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Ranking26 cantons · 51 citiesUpdated November 8, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by construction, trade and real estate businesses per capita

How many construction, trade and real estate businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 1,342.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 75 inhabitants.

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1,342.0
construction, trade and real estate businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 75 inhabitants
1,917.5
most — Zug
one listing per 52 inhabitants
1,193.8
fewest — Zurich
one listing per 84 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active construction, trade and real estate businesses 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: construction, trade and real estate businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Construction, trade and real estate businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Construction and real estate ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 2,589
1,917.5
 52
02 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 3,716
1,791.7
 56
03 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 297
1,758.4
 57
04 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 794
1,738.8
 58
05 TicinoTicino region 359,783 6,027
1,675.2
 60
06 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 665
1,667.5
 60
07 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 954
1,667.2
 60
08 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 2,773
1,630.5
 61
09 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 663
1,561.8
 64
10 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 5,801
1,542.4
 65
11 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 7,719
1,418.8
 70
12 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 4,247
1,402.5
 71
13 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 1,043
1,387.4
 72
14 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 6,112
1,384.4
 72
15 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 11,726
1,357.7
 74
16 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 2,666
1,305.9
 77
17 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 3,964
1,304.5
 77
18 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 2,334
1,294.0
 77
19 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 13,769
1,279.5
 78
20 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 1,133
1,257.7
 80
21 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 6,747
1,256.2
 80
22 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 4,330
1,233.9
 81
23 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 471
1,220.8
 82
24 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 8,967
1,205.6
 83
25 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 3,490
1,196.9
 84
26 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 19,493
1,193.8
 84
Average of Switzerland — 1,342.0 per 100,000 inhabitants122,490 construction, trade and real estate businesses · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Construction, trade and real estate businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Construction and real estate ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 BaarZug 20,546 605
2,944.6
 34
02 ZugZug 30,542 740
2,422.9
 41
03 SionValais 34,708 741
2,135.0
 47
04 ChurGrisons 35,373 714
2,018.5
 50
05 AarauAargau 21,503 416
1,934.6
 52
06 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 1,298
1,711.7
 58
07 LuganoTicino 63,185 1,069
1,691.9
 59
08 DietikonZurich 20,893 353
1,689.6
 59
09 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 422
1,648.0
 61
10 LucerneLucerne 81,691 1,338
1,637.9
 61
11 BernBern 121,631 1,937
1,592.5
 63
12 BulleFribourg 23,438 360
1,536.0
 65
13 WetzikonZurich 24,764 380
1,534.5
 65
14 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 332
1,509.3
 66
15 RenensVaud 20,927 302
1,443.1
 69
16 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 434
1,439.1
 69
17 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 473
1,413.0
 71
18 GenevaGeneva 201,741 2,796
1,385.9
 72
19 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 2,459
1,384.6
 72
20 FribourgFribourg 38,365 520
1,355.4
 74
21 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 315
1,315.0
 76
22 LausanneVaud 139,111 1,757
1,263.0
 79
23 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 696
1,262.7
 79
24 ZurichZurich 415,367 5,047
1,215.1
 82
25 WinterthurZurich 111,840 1,356
1,212.4
 82
26 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 440
1,202.6
 83
27 VernierGeneva 30,086 348
1,156.7
 86
28 ThunBern 43,723 503
1,150.4
 87
29 KriensLucerne 25,010 273
1,091.6
 92
30 MontreuxVaud 25,984 283
1,089.1
 92
31 OpfikonZurich 21,554 229
1,062.4
 94
32 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 403
1,062.1
 94
33 UsterZurich 34,715 354
1,019.7
 98
34 EmmenLucerne 30,926 305
986.2
 101
35 HorgenZurich 22,662 222
979.6
 102
36 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 183
915.0
 109
37 BülachZurich 20,443 186
909.8
 110
38 LancyGeneva 27,291 224
820.8
 122
39 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 237
548.4
 182
40 KönizBern 41,784 114
272.8
 367
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 30
139.2
 718
42 Gwatt (ThunBern 43,723 2
4.6
 21,862
43 Gwatt / ThunBern 43,723 2
4.6
 21,862
44 NeuchatelNeuchâtel 33,475 1
3.0
 33,475
45 Pont-de-la-Morge (SionValais 34,708 1
2.9
 34,708
46 RapperswilSt. Gallen 34,776 1
2.9
 34,776
47 Gwatt (Thun)Bern 43,723 1
2.3
 43,723
48 Ricketwil (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 1
0.9
 111,840
49 Reutlingen (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 1
0.9
 111,840
50 Perly / GeneveGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741
51 GinevraGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741

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