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Ranking26 cantons · 75 citiesUpdated November 6, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by companies per capita

How many companies there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 9,755.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 10 inhabitants.

CantonsCitiesRanking of the chains
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9,755.8
companies per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 10 inhabitants
14,516.6
most — Zug
one listing per 7 inhabitants
7,845.1
fewest — Aargau
one listing per 13 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active companies in our database as of the data date. A listing belongs to a canton by its address (postal code). Population — FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025; cities — GeoNames. Tourist and urban cantons rank higher: many companies relative to the resident population.

Cantons: companies per 100,000 inhabitants

Companies per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Companies ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 19,600
14,516.6
 7
02 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 25,256
12,177.4
 8
03 TicinoTicino region 359,783 43,520
12,096.2
 8
04 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 23,794
11,654.8
 9
05 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 4,288
10,752.5
 9
06 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 4,819
10,553.2
 9
07 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 19,013
10,541.4
 9
08 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 39,420
10,480.9
 10
09 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 1,747
10,343.4
 10
10 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 54,452
10,138.5
 10
11 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 17,104
10,056.9
 10
12 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 163,221
9,995.7
 10
13 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 5,693
9,949.1
 10
14 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 8,927
9,909.3
 10
15 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 83,947
9,720.0
 10
16 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 42,576
9,643.5
 10
17 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 103,731
9,639.3
 10
18 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 52,063
9,569.7
 10
19 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 3,968
9,347.2
 11
20 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 6,944
9,236.7
 11
21 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 27,713
9,152.1
 11
22 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 29,320
8,355.2
 12
23 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 3,220
8,346.1
 12
24 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 24,513
8,066.9
 12
25 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 23,224
7,964.8
 13
26 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 58,349
7,845.1
 13
Average of Switzerland — 9,755.8 per 100,000 inhabitants890,422 companies · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Companies per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Companies ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 ZugZug 30,542 6,857
22,451.1
 4
02 BaarZug 20,546 4,065
19,784.9
 5
03 AarauAargau 21,503 4,099
19,062.5
 5
04 BernBern 121,631 20,883
17,169.1
 6
05 SionValais 34,708 5,526
15,921.4
 6
06 LucerneLucerne 81,691 12,945
15,846.3
 6
07 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 5,230
15,623.6
 6
08 LuganoTicino 63,185 9,621
15,226.7
 7
09 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 11,383
15,010.6
 7
10 GenevaGeneva 201,741 30,028
14,884.4
 7
11 ChurGrisons 35,373 5,147
14,550.6
 7
12 ZurichZurich 415,367 59,460
14,315.1
 7
13 FribourgFribourg 38,365 5,227
13,624.4
 7
14 LausanneVaud 139,111 18,074
12,992.5
 8
15 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 3,325
12,984.7
 8
16 DietikonZurich 20,893 2,660
12,731.5
 8
17 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 22,247
12,526.8
 8
18 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 2,748
12,492.6
 8
19 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 4,502
12,304.9
 8
20 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 3,696
12,255.9
 8
21 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 6,727
12,204.3
 8
22 ThunBern 43,723 4,856
11,106.3
 9
23 BulleFribourg 23,438 2,600
11,093.1
 9
24 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 2,642
11,029.0
 9
25 WetzikonZurich 24,764 2,709
10,939.3
 9
26 WinterthurZurich 111,840 11,868
10,611.6
 9
27 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 3,975
10,476.5
 10
28 MontreuxVaud 25,984 2,712
10,437.2
 10
29 OpfikonZurich 21,554 2,158
10,012.1
 10
30 RenensVaud 20,927 2,065
9,867.6
 10
31 BülachZurich 20,443 1,942
9,499.6
 11
32 UsterZurich 34,715 3,188
9,183.4
 11
33 KriensLucerne 25,010 2,214
8,852.5
 11
34 HorgenZurich 22,662 1,891
8,344.4
 12
35 EmmenLucerne 30,926 2,094
6,771.0
 15
36 VernierGeneva 30,086 1,966
6,534.6
 15
37 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 1,306
6,530.0
 15
38 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 2,568
5,941.7
 17
39 LancyGeneva 27,291 1,578
5,782.1
 17
40 KönizBern 41,784 1,191
2,850.4
 35
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 310
1,438.2
 70
42 Renens (VD)Vaud 20,927 13
62.1
 1,610
43 AltstettenZurich 28,307 10
35.3
 2,831
44 Gwatt (ThunBern 43,723 13
29.7
 3,363
45 Goldiwil (Thun)Bern 43,723 11
25.2
 3,975
46 Gwatt / ThunBern 43,723 3
6.9
 14,574
47 NeuchatelNeuchâtel 33,475 2
6.0
 16,738
48 Pont-de-la-Morge (SionValais 34,708 2
5.8
 17,354
49 Rapperswil SGSt. Gallen 34,776 2
5.8
 17,388
50 Baar, ZugZug 20,546 1
4.9
 20,546
51 Ricketwil (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 5
4.5
 22,368
52 Wil SGSt. Gallen 23,955 1
4.2
 23,955
53 Chernex / MontreuxVaud 25,984 1
3.8
 25,984
54 Pont-de-la-Morge (Sion)Valais 34,708 1
2.9
 34,708
55 Uvrier/SionValais 34,708 1
2.9
 34,708
56 RapperswilSt. Gallen 34,776 1
2.9
 34,776
57 Schaffhausen/HemmentalSchaffhausen 36,587 1
2.7
 36,587
58 Reutlingen (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 3
2.7
 37,280
59 Courtepin, FribourgFribourg 38,365 1
2.6
 38,365
60 GinebraGeneva 201,741 5
2.5
 40,348
61 KonizBern 41,784 1
2.4
 41,784
62 Gwatt (Thun)Bern 43,723 1
2.3
 43,723
63 Gandria, LuganoTicino 63,185 1
1.6
 63,185
64 Rapperswil-Jona (Sankt Gallen)St. Gallen 75,833 1
1.3
 75,833
65 GenebraGeneva 201,741 2
1.0
 100,871
66 Neuenegg, BernBern 121,631 1
0.8
 121,631
67 Bern/ MünsingenBern 121,631 1
0.8
 121,631
68 ZuriqueZurich 415,367 3
0.7
 138,456
69 Perly / GeneveGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741
70 ЖеневаGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741
71 جنيفGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741
72 GinevraGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741
73 ZürihZurich 415,367 2
0.5
 207,684
74 Oetwil a. d. Limmat / ZürichZurich 415,367 1
0.2
 415,367
75 Riedt-Neerach (Zürich)Zurich 415,367 1
0.2
 415,367

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