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Ranking26 cantons · 42 citiesUpdated November 7, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by culture and leisure providers per capita

How many culture and leisure providers there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 289.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 346 inhabitants.

289.3
culture and leisure providers per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 346 inhabitants
483.9
most — Basel-Stadt
one listing per 207 inhabitants
176.3
fewest — Uri
one listing per 567 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active culture and leisure providers 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: culture and leisure providers per 100,000 inhabitants

Culture and leisure providers per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Culture and leisure ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 988
483.9
207
02 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 742
357.8
280
03 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 619
343.2
291
04 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 1,786
332.5
301
05 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 442
327.4
305
06 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 5,185
317.5
315
07 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 1,397
316.4
316
08 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 2,570
297.6
336
09 TicinoTicino region 359,783 1,050
291.8
343
10 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 262
290.8
344
11 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 1,071
284.8
351
12 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 3,037
282.2
354
13 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 111
278.3
359
14 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 155
270.9
369
15 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 818
270.1
370
16 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 122
267.2
374
17 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 197
262.0
382
18 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 1,362
250.3
399
19 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 1,776
238.8
419
20 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 692
237.3
421
21 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 699
230.0
435
22 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 389
228.7
437
23 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 38
225.0
444
24 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 94
221.4
452
25 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 739
210.6
475
26 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 68
176.3
567
Average of Switzerland — 289.3 per 100,000 inhabitants26,409 culture and leisure providers · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Culture and leisure providers per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Culture and leisure ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 AarauAargau 21,503 139
646.4
155
02 LucerneLucerne 81,691 476
582.7
172
03 BernBern 121,631 691
568.1
176
04 ZugZug 30,542 172
563.2
178
05 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 173
516.8
193
06 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 917
516.3
194
07 GenevaGeneva 201,741 1,034
512.5
195
08 ZurichZurich 415,367 2,119
510.2
196
09 FribourgFribourg 38,365 179
466.6
214
10 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 337
444.4
225
11 ChurGrisons 35,373 155
438.2
228
12 MontreuxVaud 25,984 113
434.9
230
13 SionValais 34,708 148
426.4
235
14 LausanneVaud 139,111 584
419.8
238
15 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 224
406.4
246
16 LuganoTicino 63,185 252
398.8
251
17 WinterthurZurich 111,840 442
395.2
253
18 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 137
374.4
267
19 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 94
367.1
272
20 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 137
361.1
277
21 DietikonZurich 20,893 75
359.0
279
22 ThunBern 43,723 154
352.2
284
23 WetzikonZurich 24,764 86
347.3
288
24 BaarZug 20,546 71
345.6
289
25 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 102
338.2
296
26 BülachZurich 20,443 66
322.8
310
27 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 70
318.2
314
28 KriensLucerne 25,010 76
303.9
329
29 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 59
295.0
339
30 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 69
288.0
347
31 UsterZurich 34,715 99
285.2
351
32 HorgenZurich 22,662 53
233.9
428
33 BulleFribourg 23,438 54
230.4
434
34 RenensVaud 20,927 48
229.4
436
35 EmmenLucerne 30,926 70
226.3
442
36 LancyGeneva 27,291 58
212.5
471
37 VernierGeneva 30,086 63
209.4
478
38 OpfikonZurich 21,554 45
208.8
479
39 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 57
131.9
758
40 KönizBern 41,784 37
88.6
1,129
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 6
27.8
3,592
42 GinebraGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
201,741

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