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Ranking26 cantons · 43 citiesUpdated November 8, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by accommodation and tourism businesses per capita

How many accommodation and tourism businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 451.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 222 inhabitants.

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451.0
accommodation and tourism businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 222 inhabitants
1,791.2
most — Grisons
one listing per 56 inhabitants
124.4
fewest — Basel-Landschaft
one listing per 804 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active accommodation and tourism 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: accommodation and tourism businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Accommodation and tourism businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Tourism ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 3,715
1,791.2
 56
02 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 5,543
1,473.8
 68
03 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 481
1,206.1
 83
04 TicinoTicino region 359,783 3,911
1,087.0
 92
05 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 286
741.3
 135
06 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 122
722.3
 138
07 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 7,351
683.1
 146
08 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 261
571.6
 175
09 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 285
498.1
 201
10 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 176
414.6
 241
11 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 791
387.4
 258
12 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 288
383.1
 261
13 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 1,642
371.9
 269
14 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 669
370.9
 270
15 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 1,951
358.6
 279
16 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 3,025
350.3
 286
17 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 1,103
314.3
 318
18 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 415
307.4
 325
19 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 507
298.1
 335
20 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 262
290.8
 344
21 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 4,677
286.4
 349
22 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 653
215.6
 464
23 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 1,112
207.0
 483
24 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 536
183.8
 544
25 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 1,024
137.7
 726
26 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 378
124.4
 804
Average of Switzerland — 451.0 per 100,000 inhabitants41,164 accommodation and tourism businesses · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Accommodation and tourism businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Tourism ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 LuganoTicino 63,185 866
1,370.6
 73
02 MontreuxVaud 25,984 342
1,316.2
 76
03 LucerneLucerne 81,691 596
729.6
 137
04 ZugZug 30,542 213
697.4
 143
05 SionValais 34,708 225
648.3
 154
06 ZurichZurich 415,367 2,402
578.3
 173
07 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 186
555.6
 180
08 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 116
527.3
 190
09 OpfikonZurich 21,554 113
524.3
 191
10 BernBern 121,631 587
482.6
 207
11 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 351
462.9
 216
12 ChurGrisons 35,373 157
443.8
 225
13 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 180
416.5
 240
14 ThunBern 43,723 182
416.3
 240
15 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 736
414.4
 241
16 FribourgFribourg 38,365 152
396.2
 252
17 GenevaGeneva 201,741 729
361.4
 277
18 LausanneVaud 139,111 492
353.7
 283
19 KriensLucerne 25,010 88
351.9
 284
20 AarauAargau 21,503 72
334.8
 299
21 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 115
314.3
 318
22 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 163
295.7
 338
23 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 102
268.8
 372
24 HorgenZurich 22,662 58
255.9
 391
25 BulleFribourg 23,438 57
243.2
 411
26 BaarZug 20,546 47
228.8
 437
27 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 55
214.8
 466
28 WinterthurZurich 111,840 224
200.3
 499
29 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 45
187.9
 532
30 VernierGeneva 30,086 56
186.1
 537
31 DietikonZurich 20,893 37
177.1
 565
32 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 52
172.4
 580
33 UsterZurich 34,715 50
144.0
 694
34 WetzikonZurich 24,764 29
117.1
 854
35 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 23
115.0
 870
36 EmmenLucerne 30,926 33
106.7
 937
37 KönizBern 41,784 39
93.3
 1,071
38 RenensVaud 20,927 19
90.8
 1,101
39 BülachZurich 20,443 18
88.0
 1,136
40 LancyGeneva 27,291 22
80.6
 1,241
41 Renens (VD)Vaud 20,927 10
47.8
 2,093
42 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 3
13.9
 7,185
43 Goldiwil (Thun)Bern 43,723 1
2.3
 43,723

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