biel/Bienne 48,614
Zürich (Kreis 3) 46,018
Zürich (Kreis 9) 44,878
Thun 42,136
Köniz 37,196
La Chaux-de-Fonds 36,825
Zürich (Kreis 10) 36,216
Rapperswil 34,776
Schaffhausen 33,863
Zürich (Kreis 7) 33,820
Fribourg 32,827
Chur 32,429
Neuchâtel 31,270
Vernier 30,086
Zürich (Kreis 6) 29,951
Zürich (Kreis 2) 29,215
Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten 28,307
Zürich (Kreis 12) 28,189
Sion 28,045
Lancy 27,291
Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl 27,273
Emmen 26,889
Kriens 25,010
Yverdon-les-Bains 23,702
Zug 23,435
Uster 23,279
Montreux 22,897
Frauenfeld 21,979
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld 20,977
Dietikon 20,893
Baar 20,546
Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass 20,045
Riehen 20,000
Dübendorf 19,882
Meyrin 19,772
Carouge 19,344
Wettingen 18,191
Allschwil 18,189
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon 17,922
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach 17,851
Renens 17,811
Jona 17,655
Kreuzlingen 17,655
Onex 17,302
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern 17,241
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg 17,117
Gossau 17,043
Muttenz 16,927
Wil 16,808
Nyon 16,797
Bellinzona 16,572
Zürich (Kreis 9) / Albisrieden 16,480
Olten 16,411
Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 16,356
Kloten 16,289
Pully 16,263
Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1) 16,182
Littau 16,121
Baden 16,118
Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 16,073
Horgen 15,973
Grenchen 15,927
Vevey 15,812
Sierre 15,752
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Wipkingen 15,718
Zürich (Kreis 8) 15,519
Aarau 15,501
Herisau 15,438
Seen (Kreis 3) 15,434
Adliswil 15,230
Steffisburg 15,191
Monthey 15,106
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon 14,931
Pratteln 14,877
Solothurn 14,853
Burgdorf 14,788
Martigny-Ville 14,768
Locarno 14,509
Freienbach 14,302
Langenthal 14,184
Schwyz 14,177
Binningen 14,130
Morges 14,117
Wohlen 13,875
Cham 13,495
Thalwil 13,296
Wädenswil 13,269
Bülach 13,172
Einsiedeln 13,148
Thônex 13,057

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