This statistic shows the ten biggest cities in Switzerland, as of 2020, by number of inhabitants. In 2020, Zurich was Switzerland's most-populous city with approximately 421,878 inhabitants. See Switzerland's population figures for comparison.
Switzerland: The largest cities in 2020
Characteristic
Number of inhabitants
Zurich
421,878
Genéve
203,856
Basel
173,863
Lausanne
140,202
Bern
134,794
Winterthur
114,220
Luzern
82,620
St. Gallen
76,213
Lugano
62,315
Biel
55,206
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