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Ranking26 cantons · 46 citiesUpdated November 7, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by industrial and wholesale companies per capita

How many industrial and wholesale companies there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 375.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 266 inhabitants.

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375.8
industrial and wholesale companies per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 266 inhabitants
917.7
most — Zug
one listing per 109 inhabitants
265.3
fewest — Geneva
one listing per 377 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active industrial and wholesale 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: industrial and wholesale companies per 100,000 inhabitants

Industrial and wholesale companies per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 1,239
917.7
 109
02 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 469
520.6
 192
03 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 869
511.0
 196
04 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 914
506.8
 197
05 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 1,500
495.4
 202
06 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 81
479.6
 209
07 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 201
473.5
 211
08 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 207
453.3
 221
09 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 259
452.6
 221
10 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 179
448.9
 223
11 TicinoTicino region 359,783 1,587
441.1
 227
12 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 2,353
432.5
 231
13 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 325
432.3
 231
14 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 1,695
383.9
 260
15 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 1,163
382.7
 261
16 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 6,223
381.1
 262
17 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 1,086
372.4
 268
18 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 2,659
357.5
 280
19 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 730
352.0
 284
20 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 3,731
346.7
 288
21 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 696
340.9
 293
22 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 124
321.4
 311
23 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 2,550
295.3
 339
24 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 1,002
285.5
 350
25 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 1,037
275.7
 363
26 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 1,425
265.3
 377
Average of Switzerland — 375.8 per 100,000 inhabitants34,304 industrial and wholesale companies · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Industrial and wholesale companies per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 BaarZug 20,546 279
1,357.9
 74
02 ZugZug 30,542 373
1,221.3
 82
03 DietikonZurich 20,893 166
794.5
 126
04 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 245
645.7
 155
05 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 160
624.8
 160
06 OpfikonZurich 21,554 131
607.8
 165
07 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 201
549.4
 182
08 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 112
509.2
 196
09 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 374
493.2
 203
10 WetzikonZurich 24,764 115
464.4
 215
11 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 135
447.7
 223
12 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 148
442.1
 226
13 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 240
435.4
 230
14 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 99
413.3
 242
15 LuganoTicino 63,185 259
409.9
 244
16 RenensVaud 20,927 83
396.6
 252
17 ChurGrisons 35,373 140
395.8
 253
18 ZurichZurich 415,367 1,612
388.1
 258
19 LucerneLucerne 81,691 317
388.0
 258
20 KriensLucerne 25,010 94
375.8
 266
21 HorgenZurich 22,662 85
375.1
 267
22 AarauAargau 21,503 80
372.0
 269
23 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 651
366.6
 273
24 SionValais 34,708 123
354.4
 282
25 BernBern 121,631 417
342.8
 292
26 BulleFribourg 23,438 78
332.8
 300
27 WinterthurZurich 111,840 331
296.0
 338
28 ThunBern 43,723 126
288.2
 347
29 EmmenLucerne 30,926 88
284.6
 351
30 BülachZurich 20,443 56
273.9
 365
31 GenevaGeneva 201,741 533
264.2
 379
32 VernierGeneva 30,086 78
259.3
 386
33 UsterZurich 34,715 90
259.3
 386
34 FribourgFribourg 38,365 93
242.4
 413
35 LausanneVaud 139,111 318
228.6
 437
36 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 42
210.0
 476
37 MontreuxVaud 25,984 45
173.2
 577
38 LancyGeneva 27,291 41
150.2
 666
39 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 43
99.5
 1,005
40 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 20
92.8
 1,078
41 KönizBern 41,784 24
57.4
 1,741
42 Rapperswil SGSt. Gallen 34,776 1
2.9
 34,776
43 Courtepin, FribourgFribourg 38,365 1
2.6
 38,365
44 Gwatt (ThunBern 43,723 1
2.3
 43,723
45 Reutlingen (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 1
0.9
 111,840
46 ZuriqueZurich 415,367 1
0.2
 415,367

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